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USA Today
6 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Steelers countdown to kickoff — No. 33: a history of the number and who wore it best
The Steelers countdown to kickoff is here — and we're at 33 days until Pittsburgh faces off against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. In the spirit of the countdown, we're taking a look at the history of No. 33 and the players who wore it best. Current Steelers No. 33 wearer: OLB Jack Sawyer Projected as one of the biggest steals of the 2025 NFL Draft, rookie OLB Jack Sawyer is the current No. 33 wearer on the Steelers roster. Selected with the 123rd pick of the fourth round, Sawyer checks all the boxes coming out of college — a perfect complement to an already loaded OLB room and a surefire lock to make the 53-man roster. Best No. 33 in Steelers history: RB John "French" Fuqua One of the most memorable Steelers of the '70s — RB John "Frenchy" Fuqua is the greatest wearer of No. 33. The New York Giants selected Fuqua with the 273rd pick in the 11th round of the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft — but he was traded to Pittsburgh after just one season. In his seven years as a Steeler, Fuqua produced 4,178 yards from scrimmage and 24 total touchdowns. He also played a massive role in Steelers and NFL history — as he was QB Terry Bradshaw's intended target on the pass that led to the Immaculate Reception from the legendary RB Franco Harris. Frenchy Fuqua would win two Super Bowls with Pittsburgh before retiring in 1977 — leaving behind a legacy deserving of the title: best Steeler to ever wear No. 33. For up-to-date Steelers coverage, follow us on X @TheSteelersWire and give our Facebook page a like.
Boston Globe
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
7 summer stories you might have missed
Write to us at . To subscribe, . TODAY'S STARTING POINT At the risk of bumming you out, the halfway point of summer is barreling down on us. In fact, depending on how you count, it's already come and gone. If you ascribe to astronomical summer and live in the northern hemisphere, the midpoint between the summer solstice and the fall equinox Advertisement The halfway point of anything is a good moment to start taking the end seriously without panicking. But for those of you feeling the beach sand slipping through your fingers, I asked my Globe colleagues to suggest a few stories about the season that they thought deserved another look. So here are seven stories to remind you of the summer that's been — and to inspire you to take advantage of what's left. 1. Women's sports at home… 'For many women's sports fans like myself, finding a decent bar that will put WNBA games on isn't a slam dunk — especially here in Boston,' says Katie McInerney, who edits sports stories. Globe reporter Emma Healy recently profiled a group of eight friends who plan to change that by Advertisement The Sports Bra Boston has no opening date yet, but the crew behind it is holding events in the area, including 2. …and abroad The Globe Magazine recently 3. Fruits of your labors 'Reporting requires due diligence, and this Beth Teitell story 4. Look on the bright side For homeowners and businesses, it's a bummer to have your trash bins overflowing because of a weeks-long waste collection workers' strike. But for rats, it's a bonanza, as correspondent Stella Tannenbaum 'There's nothing like the smell of hot garbage on a summer morning,' says Andy Rosen, a Globe business editor. (Yesterday, a judge denied a request from affected communities to order the company, Republic Services, Advertisement 5. Travel with your tastebuds If a European summer sojourn is outside your budget, 'skip the jetlag and do dinner instead,' suggests Globe food writer Devra First. In June, Devra Devra's recommendations include the Frenchy desserts at Bernadette in Salem, Basque-style tapas at Beacon Hill's Zurito, and wagyu carpaccio and cacio e pepe at Osteria Vivo in Pembroke. The list 'offers some much-needed humor and escapism,' says Chris Morris, the Globe's food and travel editor. (And 6. Or venture a little farther Forget the Hamptons; Rhode Island has all 7. Celebrate 'Tis the season of celebrations. July 4 was especially pyrotechnic, marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. But the Boston area has also hosted repainted yellow street lines to look like the Italian flag after the mayor ordered the colors removed, So here's my suggestion: Celebrate something this summer, whether it's a temperate Friday afternoon or the Advertisement 🧩 2 Down: 95° POINTS OF INTEREST A Cambridge home listed for $35 million includes a pool, koi pond, and sculpted grounds on one-and-a-quarter acres. Drone Home Media A $35 million home: Housing is expensive for everyone in Cambridge, but Welcome to Boston: A national legislative conference starts here next week. Massachusetts lawmakers are asking corporations and others with interests before the Legislature AI: Brown University got a $20 million federal grant aimed at making artificial intelligence Detained: ICE arrested a Jamaican citizen who was working as a summer police officer in Maine and overstayed his visa. The police chief says Beating the heat: Patriots players and fans alike Confirmed: Senate Republicans voted to make Emil Bove a federal judge despite three whistleblowers alleging that as a Justice Department official he put Trump's agenda above legal principles. ( Trump vs. higher ed: Harvard Advertisement Abortion rights: Massachusetts and other blue states joined the legal battle over Planned Parenthood's future, Jeffrey Epstein: Trump said that the Mar-a-Lago employees he claims Epstein 'stole' included Virginia Giuffre, a teenager