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. . . FOR A KICK RETURNER
Ed Bouchette checks in from Day 5 of Steelers training camp:
Maybe Santonio Holmes was right that he does not think Mike Tomlin wants him to return punts. This morning, veteran kick returner Eddie Drummond worked out for the Stee...
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To say the least, Penguins fans are touchy about their recently hatched dislike for the Red Wings. First they won the Cup on Mellon Arena ice. Then in the offseason, they took Ty Conklin and Marian Hossa off the Penguins' hands through free agency. We hav...
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Or rather, peruse this: Polyphonic.org This robust website includes information for professional orchestra musicians and those who are contemplating that path. Based at the Eastman School of Music, it has too much good stuff to mention here. It featu...
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An update from Gerry Dulac on Limas Sweed:
Rookie wide receiver Limas Sweed, the team's No. 2 draft choice, was carted from the field with ice attached to his right hamstring area and did not finish today's afternoon practice.
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Gerry Dulac with more potentially troubling injury news:
Wide receiver Limas Sweed, the Steelers No. 2 draft pick from Texas, was carted off the field during the afternoon practice today with a possible right hamstring injury. His leg was being iced down...
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Gerry Dulac checks in from Day 4 of Steelers training camp in Latrobe:
Paul Ernster, the new punter, arrived last night and worked out with the team this morning. He was released by the Detroit Lions on Monday and was claimed by ...
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Got this e-mail this morning from the father of Gateway senior-to-be offensive lineman Colin Rodkey ... seems he is headed for Bloomington, and coach Terry Smith has churned out yet another Division I recruit:
We just wanted to inform you that Colin Ro...
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Here are links to the two new search engines mentioned on today's Tech Talk podcast: www.viewzi.com and www.cuil.com
Podcast can be found at www.post-gazette.com/podcast...
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Remember a real butt-kicking fullback/nose guard from the Shady Side Academy football team in the late 1990s named James Ruggiero?
Well, my brother, also a Shady Side Academy alum, alerted me that
Ruggiero was going to be on the television show American
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My column tomorrow will make me more unpopular with conservatives who are not famous for their sense of humor, despite what my colleague Ruth Ann Dailey suggested in a recent column. She thinks that it is the liberals who have no sense of humor.
Actually,...
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[View:http://youtube.com/watch?v=Isx1Q5wyJZg]
There really isn't much I need to say...you can read it all here. But, I am calling out WPIAL executive director Tim O'Malley. Please, Mr. O'Malley, add this as a WPIAL sport:
By KAREN MATTHEWS |Associated Pre...
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Ed Bouchette is a blogging maniac:
Come for the football, stay for the food
The Arnold Palmer airport is a gem that’s not well known outside of Westmoreland County. It has something that no longer can be found at most big airports around the country –...
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Ed Bouchette checks in from Day 3 of training camp in Latrobe:
The presence of Kevin Greene in training camp this week prompted a question: Why isn't this guy in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, along with Dermontti Dawson?
G...
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The Panthers and franchise defenseman Jay Bouwmeester avoided arbitration yesterday as he agreed to a one-year deal with the team believed to be worth $4.9 million.
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Do you know this woman?
Granted, she is a bit over the top, but I have a soft spot for the Great Kat, a former Juilliard-trained violinist who now dons dominatrix outfits and performs thrash-metal versions of classical music's masterpieces. (Will you ...
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In the unintentional hilarity department Ed Bouchette brings you Hines Ward, trying to say how valuable overweight NT Casey Hampton is to the team:
"At the end of the day, we know what Casey will bring to the table."
Here's a guess ...
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Then again, I guess it wouldn't be called a deadline if it weren't crucial, right?
"After a series of starts and stops, the future of the proposed North Shore casino faces its most critical deadline this week. The state Gaming Control Board must decide wh...
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More from Ed Bouchette today in Latrobe:
The continuing saga of Steelers ownership and in whose hands it will wind up may be a gripping one for some fans and the news media.
Players, for the most part, don’t give a hoot.
Here are typical reactions f...
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Ed Bouchette, blogger extraordinaire, checks in again from Latrobe:
The Steelers replaced their injured starting left guard with a tackle on the first day of practice. Trai Essex, who has filled in at left and right tackle in games for injured players ov...
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Ed Bouchette checks in from Latrobe on the first full day of training camp, with this dispatch:
Casey Hampton did not show up for much of the voluntary spring drills in Pittsburgh this year. There were rumors he was spending time on a fat farm. If so, th...
