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NEWS AND NOTES
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--Looking for a classy OSU response to the Terrelle Cryer shirts? I guess this is the best they could do. [LeBrownsTown]--Keep your November 21 open: Sarah Palin's book tour is stopping at the Washington, PA Sam's Club. Where else can you can get a 10-pound box of mozarella...
TREATS FROM THE INBOX
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It's time for the randomly-scheduled feature where YOU are the star, "Treats From the Inbox". For this edition, we have an eclectic mix of randomness, with 100% more leftover Halloween pictures. As usual, you've once again managed to send in some inspired stuff. Don...
PENN STATE READYING PRYOR T-SHIRTS
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There's a rather large Big 10 game coming up on Saturday between Penn State and Ohio State, and to commemorate the occasion, these Terrelle Pryor-themed t-shirts are circulating around Happy Valley.The shirt's theme was a result of the game last season in Columbus, when King...
WANNY SPEAKS FOR MANY A FAN
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There's a great, lengthy interview with the Wannstache on Rivals.com, but these two bullet points in particular really spoke to me: Can you bring back the mustard yellow uniforms? "We wore the old traditional uniforms a couple of years ago. You don't have to twist my...
PIRATES TRADE FOR IWAMURA
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The Pirates made somewhat of a splash today, trading pitcher Jesse Chavez to the Tampa Bay Rays for 2B Akinori Iwamura. Iwamura, who hit .290/.355/.390 last season, is signed through 2010 and is due to make $4.85 million next year. He suffered a partially torn ACL on May 22 last season...
BREAKING NEWS: PLAYERS THINK HINES WARD IS DIRTY
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It's hard to believe that the player shown above taunting a grounded opponent is considered 'dirty' by some of his peers, but that's exactly what a recent SI player poll revealed.296 NFL players were asked "Who is the dirtiest player in the league?" this summer...
ESPN PODCAST: STILLERS, PANTHERS, AND PENS
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It's been a while since our last podcast, so Dave and I made up for lost time on Monday with a lengthy conversation covering the Steelers, Panthers, and Penguins. I believe you're familiar with all of them, right?Steeler talk batted leadoff, and among other topics, we tackled...
NEWS AND NOTES
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Leading off...a few Halloween leftovers from the inbox:From Jason B. in Raleigh: "My office had a pumpkin carving contest and there was only one design I wanted to do..."From Chris H.: "I thought I was pretty clever with this costume but I didn’t get any compliments...
PITT 14TH, PENN STATE 11TH IN AP
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Despite a week off, the Pitt Panthers moved up to 14th in this week's AP poll, up two spots from a week ago. In fact, they're just two spots below the USC Trojans. That's a sentence I never thought I'd be writing in 2009.So how does a team move up when they're watching...
NEWS AND NOTES
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--The Penguins' first game sans Geno Malkin comes tonight at Columbus, and they'll also be without the injured Tyler Kennedy. All of a sudden, when you consider the missing Max Talbot and Sergei Gonchar, this is a team that's been chomped by the injury bug. Time for Jordan...
THE STEELERS, THE NFL, AND THE BYE WEEK
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With the bye week upon us and the Steelers granted some time off from Coach Tomlin, I thought now would be a good time to look back at what's happened to the near-midpoint in the season and what could happen the rest of the way. And in a truly rare moment, I will remove my Pittsburgh...
NEWS AND NOTES
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--Here's the scenario that has to play out for our dream matchup: Pitt and Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl. Please, please, college football Gods, make this happen. [Altoona Mirror]--There was a long article about JoePa in this week's SI. As you know, PSU isn't really my...
ALL IN ALL, A GOOD WEEKEND FOR PITTSBURGH
13 days ago by
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STEELERS (5-2) 27VIKINGS (6-1) 17ROETHLISBERGER 14-26, 175 YDS, 1 TDMENDENHALL 10-69WALLACE 3-72, 1 TDThis weekend featured two Pens games, a big Pitt homecoming game, and one of the marquee matchups of the 2009 NFL schedule. I think we can all say that a 3-1 record for our teams was...
