Although summer does not begin until June 21, most folks consider summer, the months of June, July and August. We call this period the meteorological summer, since most of our summer like weather and summer activities occur during this time period. By early September, the heat and humidity have ...
As far back as third grade at Mount Braddock School, when we learned about our state tree, flower, and bird, these symbols carried meaning.They stand for larger intangibles, and the peoples鈥� common recognition of the value of wild native things. More recently, because I鈥檇 just learned of ...
WWE presents Money in the Bank tonight on the WWE Network, and it better hope that the show delivers as it looks average at best on paper.Jinder Mahal will defend the WWE championship against Randy Orton, the former champion.The event takes place in St. Louis, Orton鈥檚 hometown, so will WWE ...
Hockey players can be a very superstitious bunch, from playoff beards to when to and not to touch a conference trophy to goalies talking to goal posts.Their fans can be just as obsessed as to what causes good luck and bad luck.Of course, it's all in people's heads. We all know nothing like that ...
The Penguins' retention of the Stanley Cup really shows you can't keep a good man down, or the next man up, either.Even if that man is Sidney Crosby and he has several opposing defensemen and forwards sitting on him, or imprisoning him to the ice with their sticks and any other hockey ...
Baseball in Western Pennsylvania has a rich history. While doing some research recently I uncovered another baseball gem from the past: Leon Arthur Petitt.Born in Waynesburg, PA on June 23, 1902, Pettit took a long winding road to the Major Leagues. He toiled eight years in the minor ...
