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Belichick, Brady aren’t Hall worthy

As to the ongoing question: Does Bill Belichick deserve to be in the Hall of Fame? Does a cheater deserve to be in the Hall of Fame? The bottom line is no. Same with Tom Brady. When you have to cheat to get an edge, well, that diminishes one’s accomplishments. Vickie Woomer Altoona

Did judge’s call in Olympic halfpipe cost US star Kim gold medal?

LIVIGNO, Italy — Chloe Kim never said a word about it. The new halfpipe silver medalist sounded genuinely happy for the woman who beat her. But even in snowboarding — billed as the most chill of the judged sports that populate the Winter Olympic program — everything is a matter of ...

An experience in ‘super’ volunteerism for NFL’s Super Bowl

Ten years ago while living in Northern California, I participated as a volunteer for Super Bowl 50 (Broncos vs. Panthers). The San Francisco 49ers had moved to Santa Clara a couple years earlier for their home games, but the festivities and build-up to the game all took place in San ...

Indiana success makes us all believers

Sometimes seeing is not believing. As head coach Curt Cignetti transformed Indiana football into a national champion in plain sight over the last two seasons, the program’s less-than-illustrious history still raised recurring doubts regarding whether the optics were a mirage. Obscured by ...

Penn Cambria’s Patsy Felus will be missed

The Penn Cambria community was shocked and saddened to hear of Mrs. Patricia “Patsy” Felus’ death on Sunday, Jan. 11. Considering her my mentor in the athletic world, I have been shaken all week by this news. Throughout my college years, Mrs. Felus taught me how to run the clock for athletic events and recruited my assistance in scheduling and event management that sparked my desire to be an athletic director. Anyone involved in high school athletics across the Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference from the 1990s through the 2010s likely knew and/or interacted with Mrs. Felus. The ...

Steelers’ final loss filled with emptiness

My trip to Pittsburgh for the Steelers’ first home playoff game in eight years was quite eventful. In order to go to the game on Monday night, I flew from West Palm Beach to Washington D.C. because there are limited flights to Pittsburgh, rented a car, was almost arrested in D.C. for a ...