PITT ENTERS THE TOP 20
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Pitt is off to their best start since going 7-1 back in the days of Dan Marino, and the nation is starting to take notice, as witnessed by the Panthers gracing the front page of ESPN.com yesterday and a full page article in this week's SI on freshman phenom Dion Lewis.On the heels...
ROETHLISBERGER DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A TRENT DILFER FAN
15 days ago by
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Game Manager-turned-talking head Trent Dilfer made headlines on this site earlier this season when he ranked the NFL quarterbacks as he saw them and omitted Ben Roethlisberger from his "elite" and "superstar" categories, much to the predictable outrage of myself...
PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR THE BLUE OUT
15 days ago by
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Once again, we're looking at a busy weekend in the Pittsburgh sports world. Two Pens games, including a big one tonight for all you Brent Johnson fans; a little matchup on Sunday between the Steelers and Vikings; and in the college world, tomorrow's Pitt-South Florida showdown...
NEWS AND NOTES
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--Let's get this straight: Perry Hill still wants to coach. Just not for the Pirates. [PBC Blog]--Everyone has an opinion on Terrelle Pryor's problems, including former HS coach Ray Reitz and Cleveland Cav Lebron James. If things don't change, could a trade be in the works...
SKIPPY'S GOT NOTHIN ON THIS GUY
17 days ago by
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Sorry, Jeff Reed. The bar for your clever t-shirts has just been raised by a guy who played for the team 30 years ago. Maybe you should take a page out of his book, wear this the next time you hit a club, and watch in amazement as everyone leaves you alone.By the way, thanks to Big...
SKIPPY, SPAETH APOLOGIZE TO STEELER NATION
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From the Trib:Making his first public comments since a confrontation with police last Sunday night, Reed said, "I have the utmost respect for this community, this team this organization. I apologize it for being a distraction to this team."When asked what he would say to...
GONCHAR GONE 4-6 WEEKS
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The whispers around the net were confirmed this afternoon by the team: Sergei Gonchar will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a broken wrist. Time to spring for that Martin Skoula replica jersey you've been eyeing up. [PittsburghPenguins.com]Email: Mondesishouse@gmail.com Twitter: twitter...
NEWS AND NOTES
17 days ago by
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--While I've been busy gushing about the statistical greatness of the Steelers and Panthers, the Penguins have run their record to 8-1, with Marc-Andre Fleury sporting a league-best 8-0 mark.The boys of winter won another one last night in a solid performance, topping the St. Louis...
SKIPPY WILL PLAY
18 days ago by
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Mike Tomlin wrapped his Tuesday press conference, and the big news is that Jeff Reed will be kicking on Sunday. One might wonder why Reed seemingly got a pass while Santonio Holmes was forced to sit a week after his marijuana possession arrest last season, and Tomlin's got an answer...
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
18 days ago by
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You know, delivering the same message for the 1,500th time starts to get old. So I've tried to cut back on the Roethlisberger propaganda. But when you see things like this, I think by law I must point them out. And in case you think this is dated, it's not. It's from ESPN...
LEBRON BRINGS SWINE FLU, SHAQ TO PITTSBURGH
18 days ago by
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If you're a germophobe, you'll probably be skipping tonight's Cleveland-Dallas exhibition game at the Pete, which features a swine-flu-infected Lebron James, Steeler fan Shaquille O'Neal, and attention fan Mark Cuban, among others. In addition to appearing at tonight...
STEELERS' PASSING GAME FARING QUITE WELL
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Now here's a sight you don't see every day - Steelers leading the league in passing and receiving yards. And not only is Hines Ward #1 in that category, but Santonio Holmes joins him in the top 10 at #8.Not to be a killjoy, but Ben does have a game on Peyton Manning, who holds...
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