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Mondesi's House Going on Hiatus
Dear readers,
It is with a very heavy heart that I write this, but effective immediately, Mondesi's House will be going on an indefinite hiatus. I know many of my longtime readers have noticed that I have not been posting with the same frequency or the same enthusiasm I had in the past, and it is no coincidence. The truth is that I have a member of my family who has been battling...
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March 17, 2011
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Mario Lemieux's Letter on Discipline
Monday was a busy day in Penguin news: not only did Sidney Crosby skate, but ESPN's Pierre LeBrun unveiled a letter written by Mario Lemieux to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on the topic of discipline. The text of Mario's letter:
"On behalf of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, I am writing to propose a discussion by the Board of Governors and general managers about...
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March 15, 2011
LiveBlog Field Trip: Oilers vs. Penguins
I'm live and on-site this afternoon at the Consol Energy Center for today's Pens-Oilers matchup. And I have the distinct nature of being the next-to-last person to pick up their media pass, being bested only by the great Michel Therrien. Let's just say describing my pace as "slow motion" today would be an insult to the Joggin' George Hendricks of the world...
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March 13, 2011
Surprise! The Steelers Aren't Interested in Tiki Barber
In news that comes as a surprise to Tiki Barber, the Steelers are not interested in Tiki Barber. Hooray!
The word got out today that the 35-year-old, possibly cash-poor running back had interest in joining the Black and Gold; and as quickly as that report surfaced, Ed Bouchette shot it down.
This news should come as a shock to no one. The Steelers don't sign other teams&...
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March 10, 2011
Pitt Stomach-Punched by Kemba Walker
And thus ends Pitt's 2011 Big East Tournament experience, as quickly as it started. Jamie Dixon, one of the most successful coaches in the nation, now moves to an inexplicable 0-3 in the tournament when holding the double-bye. I didn't get to see the game live, but I think it's all the better that I missed it, given the ending. At least the Big East refs didn't screw...
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March 10, 2011
Dan Bylsma Gets 3-Year Extension
The Penguins haven't exactly been the Steelers when it comes to matters of continuity with their head coach, but they took another step towards changing that today.
Coach Dan Bylsma, who holds the best points percentage in team history (.648), received a three-year extension today from the Penguins that's very well-deserved. In addition to that franchise-best mark, Bylsma...
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March 09, 2011
News and Notes: Pens Struggle on PP in 3-1 Win
What's happening in Pittsburgh sports at this hour:
JAMES NEAL scored his first goal as a Penguin, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 of 30 shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins downed the Buffalo Sabres, 3-1, last night in Pittsburgh. The Pens overcame an early 1-0 hole after Rob Niedermayer scored less than three minutes into regulation with two goals in the second period. The Pens...
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March 08, 2011
Steelers Hire Carnell Lake
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally hired a secondary coach, and it is most certainly not Chuck Cecil.
That being said, Steeler fans should be elated at the alternative: former safety Carnell Lake, a five-time Pro Bowler and Steeler from 1989-1998. Lake is replacing Ray Horton, who took the Arizona Cardinals' defensive coordinator job after Ken Whisenhunt found out that Dick LeBeau...
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March 07, 2011
Pitt Ends Regular Season at #3, Plays Thursday in Big East Tournament
The Big East Champion Pitt Panthers finished the regular season strong and were rewarded in the final polls of the regular season.
The Panthers (27-4, 15-3) are currently third in both the ESPN/USA Today and AP polls, trailing Kansas and Ohio State in both. Considering their ranking of #4 in the preseason polls, the pundits knew exactly what they were talking about in looking forward...
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March 07, 2011
Pittsburgh Power Trim Roster, Ready For Opener
With their opener coming up on March 11 against Philadelphia, the Pittsburgh Power trimmed their roster to 24 players, with some familiar names among them.
Perhaps most familiar is placekicker Paul Edinger, who was an NFL kicker for six seasons from 2000-2005 with the Bears and Vikings. The quarterbacks will be Marshall product Bernard Morris, the starter, and former Cal U Vulcan...
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March 07, 2011
Rashard Mendenhall is Dancing, Too
Lynn Swann would be proud: there are now two Steelers using the offseason to work on their dancing:
As you know, Hines Ward is going to woo America as the latest football player to compete on Dancing With the Stars. But RB Rashard Mendenhall is also honing his skills for the upcoming "Dancing With the Celebrities of Pittsburgh" competition on March 12. Held at the Westin...
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March 04, 2011
Wiz Khalifa Covers Rolling Stone
Pittsburgh's favorite rapper, Steeler-loving Wiz Khalifa, continued to ride his recent tsunami of success, getting his second "Rookie of the Year"-themed cover in the last four months in the form of the latest issue of Rolling Stone. He was also named ROY by The Source back in November and celebrated with a simliarly memorable cover:
"I got a lot of work to...
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March 04, 2011
Not a Great Day For Pitt PR
If you're headlining a special report done by SI in tandem with CBS News, that's probably not a good thing. And after reading about that report, I can say with certainty that such prominent placement in this particular story is definitely not a good thing.
The two media giants teamed up for a look at the world of college football player misconduct, and in that category...
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March 02, 2011
And Hines Ward's Dance Partner Is...
