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Steelers loss comes at inopportune time

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PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin laughed. Then he bit his tongue. Asked if he could describe a bafflingly flat 24-10 loss to Arizona on Sunday in one word, the longtime Pittsburgh Steelers coach smiled, let out a somewhat sarcastic chuckle, and cautioned that he needed to watch what he said before ...

Bochenek discusses stats career

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BEAVER TOWNSHIP — For the past 23 years, Struthers native Tom Bochenek has served as crew chief and official sports statistician for the Cleveland Browns, overseeing a crew of five who supply all gameday statistics to the NFL while following a strict computer game program that is monitored ...

Stafford, Rams top Browns

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes, Puka Nacua became the first Rams rookie wide receiver to reach 1,000 yards in a season, and Los Angeles extended its winning streak to three games with a 36-19 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. The Rams have won ...

Steelers fall to struggling Cardinals

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PITTSBURGH — Forced to endure an unexpected “second halftime” after the skies opened up around Acrisure Stadium in the third quarter on Sunday, the Arizona Cardinals retreated to the locker room and tried to stay loose. While the Pittsburgh Steelers were trying to figure out how to ...

11th United Way Classic set for Saturday

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POLAND — The 11th annual United Way Holiday Basketball Classic is set for this Saturday with eight teams – six boys and two girls squads – highlighting action at Poland High School beginning at noon. The tourney opener will feature the Girard Indians boys taking on the Hickory Hornets ...

Youngstown State falls at Robert Morris

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MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The opportunity to break the cold spell was so close — yet so far. Going toe-to-toe on the road with Robert Morris following a slow start, Youngstown State lost 65-63, its sixth consecutive loss and longest such streak in nearly four years. YSU (2-6, 0-2) led with ...