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Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Friday column looks ahead — way ahead — to Pitt’s 2012-13 basketball team, which could be their most talented ever given the recent recruits. Doesn’t mean they’ll win. Just talking about talent. Keep in mind that everyone was all excited about Dante Taylor arriving as an All-American, [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> Pitt’s loss to Long Beach State last night was jarring in that it was just the Panthers’ second non-conference less ever at the Pete. But that’s about it. For one, as Jamie Dixon was saying Wednesday, Long Beach State is, in his words, “going to be in the [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Wednesday column honors the Flyers … kind of. Go ahead and click, anyway. >> Talking about the Penguins’ resiliency can sound like a broken record, but it’s worth it: They’ve lost one game all season by more than a goal. Even when they lose, they come right [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. You’ve probably read that a time or twenty in recent days as it relates to the Penn State child rape scandal. It’s true, and there are great and noble reasons behind the statement. It’s one of the pillars of our democracy. That [...]

CINCINNATI – Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Monday column is off the Steelers’ finally-shut-one-down victory here, with an emphasis on the shutting down. Seems like a while since we’ve seen one. I live for your feedback! >> I think I now know why I felt ambivalent about whether or not the Penn [...]

Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: No. 12 Penn State (8-1, 5-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 19 Nebraska (7-2, 3-2) Time: 12:05 p.m. Site: Beaver Stadium, University Park TV, radio: ESPN, 93.7 The Fan Weather: 54 degrees, mostly sunny Here is the official live summary, and here are news updates on our Penn State page.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Friday column looks at the choice of Tom Bradley as Penn State’s interim coach. >> Here were are at Friday, and all six people implicated — that’s implicated, not necessarily indicted — in the 2002 rape case are essentially out at Penn State, [...]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Thursday column is about Joe Paterno’s legacy reaching a sad, sorry end. As with yesterday, I’ll let the work stand on its own. >> There was some noise here in the wee hours of the night that Penn State players — or just [...]

UNIVERSITY Park, Pa. — Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> My Wednesday column calls for everyone to go at Penn State. If you can think of alternate solutions for what ails this university, I’m all ears. I’m going to let the column stand on its own, however, as I do with any topic more [...]

Some sporting thoughts before sunrise … >> Now that Penn State has informed the media by email that Joe Paterno will only answer questions about the coming Nebraska game, I’ve come up with my list of questions: 1. Do you feel that epic charges that have tarnished the university’s reputation and threaten to bring down [...]