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Guest Columns

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 ...

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 ...

Behind the scenes, it’s ‘super,’ too

By Ira Kaufman For the Mirror Is it possible to enjoy yourself at the Super Bowl without even going to the game? Yes! Last weekend I was in Las Vegas for all the Super Bowl festivities — parties, music, food and rubbing elbows with current and former NFL players. As the ultimate NFL ...

Don’t count Belichick out just yet

By Rob Maaddi The Associated Press Bill Belichick has won more Super Bowls than any coach and more games than everyone except Don Shula. Still, he didn’t land a new job. An iconic coach who built a two-decade dynasty in New England and teamed with Tom Brady to lead the Patriots to six ...