Paul Ladewski joined May 2009

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Paul Ladewski

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Paul has enlightened, informed and entertained readers with his lively sports commentary for three decades. An award-winning columnist and Peter Lisagor Award-winner, he has covered the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB as a beat reporter and feature writer. His work has appeared in the Daily Southtown and Northwest Herald newspapers, Hoop, Inside Sports and In Your Face Hockey magazines and Inside Pittsburgh Sports and The Fourth Period Internet sites among others. He also writes NBA and NFL books for Scholastic, Inc.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Bill Mazeroski, Roberto Clemente, Rick Barry, Bobby Orr, Joe Greene, Mario Lemieux

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    1958 Chicago Cubs, 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1966-67 San Francisco Warriors, 1970-71 Boston Bruins, 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1974-75 Golden State Warriors, 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1983 Chicago White Sox.

  • Favorite Coaches

    Alex Hannum, Danny Murtaugh, Chuck Noll, Badger Bob Johnson.

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Way too many to list here.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Matt Ladewski scores two goals, named MVP of 2003 Catholic League All-Star Game.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Chicago Cubs, consecutive years without a World Series championship -- 101 . . .

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Willie Mays.

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Johnny Unitas.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Michael Jordan.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Bobby Orr.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Madonna.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Roger Federer.

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Jack Nicklaus.

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Richard Petty.

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher.

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    SEC football, Big East basketball.

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    Timothy Kessler commented on Steelers Report Card/Week 11: Champs to Chumps in A Few Short Months

    What is wrong with you? It s more than clear to me that you are simply writing articles to get attention and more comments. The Steelers...

    14 hours ago

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    • 3 replies – here are the latest…

    • Timothy Kessler replied…

      Listen to me. I have never asked you to call me Danny. In fact, i have...

    • Paul Ladewski replied…

      Thanks for the input. Happy holidays!

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    Hot Poll: Through 11 weeks, who is the most valuable player in the league? 50 people have voted…

    • Drew Brees.

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    • Brett Favre.

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    • Dwight Freeney.

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    • Chris Johnson.

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    • Peyton Manning.

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    Hot Poll: Through 11 weeks, who is the most valuable player in the league? 20 people have voted…

    • Drew Brees.

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    • Brett Favre.

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    • Dwight Freeney.

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    New Article: QBER/Week 11: MVP Award Is Favre-Fetched Possibility

    published by Paul Ladewski

    (QBER is short for Quarterback Efficiency Rating, a more comprehensive, easily understood rating system that I devised to place the emphasis where it belongs—the ability of a quarterback ...

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  • Comment

    Nick Signorelli commented on Steelers Report Card, Week 11: It's Buh-Bye Week for Sad New Steelers

    Paul, as one of those people that let you have it last week, I think you are much more accurate this week. Though I am yet...

    2 days ago

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    • 3 replies – here are the latest…

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      OK, I'll be positive then. I'm positive that the Steelers won't repeat. Thanks for the input....

    • Paul Ladewski replied…

      Trace: Have you heard from Danny Kessler lately? He has been very quiet lately. Thanks for...

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    Hot Poll: What's your solution to the kickoff team problems? 20 people have voted…

    • Hire a new special teams coach.

      25.0%

    • Kick the ball out of bounds.

      10.0%

    • Play more regulars, fewer reserves.

      45.0%

    • Vary the direction of the kicks.

      20.0%
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    lon-ton commented on Steelers Report Card, Week 11: It's Buh-Bye Week for Sad New Steelers

    as far as taylor's possible INT in OT, there are no coach challenges in OT. all reviews must come from the booth.

    3 days ago

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    Chris Dively commented on Steelers Report Card/Week 11: It's Buh-Bye Week for Sad New Steelers

    Heath had 7 catches for 95 yards and a TD. That one dropped pass, while coming at a really, really bad time, on its own wasn't...

    4 days ago

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    New Article: Steelers Report Card/Week 11: It's Buh-Bye Week For Same New Steelers

    published by Paul Ladewski

    Here’s my take on the Steelers’ 27-24 overtime defeat against the Kansas City on Sunday afternoon: 1. My analysis caught a lot of flack last week, when I dismissed the Steelers ...

    4 days ago

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