Which skimpy-outfitted dancer did #86 draw in the matching up of celebrity and pro for Dancing With the Stars?
Give up? It's Australian dancer Kym Johnson, 34, who first joined DWTS in season 3 and had the unfortunate luck of getting Jerry Springer as a partner that year. Since then, she's worked with N'Sync's Joey Fatone, Pittsburgh's own Mark Cuban, magician...
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March 02, 2011
Despite Louisville Loss, Pitt Rises in Polls
The Pitt Panthers had a disappointing OT loss to Louisville on Sunday, but that didn't ultimately hurt them when it came to voting time.
Jamie Dixon's team, now 25-4, moved up from sixth to fifth in the ESPN/USA Today poll, thanks to San Diego State (4) and Texas (5) falling. The Panthers have a shot at a decent week in the coming days, facing 9-20 South Florida on Wednesday...
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March 01, 2011
It's Official: Hines Ward Joins "Dancing With the Stars"
It looks like Bob Pompeani's preliminary Tweet was spot-on: Steeler WR Hines Ward will become the third active player in NFL history to join the cast of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. Between this and the Royal Roethlisberger Wedding, the Steelers will clearly have no distractions the media will constantly ask them about this offseason.
Hines' competition in this sport...
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March 01, 2011
Monday Headlines
Getting up to speed on a windy, rainy Monday morning in the Burgh:
RAY SHERO and the Penguins are not expected to be active during today's NHL trading deadline, having already made two deals that have already helped the Penguins win a game (and on that note, what a game on Saturday night!)
If anything, a goal-scoring winger would be on their wish list, but I would be a little...
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February 28, 2011
News and Notes: The Beard is Sheared
In today's news and notes: Pitt/WVU recap, Keisel shaves his beard, Bettis makes a Hall of Fame, Ike Taylor talking with Steelers, and an interesting quote from a Pitt Panther entering the NFL draft:
PITT 71, WVU 58 - Someone give a Sad Trombone to Bob Huggins, because his Mountaineers just dropped their season series to the Panthers in front of a national ESPN audience. Too...
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February 25, 2011
The Pirates Will Spend Money on Talent...If You Give It To Them
Someday, an enterprising writer is going to compile a book of ridiculous quotes made by Frank Coonelly, Bob Nutting, and Neal Huntington. There's enough for at least a couple chapters in it already, and if they keep up at this pace, the book may be done by next week. Witness the latest gold min from Coonelly's interview with PiratesProspects.com:
Kevin Creagh/Pirates Prospects...
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February 24, 2011
Brooks Orpik Out Four Weeks
The diagnosis is in on Brooks Orpik, and of course, it's bad: a broken finger, which will sideline the pulse of the Pens' defense for four weeks. What, you expected good news? Given the Pens' luck, Orpik's lucky they don't have to amputate that finger.
Now that the Pens have three less defensemen than they did a few games ago, Rob Rossi writes that the team "...
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February 24, 2011
Alexei Kovalev is a Penguin, Again
The Steelers brought back a host of old faces last season, and they wound up in the Super Bowl (not as a direct result, but still...)
Now, the Penguins are taking a page out of the same book by bringing back 38-year-old Alexei Kovalev in a trade today with the Ottawa Senators.
Kovalev, who waived a no-trade clause to make the deal happen, was had for a conditional-sixth or seventh...
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February 24, 2011
Lamarr Woodley Officially Franchised, Colon Unlikely to Return
Lots of Steeler free agent news to pass along on a Wednesday afternoon in February:
First, LB Lamarr Woodley officially signed his franchise tag, meaning he will earn an expected $10 million in 2011. That's quite a nice raise from the $550K he earned in 2010, but if anyone has earned a $9.5 million raise, it's probably Woodley. Although that's quite an incredible sentence...
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February 23, 2011
Mayor SnowShovelStahl
Like most Pittsburghers, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl was shoveling snow on Tuesday. Unlike most Pittsburghers, he was doing it in Green Bay Packers gear.
The sports-loving Mayor was on the losing end of a Super Bowl bet with Green Bay Mayor James Schmitt, and since Big Ben couldn't come up with one more miracle, that meant Ravenstahl had to shovel snow at Saint Rosalia Parish in...
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February 22, 2011
Pens Deal Goligoski to Dallas for James Neal, Matt Niskanen
Ray Shero was busy shuffling the deck for another Cup run today, trading 25-year-old defenseman Alex Goligoski to Dallas for LW James Neal, 23, and D Matt Niskanen, age 24. And to answer your next question, yes, that would be the same Niskanen who fought Sidney Crosby this past November.
Niskanen was a 2005 1st-round pick and had six assists in 45 games in 2010-11. He is signed through...
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February 21, 2011
Pitt Sits 4th, 6th in Polls After St. John's Loss
On the heels of their last-second loss at St. John's on Saturday, the Pitt Panthers fell from 4th to 6th in today's ESPN Coaches Poll, while staying put at #4 in the AP Poll.
Despite road wins over Villanova, West Virginia and Georgetown, home wins over Connecticut and Syracuse, and a neutral court win over Texas, the Panthers rank behind teams such as San Diego State...
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February 21, 2011
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