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Voice of the Fan

Can Swift bring NFL more fans?

By Howard Fendrich The Associated Press Eager as the National Football League has been to cater to the recent public fixation with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it’s certainly not taking any credit for creating the outsized storyline that has emerged around the pop superstar and the ...

NFL needs to address fan violence

By Jim Caltagirone For the Mirror The NFL has a public relations problem. The initial response has been typical. Following a series of high-profile brawls and assorted physical altercations among fans attending games during week two of the season, the television networks began ...

Braves star will get his shot in spotlight

By Paul Newberry The Associated Press ATLANTA — The last time the Braves made a run to the World Series championship, Ronald Acuna Jr. could only watch. Now, after a historic season that defied all conventional norms of the national pastime, Atlanta’s slugging speedster — or should ...

Pittsburgh offenses submerged

By Bill Contz For the Mirror PITTSBURGH — Here in the Steel City two teams, one college and one pro, share the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex as their practice facility, a venue which lists Water Street as its address. Based on recent performances from Pitt’s Panthers and Pittsburgh’s ...

College football will need to find a home for the other guys

By Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press Now that the Power Five is about to become the Power Four, the schools left out of the recent consolidation of wealth produced by conference realignment are looking at creative ways to stay relevant. An idea floating around the Mountain West ...

US Open is in class by itself

By Ira Kaufman For the Mirror Of all the sporting events I have the privilege to attend each year, the U.S. Open is one of my favorites. Over the past two weeks, I was lucky to attend 12 of the 14 days of the Open. The 2023 Open will be forever known for one: Coco Gauff’s emergence ...