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Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023 Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023
Pennsylvania Native Most Googled Person In World In 2023 The top Google search trends of 2023 have been released and they reveal that a famous Pennsylvania tops the list of most searched for person.  No, it's not Taylor Swift, it's 25-year-old Buffalo Bills safety and McKees Rocks native, Damar Hamlin. Hamlin was both the most Google searched in the US and globally in 2023.  His name began to trend less than 24 hours into the year when he went into cardiac arrest during a live televised game on Jan. 2. He was out the rest of the season. Twitter/@HamlinIsland In August, he returned to the field and played against his hometown team, t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Turf Sucks, Place Is Lame:' NFL Players Would Rather Go To Any Stadium But MetLife, Poll Finds 'Turf Sucks, Place Is Lame:' NFL Players Would Rather Go To Any Stadium But MetLife, Poll Finds
'Turf Sucks, Place Is Lame:' NFL Players Would Rather Go To Any Stadium But MetLife, Poll Finds "If you build it, they will come." At least, that's what Ray Kisella said in "Field of Dreams." But many NFL players would rather not when it comes to NFC East locales, according to a new poll by The Athletic. The anonymous survey of NFL players led to some dubious results for the New York Giants (and Jets) and Washington Commanders, whose stadiums were found to be among the worst to play in. Out of 79 responses, MetLife Stadium (18.4 percent) was overwhelmingly voted the worst stadium to play in by NFL followed right behind by FedEx Field (13.9 percent).  Highmark Stadium (12.7 per…

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by Zak Failla
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He's Coming Home: Damar Hamlin Returns To Buffalo With $8.6M Donated To PA Children's Charity He's Coming Home: Damar Hamlin Returns To Buffalo With $8.6M Donated To PA Children's Charity
He's Coming Home: Damar Hamlin Returns To Buffalo With $8.6M Donated To PA Children's Charity As Pittsburgh College graduate and McKees Rocks native Damar Hamlin plans to head home back to Buffalo, he’ll be doing so after raising millions of dollars for his Pennsylvania-based Chasing M’s Foundation. The 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety suffered a terrifying injury during Monday Night Football on Jan. 2 when he collapsed after making an open-field tackle on Cincinnati Bengal Tee Higgins midway through the first quarter of the highly anticipated matchup between two playoff contenders. 💙❤️ for #3 pic.twitter.com/Btbyo9jy25 — Tee Higgins⁵ (@teehiggins5) January 8, 2023 The second-y…

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by Zak Failla
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Millions Donated To Damar Hamlin's PA Children's Charity Hours After Cardiac Arrest Collapse Millions Donated To Damar Hamlin's PA Children's Charity Hours After Cardiac Arrest Collapse
Millions Donated To Damar Hamlin's PA Children's Charity Hours After Cardiac Arrest Collapse What started as a thoughtful gesture to raise money for toys in Damar Hamlin's Pennsylvania hometown has turned into a multi-million dollar windfall following the football player's sudden, scary collapse on the field on Monday. The nation is rallying around Hamlin’s GoFundMe campaign that was originally designed to raise $2,500 “to use as a vehicle to bring lasting impact to his community (through) toy drives, back-to-school drives, kids camps, and more.” Hamlin spent weeks raising cash for The Chasing M's Foundation Community Toy Drive, but after he went into cardiac arrest while playin…

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PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed
PA's Damar Hamlin Of Buffalo Bills Collapses, Monday Night Football Game Postponed Defensive back Damar Hamlin, a Pittsburgh College graduate and McKees Rocks native out of Pennsylvania, suffered a terrifying injury that postponed a Monday Night Football game between his Buffalo Bills and the hometown Cincinnati Bengals. Roughly six minutes remained in the first quarter when Hamlin, 24, made an open-field tackle on Bengals wideout Tee Higgins, who'd caught a pass while headed across the middle of the field. Higgins's helmet appeared to hit Hamlin square in the upper chest area. Hamlin got up -- and seconds later fell onto his back without moving again. Replays were broa…

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by Zak Failla
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Odell Beckham 'In And Out Of Consciousness,' Won't Fasten Belt, Escorted Off Plane In Miami: PD Odell Beckham 'In And Out Of Consciousness,' Won't Fasten Belt, Escorted Off Plane In Miami: PD
Odell Beckham 'In And Out Of Consciousness,' Won't Fasten Belt, Escorted Off Plane In Miami: PD Odell Beckham Jr. may be deciding which team he wants to play for, but teams also might be making some decisions about him after an incident Sunday at Miami Airport. According to Miami-Dade police, the free-agent wide receiver "appeared to be in and out of consciousness" as an American Airlines flight crew tried unsuccessfully to get him to fasten his seatbelt prior to the departure of a flight to Los Angeles around 9:30 a.m. Nov. 27. "Fearing that Mr. Beckham was seriously ill, that his condition would worsen through the expected 5 hour flight, the attendants called for police and fire re…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former Steelers, Eagles Player Charles Johnson Dead At 50 Former Steelers, Eagles Player Charles Johnson Dead At 50
Former Steelers, Eagles Player Charles Johnson Dead At 50 Charles Johnson, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles, died earlier this week, reports said. He was 50. His family did not release the cause of his death.  Johnson was a 1994 first-round pick out of Colorado by the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he played for five seasons. He played two seasons in Philadelphia before joining the Patriots in 2001, the same year Tom Brady became the starting quarterback and led the Patriots to a Super Bowl win.  He finished his career in Buffalo in 2002, with a career-total of 354 receptions, 4,606 yards, and 24 touchdown downs across 1…

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by Josh Lanier
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Brother Of NFL Player, Native NJ Star Athlete Charged With Public Drunkenness Brother Of NFL Player, Native NJ Star Athlete Charged With Public Drunkenness
Brother Of NFL Player, Native NJ Star Athlete Charged With Public Drunkenness A star athlete and New Jersey native pleaded guilty to a charge of public drunkenness from an incident that occurred on Oct. 16, according to court papers. Charges of burglary and carrying a false ID against Dominic G. Yorio, 20, of Summit, NJ, had been dropped, court papers show. Yorio pleaded guilty to public drunkenness and purchase of alcohol by a minor last month, according to court documents. Yorio supposedly burglarized a Gettysburg home and then led police on a foot pursuit before he was found hiding  in the attic of someone else's home, the Gettysburg Times previousl…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NFL Player Charged After Slapping Woman, Throwing Pumpkins In Pennsylvania, Police Say NFL Player Charged After Slapping Woman, Throwing Pumpkins In Pennsylvania, Police Say
NFL Player Charged After Slapping Woman, Throwing Pumpkins In Pennsylvania, Police Say An NFL player has been charged in connection with an assault, according to police. Terrelle Stephen Pryor, 32, of Jeannette, is out on bail after being arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a woman in Westmoreland County. Pryor shoved a woman and smacked her face with an open hand, causing an injury to her left eye, according to court documents. When the woman tried to get into a vehicle to leave, Pryor threw a deck chair at her, according to the criminal complaint. He also threw pumpkins at her windshield, according to police. Pryor has been charged with the following as stated on…

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by Jillian Pikora