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Cleveland is the sports capital of the world. That sentence has probably never been uttered before, but it’s hard to argue, at least for tonight, with...

With some key games on tap in the Allegheny Mountain League race to the conference’s North-South championship clash, I graciously allowed Pete to hand...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The game plan couldn't have been more obvious to anybody who could read a stat sheet. Going into Sunday's game at New Era Field, ...

It occurred to me this week that I probably owe the teams in the Allegheny Mountain League an apology. Over the past few years I’ve neglected to give ...

If someone were to make a movie about the 2016 Bradford High football team, what would be the title? Perhaps “The Curious Case of the Bradford Owls” m...

Man, it’s archery season and perhaps you’re wondering, as I am, what’s happen to 2016? It’s flying by and shows no sign of slowing. I did manage to ch...

I received two responses that surprised me concerning the player numbers issue that I touched on in last week’s picks column or “Crystal Ball” as Joe ...

It’s been a crazy week in sports. First, the Pirates and Cubs had their rain-shortened game deemed a draw (there’s no tying in baseball!), the Red Sox...

FOXBORO, Mass. — They didn't have Tom Brady? No excuse. The New England Patriots had done just fine in the first three games this season without their...

I find it interesting that archers seem to gravitate into three different groups. The traditionalist bow hunters who use longbows or recurves, compoun...

How about some good news for a change! Last Friday night, history was made at Dutch Country Stadium in St. Marys. St. Marys High School junior Morgan ...

LAS VEGAS — In this time and place, a King is royal by birth, decree, or crowned by a group. Mr. Arnold Palmer was a king in golf and a gentleman as w...

Sunday evening was a sad one for anybody who knows or appreciates the history of golf. That’s when the world learned about the passing of Arnold Palme...

Bradford High is not the bully in the AML that some had feared. The Owls have gone from 3-1 to 3-2. More importantly, however, the big difference is i...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — So what do we make of Sunday's domination of Arizona by the Bills? Talk about "never saw that coming." Other than erstwhile Buffa...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — There’s a temptation to say the Arizona Cardinals aren’t as good a team as advertised. After all, the winless Bills embarrassed t...

Full disclosure, I’m conflicted by the Colin Kaepernick-National Anthem controversy. And here’s why. My birth came barely two months after World War I...

Thank you, Pete! I had no idea I did that well (22 of 24 games) predicting the first four weeks of matchups in the Allegheny Mountain League. I knew I...

Darkness fell, gray shadows stretched across the valleys growing ever larger and darker until the hilltops were touched with the last golden rays of t...

Bradford High’s play the past two weeks might best be described as “pedal to the medal” against Cameron County and four quarters of riding the brake a...