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Steelers take AFC North lead

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers spent all week hearing the chatter coming from Cleveland, then spent all Sunday emphatically and repeatedly putting their longtime rivals in their place. Maybe better days are coming for Deshaun Watson, Jared Verse and company. They're just not here ...

Building for the future

WARREN — The Warren Dragons ended their 2026 season Friday evening, earning a dominant 55-28 win over visiting Bradford. The Dragons elected to receive the ball in an effort to have a repeat statement drive from last week’s win against Eisenhower. To their dismay, an Aiden Eger fumble ...

Eisenhower falls to Saegertown 21-0

Times Observer photo by Steve Younger Eisenhower lost its season finale 21-0 to Saegertown on Friday night in Russell. Above, the Knights' Joe Gigliotti sacks the Saegertown quarterback. For complete coverage, read Monday's edition of The Times Observer.

Close call

ERIE — Warren survived a pre-Halloween scare Thursday evening as the Dragons narrowly escaped the Fort LeBoeuf Bison 19-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 15-9 in the District 10 3A semifinal volleyball matchup at the Hagerty Family Events Center. Beating a quality team such as the Bison is no ...

Browns chase rare win in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Time to find out if the Cleveland Browns are for real. Maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers too. A month after the Browns pulled off a last-second home victory over their longtime rivals, an upset in name only at a place the Steelers have struggled to win of late, Cleveland ...

Tarnished crown? Controversy surrounds potential Pennsylvania record elk

When hunter Michael Skvaria drew one of only 15 archery bull elk tags, he knew he had secured the hunt of a lifetime. That fortune peaked on Sept. 16, his 40th birthday, when he was in Centre County’s Snowshoe Township. He arrowed a colossal 8-by-8. Green scored an astounding 428 inches gross, which, according to Outdoor Life, is likely to net score 395 inches; the 900-pound bull would decimate the current 381 1/8-inch record. But now, weeks after the celebrations ended and the waiting game began, a new controversy has arisen: claims that the elk was taken illegally. The unidentified ...