After what has been a long and wonderful marriage, the Pittsburgh Pirates and their franchise icon, Andrew McCutchen, are at risk for an acrimonious divorce. McCutchen — a five-time National League all-star with the Pirates from the 2011 through 2015 seasons — was the person most ...
The National Women’s Soccer League is preparing for the start of its 2026 season as it continues to grow. In its 14th season, the league will have 16 teams, with two expansion teams — the Boston Legacy and Denver Summit. All teams will be playing a 30 regular-season game schedule. Gotham ...
During a practice in 2022 while at Saint Francis, wide receiver Elijah Sarratt blew out a cleat to the point that his foot was coming out of the shoe. Sarratt taped up the cleat and went straight back to work to finish practice. “We didn’t realize it until practice was almost over,” ...
Notes and observations leading up to Monday’s NCAA football championship game: Pat Fellinger would have been beaming. The 1952 graduate of Altoona Catholic High School, who went on to be a three-year college football starter at end for the Indiana Hoosiers from the 1953 through 1955 ...
Notes and observations about the Pittsburgh Pirates during the middle of Major League Baseball’s Hot Stove offseason: ■ This offseason has been considered the most crucial in recent history for the Pirates and their general manager Ben Cherington. The Pirates had been largely inactive on ...
As one who has always been close to the outdoors and the natural world, the recent bout of harsh winter weather with high winds and cold temperatures brings home the reality of how tough wintertime can be. Forests that just a few months ago were green and lush while hosting a symphony of bird calls now appear mostly stark and deserted, little more than a collection of lonely, bare trees. Fields that hosted countless wildflowers, alive with visiting bees and butterflies, are also now flat and mostly vacant except for a few lonesome stalks of dried weeds waving in the winter wind. ...
