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Ron Cook: Roger Goodell continues to be driving force behind NFL's success

PITTSBURGH — My first assignment at the late, great Pittsburgh Press was a feature story on fellow Beaver Falls man Joe Walton, then the first-year head coach of the New York Jets. It was October 1983. Back then, NFL clubs treated out-of-town media as visiting royalty. The Jets assigned me…

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Ben Roethlisberger says 49ers gauged interest in his return to NFL

PITTSBURGH — The San Francisco 49ers' desperate quarterback situation last season almost brought Ben Roethlisberger back to the NFL.

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Mental health issue arises as synagogue massacre trial nears

Defense lawyers say a former truck driver about to face trial for shooting to death congregants in a Pittsburgh synagogue more than four years ago has schizophrenia and structural and functional brain impairments

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Pioneer of gospel music rediscovered in Pittsburgh archives

For over 20 years, the work of gospel music composer Charles Henry Pace sat in 14 unorganized crates, dirty and decomposing

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Ron Cook: Penguins' 16-year playoff streak is in jeopardy

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins went to bed Monday night out of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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Penguins befuddled by journeyman Senators netminder in tight loss to Ottawa

PITTSBURGH — Dominik Hasek wasn’t in net for the Senators Monday evening, but he may as well have been.

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Ron Cook: Fenway Sports Group needs Mario Lemieux to be involved with Penguins

PITTSBURGH — No team in any sport celebrates the return of its conquering heroes better than the Penguins. The night would-be pugilist Marc-Andre Fleury came back to PPG Paints Arena with the Vegas Golden Knights was one of the most fun nights in Pittsburgh sports history. So was the night…

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British star Monie Love talks old-school hip-hop, radio career and wild times with Prince

PITTSBURGH — Monie Love grew up 3,500 miles from the center of hip-hop, but the message the South Bronx was putting out reached her as a 12-year-old kid in London.

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Commentary: Ex-juvenile lifer shows we can't give up on kids

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, who's grappling with an increase in youth crime, and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, who's pushing an expansive juvenile detention center, should talk to Antonio Howard. In truth, most adults could benefit from his insights on young people in trouble, and the myriad of mistakes grown…

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Cameron Sutton thanks Steelers and Pittsburgh fans

Cameron Sutton says goodbye to the Steelers fans and ownership.

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Ron Cook: Todd Haley remembers his father as more than a Super Steelers architect

PITTSBURGH — Todd Haley guessed he was 13 or 14 when he answered the phone in his family's Upper St. Clair home. The caller identified himself as a Sports Illustrated writer and asked to talk to Haley's father about the Steelers' historic 1974 draft, which produced Hall of Famers Lynn…

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Ahead of his Pittsburgh Symphony appearance, 'White Lotus' and 'Amadeus' actor F. Murray Abraham discusses musicality in acting

PITTSBURGH — To HBO streamers, he’s the Bert, the out-of-touch, rascally grandfather on the comedy-drama murder mystery “White Lotus.” To Marvel’s followers, he’s the voice of the Egyptian god Khonshu in the Disney+ show “Moon Knight,” a massive, masked figure realized with CGI. To crime drama enthusiasts, he’s Omar in…

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Ron Cook: Steelers getting Patrick Peterson has me asking questions

PITTSBURGH — Does Patrick Peterson know the Steelers haven't won a playoff game since the 2016 season, or a Super Bowl since 2008?

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Adriana E. Ramírez: The extraordinary life of America's, and Pittsburgh's, Agatha Christie

PITTSBURGH — It's not always easy to pinpoint the origin of a cliché, but many of them come from literary fiction. In particular, what we call "genre fiction" — mysteries, crime thrillers and whodunits — has contributed so many of the common phrases in our lexicon.

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Breakdowns plague Penguins, Tristan Jarry pulled again in bad loss to Canadiens

PITTSBURGH — Once the Penguins start providing reasons to believe there might still be a Stanley Cup contender in there somewhere, they always deliver a dud like this.

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Commonheart's Clegg talks about why he's honoring John Prine

PITTSBURGH — Clinton Clegg is a man who likes to honor his influences. So in recent years the soulful singer for The Commonheart has paid tribute to Joe Cocker and Ray Charles, two legends who most certainly impacted his sound.

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Editorial: Scrap noncompete agreements

Noncompete agreements, which restrict who employees can work for after leaving a company, have become well-established in Pittsburgh. Some local hairstylists, for example, who are unhappy with their jobs must either stay with those jobs, move to another area, or change fields entirely, throwing away years of training and experience.

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Kris Letang's winner propels Penguins to emotional overtime victory over Rangers

PITTSBURGH — Kris Letang scored a power-play goal 1:38 into overtime Sunday to give the Penguins an emotional 3-2 win over the New York Rangers at PPG Paints Arena.

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Penguins’ revamped lines lead the way in lopsided win against Flyers

PITTSBURGH — Coach Mike Sullivan’s willingness to switch up his lines in light of an unwelcome absence was rewarded against the Penguins’ hapless intrastate rivals to the east.

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Gerry Dulac: How Mike Tomlin's press conferences are inspiring a new generation of Black teachers

PITTSBURGH — Somewhat by circumstance but later through unwavering admiration, Larry Irvin became a die-hard Steelers fan living in New Orleans.

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Joe Starkey: My memorable interaction with cranky but legendary contrarian Jim Boeheim

PITTSBURGH — He wasn't going to step away without another verbal boxing match. That was my initial thought upon watching fabled Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim sort of say goodbye Wednesday — and I knew from personal experience that Boeheim loves to mix it up (more on that later).

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Penguins fade late against the Islanders in 4-3 overtime loss

PITTSBURGH — The New York Islanders again had the Penguins right where they wanted them.

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A Pa. library posted a children's drag queen book on Facebook. Then the calls and threats came

PITTSBURGH — The Moon Township librarians rushed around the normally quiet library one December day locking the doors hours before closing. The phones relentlessly rang off the hook as callers on the other end threatened violence and called the librarians groomers and pedophiles. Eventually, the phones were disconnected.

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Ron Cook: Steelers, Art Rooney II should see anonymous NFLPA survey as wake-up call

PITTSBURGH — I've always believed one of the strengths of the Steelers organization was their family-first atmosphere. Art Rooney II is a present, involved team owner. He is at the team's South Side facility every day, just as his late father, Dan, was. Every indication is Rooney cares about his…

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Penguins rally back in 5-4 OT win, avoiding embarrassment at hands of cellar-dweller Columbus

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal capped off a crazy comeback for the Penguins in Tuesday’s 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena.

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