who worked in the club's spa and later accused Epstein of sexual abuse. Separately, lawyers for Epstein's imprisoned ex-girlfriend said she's willing to testify to Congress if she gets immunity from future prosecution. ( Israel-Hamas war: The UK will recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to a cease-fire. ( BESIDE THE POINT 🦇 Head case: How a Boston lawyer saved 💸 Too generous: Before his mysterious death, this Massachusetts-raised New Yorker spent lavishly and donated millions to museums. Turns out he stole the money. ( 🔥 Think it's hot outside? Physicists superheated gold to 33,740 degrees Fahrenheit without melting it, overturning decades of physics. ( 🍽️ Pet peeves: Dining out can be frustrating. Here are the annoying things food writer Kara Baskin ⛵ When fishing was king: The Cape Ann Museum's new show ❄️ Watch this: For those who can't wait for winter, Advertisement 😋 Crossover event: Oreos and Reese's peanut butter cups are combining in a sugary marriage aimed at boosting sales. ( Thanks for reading Starting Point. This newsletter was edited by ❓ Have a question for the team? Email us at ✍🏼 If someone sent you this newsletter, you can 📬 Delivered Monday through Friday. Ian Prasad Philbrick can be reached at
The Herald Scotland
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Review: Grease at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
As good girl Sandy spars with tough guy Danny after a holiday romance that sees them join forces with their respective gangs once school starts. What follows sees them make a song and dance of an everyday tale of first love, peer group pressure, youth cult tribes, the growing pains of friendship and learning to be who you want to be that points to teen drama past, present and future. The mass earworm familiarity of Jacobs and Casey's songbook helps in this co-production between Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Blackpool Grand Theatre, where it opened earlier this year. Blythe Jandoo brings attitude to Sandy that is more than a match for Alexander Service as Danny, with able support from Fiona Wood as a badass Rizzo and Tyler Collins as a strutting Kenickie. Under the guidance of musical director Richard Reeday, the massed ranks of Pitlochry's seventeen-strong ensemble also take up instruments to act as the band in what has become PFT's house style. Set-pieces abound on Nick Trueman's retro cool set beneath Rory Beaton's pink-hued lighting, in which a jukebox and a couple of diner chairs can become a hot rod as the Burger Palace Boys belt out Greased Lightin'. Solo highlights include Jandoo's turn singing Hopelessly Devoted to You, while Wood shows bad girl Rizzo's sensitive side on There Are Worse Things I Could Do. Keith Macpherson, meanwhile, has a ball as perma-grinning TV host Vince Fontaine. Best of all is April Nerissa Hudson as Frenchy, who enters the dreamscape of Beauty School Dropout accompanied by a gaggle of Teen Angels clad in Julie Carlin's fantastical costumes and brought to spinning life by Kally Lloyd-Jones' witty choreography. Jacobs and Casey's version of rock and roll rebellion may be more Bill Haley than Gene Vincent, but Hardie's fresh take on things makes for a pitch perfect accompaniment to summer nights, where Grease is still very much the word.
The Age
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Filet-O-Fish and salt & vinegar onion rings: a French dinner inspired by a Happy Meal
Poodle Bar & Bistro in Melbourne and Parlour in Sydney are both lively French restaurants with a cheeky sense of humour. So, when the two venues decided to team up for a special one-off dinner, the idea of a 'French Happy Meal' came to mind. This concept comes to life in a menu of Frenchy snacks and delicious crispy things, available for one night as part of Poodle x Parlour presented by QT, hosted by Good Food Events. The dinner happens on Thursday, June 26, at QT's ground floor diner, Parlour. Emma Dawson, who started at Poodle Bar & Bistro in Fitzroy as a junior sous chef and now leads the team as executive chef, will be showcasing some of the hatted restaurant's most iconic dishes. 'When you're cooking in another city, you want to show people exactly what you're about,' she says. One such dish is Poodle's steak tartare, which is topped with a soy-cured yolk for 'umami, savoury flavour' and a tarragon mayo, then showered in fried herbs. For this event, Dawson decided to add salt and vinegar onion rings to the side. 'They're a wicked little snack,' she says.
Sydney Morning Herald
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Filet-O-Fish and salt & vinegar onion rings: a French dinner inspired by a Happy Meal
Poodle Bar & Bistro in Melbourne and Parlour in Sydney are both lively French restaurants with a cheeky sense of humour. So, when the two venues decided to team up for a special one-off dinner, the idea of a 'French Happy Meal' came to mind. This concept comes to life in a menu of Frenchy snacks and delicious crispy things, available for one night as part of Poodle x Parlour presented by QT, hosted by Good Food Events. The dinner happens on Thursday, June 26, at QT's ground floor diner, Parlour. Emma Dawson, who started at Poodle Bar & Bistro in Fitzroy as a junior sous chef and now leads the team as executive chef, will be showcasing some of the hatted restaurant's most iconic dishes. 'When you're cooking in another city, you want to show people exactly what you're about,' she says. One such dish is Poodle's steak tartare, which is topped with a soy-cured yolk for 'umami, savoury flavour' and a tarragon mayo, then showered in fried herbs. For this event, Dawson decided to add salt and vinegar onion rings to the side. 'They're a wicked little snack,' she says.
