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Voice of the Fan

What’s in a naming right? Plenty

By Jim Caltagirone For the Mirror In my first job as a newspaper reporter, I submitted my copy to an editor who spent a fair amount of his free time walking through local cemeteries. On occasion, he would enter the newsroom soon after completing one of his treks and, beaming like an ...

Packers, Commanders get good grades in NFL free agency

By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press NFL teams have spent hundreds of millions of dollars this week to add new players, re-sign their own and try to improve their chances of winning. From Kirk Cousins and Saquon Barkley changing teams soon after the league’s tampering window opened to ...

Guilfoyle’s 1973-74 team stood tall

By John Frederick For the Mirror The number of Blair County boys basketball teams that have made it to the PIAA Final Four in the last 50 years can be counted on one hand. Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic’s 1974 third-place finish in the state tournament was one of that small handful of teams ...

Mailbag

Gambling leading many down the wrong road I have to laugh at the new commercials warning of sports gambling. Where were these spots five years ago before a generation of young and old lost their homes, savings accounts, marriages to the couple clicks on your phone? They’ve ...

Big boys already hurting new CFP

By Ralph D. Russos The Associated Press The College Football Playoff unveiled a 12-team format in the spring of 2021 that looked like an exciting step in the evolution of the postseason, with potential to lift the sport’s national profile even further while boosting all five power ...

Mailback

Treat officials with respect they deserve As winter sports draw to a close, and spring sports just around the corner, it’s a great time to remind sports fans across the area about good sportsmanship toward game officials. The men and women who put on the stripes do so to give back to ...