February 22, 2012 EBENSBURG — The Central girls basketball team had high hopes entering the District 6 Class AA playoffs. more »»

February 22, 2012 Penn State football fans aren’t the only ones watching to see how the new Nittany Lion football coaching staff goes about recruiting for the quarterback position this yea. more »»

February 21, 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl wide receiver/kick returner Antonio Brown and Pittsburgh Penguins All-Star left wing James Neal will appear at Peoples Natural Gas Field during the 2012 season as part o... more »»

February 19, 2012 The annual turkey-calling contest season is now in full swing. Few things give the serious turkey hunter more entertainment and more learning in a short time than a calling contest. more »»

February 22, 2012 EBENSBURG — The Central girls basketball team had high hopes entering the District 6 Class AA playoffs. more »»

March 16, 2008 Anyone who picked up a basketball as a kid and shot around dreamed of a game-winning situation. “He has the ball at midcourt. His team is down one with time running out ... 10, 9, 8 ... more »»

December 8, 2011 While the media world has changed dramatically — even in the last four years — the amount of coverage has mushroomed and become around-the-clock. more »»

March 11, 2008 This is the 15th in a 20-day series on the biggest shots in Blair County high school basketball over the last 50 years. The Mirror is counting down one per day until Sunday. more »»

February 22, 2012 PITTSBURGH — Ladies and gentlemen, our regional nightmare apparently has come to an end. more »»

January 22, 2012 Biologists generally discourage the feeding of wild animals for a variety of valid reasons. more »»

February 12, 2012 I’m not ashamed to admit I cried when the news of Joe Paterno’s death was announced. more »»

January 29, 2012 This is about the time of year that I look forward to spending a few evenings doing some routine organization and maintenance on my fishing tackl. more »»

January 15, 2012 Why is everyone — especially former Penn State football players — jumping off the boat in regards to Bill O’Brien? People are overreacting and becoming too emotional. more »»

December 2, 2011 P.J. Forbes will get a chance at redemption when he returns to manage the Curve for a second straight season in 201. more »»

March 10, 2008 This is the 14th in a 20-day series on the biggest shots in Blair County high school basketball over the last 50 years. The Mirror is counting down one per day until Sunday. more »»

February 21, 2012 BRADENTON, Fla. — Allan James Burnett is officially a Pittsburgh Pirate. The Bucs introduced pitcher A.J. more »»

February 26, 2009 The Mirror sports staff once again has been recognized in the Associated Press Sports Editors annual nationwide contes. more »»

January 29, 2012 How often have you had a black bear cross your path in deer season? I’ve had few seasons, actually, when I did not see a bear and a few times they nearly knocked me down as they hurried to escape... more »»

February 12, 2012 PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to do it. more »»

February 12, 2012 Most outdoors enthusiasts here in south-central Pennsylvania naturally appreciate the diversity of wild birds we have in this region almost year-roun. more »»

February 8, 2012 MONTREAL — Tomas Plekanec scored on Montreal’s eighth attempt in the shootout to lead the Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. more »»

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February 12, 2012 Alex Rutledge doesn’t care how big the deer was that you shot back at the end of November, but if you want to talk about your passion for bagging that big buck on the first official day of hunting,... more »»

February 12, 2012 PITTSBURGH — NFL head coaches delegate, but they’re not innocent bystanders. Mike Tomlin had veto power over anything Bruce Arians and Ben Roethlisberger decided to do. more »»

March 9, 2008 This is the 13th in a 20-day series on the biggest shots in Blair County high school basketball over the last 50 years. The Mirror is counting down one per day until Sunday, March 16. more »»

January 22, 2012 I commend Benjamin Green for the insightful letter published in the sports mailbag last month. more »»

February 14, 2012 NEW YORK — The New York Yankees and Pirates have made progress toward a trade that would send much-maligned pitcher A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh. more »»

January 1, 2012 I am so confused by how the Penn State football search committee has conducted their search, I don’t know what to believe anymore. more »»

February 5, 2012 Both Facebook and Twitter are reporting that at the last meeting of the Game Commission, Jay Delaney, commissioner from District 7 in northeast Pennsylvania proposed that the boundary lines of WMU 3... more »»

December 18, 2011 I wrote after Todd Graham took the Pitt job but I mentioned that Pitt was taking a chance and this guy couldn’t be trusted. more »»