NEWS AND NOTES

A few things to quickly slip in...--Hey, does that trophy have a ticket? [Empty Netters]-Dave Dameshek, your friend and mine, will be doing a two-hour guest spot on ESPN 1250 tonight from 6-8 PM. City of Champions II and Benedict Cowher will be among the topics.--In other 1250 news, they've parted ways with longtime personality Jim Colony, who's been a very good friend of the site over the years. I wish him all the best. [PG]--Steelers #1 in ESPN's Power Rankings. Pens could be #1 in NHL. Pitt was #1 for a while in basketball. And the Pirates are going to have an historic season too! [ESPN]--And to top it off, a kid from Bethel Park might win the National Spelling Bee! [WTAE]--James Harrison wants his dog Patron to live. Hopefully they can find a willing home. [Shutdown Corner]--Big Ben is up for "Most Unstoppable Jock" in the Spike TV Guys Choice Awards. His opponent? Lebron James, who currently finds himself in a 3-1 hole. [Spike TV]--A drug dealer said that ...