NEWS AND NOTES

--Yesterday, the Penguins did their annual ticket home deliveries, and Sidney Crosby announced that he's going to live with Mario Lemieux yet again, making it the most dominant hockey household in the world for a fourth consecutive season.--The Pirates lost again to Houston, 7-4, and an injury suffered during the game will probably knock Tom Gorzelanny out for the season. Somehow, I doubt that this will have as much of an effect as the injury another athlete named Tom suffered this week. [Trib]--Today marks seven years since 9/11/01, and presidential candidate John McCain is in the area to remember Flight 93. [Trib]--Real Clear Sports has a unique take on NFL Power Rankings: they average them from nine top websites (ESPN, CBS, Fox, etc) and then re-rank them. The Steelers rank third after one week. [Real Clear Sports]--Separated at birth: Neil Walker Edition. [Varsity Blog]--How did the Pirates get this bad? Here's their 1,992-step plan. [ESPN.com]--Mt. Lebanon High School s...