Author: Alex Lehmbeck
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Cameron Johnson poses with a young athlete at the CJ23 Invitational. Just over a month ago, Cam Johnson found himself on basketball’s biggest stage. In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Johnson soared over Milwaukee Bucks forward P.J. Tucker to slam down a ferocious poster dunk, blowing up the internet in response. But the viral…
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Crafton native and former Carlynton linebacker Bill Cowher was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 7. The Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend this year wound up being one of the busiest ever. In addition to the 2021 class’s enshrinement on Sunday night, Aug. 8, the 2020 group received its shine…
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If baseball is America’s oldest pastime, trading cards go hand-in-hand with it. The first baseball cards showed up as far back as the 1860s, with the hobby taking off in the early 1900s. Just like baseball, the activity has lasted all the way to the present, with the trading card industry expanding well beyond the…
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The Moon Golf Club has been providing golfing services for 89 years. If you ask someone outside the area what comes to mind on the topic of “Pittsburgh golf,” there’s a good chance Oakmont Country Club will feature somewhere in the answer. While high-prestige private clubs like Oakmont have gained a national reputation for hosting…
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By Alex Lehmbeck and Dontae Washington Despite delays from the COVID-19 pandemic, Coraopolis will soon become home to a state-of-the-art sports complex and medical center. A collaboration between the Allegheny Health Network (AHN), Highmark Health and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds professional soccer team, the “AHN Montour Health and Sports Medicine Center” aims to bring this massive…
