While Pittsburgh sports fans watch our beloved Pirates fight to end the town's baseball playoff drought, the Steelers are waiting for training camp to begin. While it's fun to watch the Buccos compete on the diamond, everyone in Pittsburgh is just waiting...
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Joe Fortenbaugh of the National Football Post gives some insight into the analytical mind of Browns general manager Michael Lombardi in his most recent feature story. Lombardi, the founder of the National Football Post, was hired this year by Cleveland,...
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Intrepid reporters will ask multiple players the same larger topic question, conducting something of an unofficial poll based on the responses. Athletes are probably bothered by it, but it's part of their jobs. All of them - or at least the leaders and...
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The tales of the difficulty of learning the Steelers defense are true. Just ask rookie safety Shamarko Thomas. Tribune Review reporter Mark Kaboly went to Thomas - as well as veteran safeties Troy Polamalu and Ryan Clark - to get the low-down on the...
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Of the thousands of sporting events I've watched all throughout my life, I have a hard time thinking of more than maybe a handful of moments where the result of a game left me feeling truly euphoric. As you might expect, I have the Pittsburgh Steelers...
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Like many (read: all) in Steeler Nation, I was at least a little annoyed reading Warren Sapp's recent comments, yet again, decrying the Steelers' defense do to age and speed. I even did the typical story, pointing it out and cracking a few cheap (if...
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Steelers tight end Heath Miller send shockwaves through the story-less media world last week when he declared the tight end position, without him, is in good shape. Obviously. While it would have been more entertaining for the typically dull-edged Miller...
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My father always told me that when you get your paycheck, the first thing you do is pay yourself by putting your money in the bank. Boxers are told by their trainers to target the body of their opponents early in the fight so that you can wear down their...
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(This originally ran on BTSC in August, 2010. This is the second of a two-part series highlighting our trip. You can read Part I here. Happy Father's Day, Dad! - nc) Not that the Hall wasn't without a fault or two. My ever-astute father noticed a typo...
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Before all the fathers out there get off to brunch and begin watching golf, we figured we should commemorate this day the way fathers would most want it. Easy and simple. So in honor of all dads, mine in particular, here's a lay-up Top Five list of recommended...
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I used to be fully committed to the side of Nurture in the debate as to what has the greatest impact on who we become as an individual, but I'm not dogmatic about it. I acknowledge and agree that there are specific exceptions to such a "rule"; certain...
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