THE ANALYSIS: Increased discounting around the mall and weak mall traffic have made Aeropostale's focus on low prices less compelling, said Cowen Co. Analyst John Kernan. It's unlikely that the company's margins the amount of each dollar in revenue a company actually keeps will improve in the second half, he added.For Pittsburgh PostGazette reporter Ed Bouchette, the Steelers have been his "beat" since 1985 and he is the envy of his friends, travelling around America every year. He doesn't have to attend the newspaper's office. Like many reporters, Bouchette is based in the same building as the Steelers, enjoying great access to the team..

Even without the record, his remarkable comeback season now has a magic number to punctuate it. Simpson, Dickerson, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis, Jamal Lewis and Chris Johnson in the 2,000yard club. Peterson is the only one to do it after reconstructive knee surgery, and he did it on the oneyear anniversary of his knee surger