FREMONT — Brunswick football coach Rich Nowak is ready for the air show. Toledo Whitmer coach Joe Palka fears that same scenario.
No matter how you look at it, something’s got to give as the fourth-seeded Panthers take on the top-seeded Blue Devils at Harmon field tonight.
How could it not?
Whitmer (9-2) brings an offense that averages [...]

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For any Ohio State fan, it’s hard to like Toledo Whitmer defensive end/tight end Kevin Koger.
After all, he chose to continue his gridiron career at the University of Michigan this past July. He also picked the Wolverines over coach Jim Tressel’s Buckeyes.
Once you meet the 6-foot-4, 235-pound senior, however, it’s hard not to like him.
Koger [...]

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BEREA — At some point, the odds are that Ben Roethlisberger will lose a game to the Browns. It just hasn’t happened yet.
The Pittsburgh quarterback is 6-0 against Cleveland in his four-year NFL career, winning those games by an average score of 31-11. Roethlisberger puts his perfect mark on the line Sunday when the Browns [...]

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BEREA — Whoever said yellow is a cowardly color never ran into Pittsburgh nose tackle Casey Hampton at the line of scrimmage. Or took a late block from receiver Hines Ward. Or went over the middle with safety Troy Polamalu bearing down.
The Steelers, even in those ugly yellow pants, have built a reputation as one [...]

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This “rivalry” between the Browns and the Steelers holds less water than a rusty bucket. It is now reduced to a myth that we trumpet with such fervor that some people believe it.
Except for the fact that they play each other twice a year, these teams hardly know each other. There has been so much [...]

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BEREA — Left guard Eric Steinbach didn’t practice for the second straight day with a back injury and was listed as questionable on the injury report. According to league guidelines, that means he has a 50-50 shot of playing Sunday vs. the Steelers.
Steinbach downplayed the injury to reporters Friday and said he expected to practice [...]

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