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TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Don Cannon was arrested. Sad news from the state of California, where former WTAE and KDKA newsman Don Cannon was arrested on bench warrants issued for failure to serve his sentences for two DUI convictions in Allegheny County. The 69-year-old Cannon (real name Donald James Clark)...
COMING TO A TV NEAR YOU: TROY POLAMALU AND BARACK OBAMA
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Troy Polamalu has really taken his crossover appeal to another level since winning a second Super Bowl (unless you've missed the endless Head and Shoulders ads, Madden cover or Jimmy Fallon appearance), and as the latest example, he was chosen to appear in a public service ad alongside...
SID CARRIES THE TORCH
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King Crosby is having a pretty good year. On the same day that he carried the Olympic torch in his native Canada, he was nominated for Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year.Given the Penguins' recent luck, I was fully prepared to hear that Sid dropped the torch, burning his...
TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Arnold Harrison has a new gig - The special teams sacrificial lamb is now a Cleveland Brown. It's the second bit of horrible news he's received this week. [PFT]The Penguins lose another player to injury. Jay McKee, who blocks shots like a hockey version of Shaq, is out two...
BIG MISTAKE
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Ahh, the classic mistake of Bengal overconfidence. Really, Cincinnati? First you sign Larry Johnson, and then your fans burn the Terrible Towel? But I guess you should enjoy it while you can. We all know how this movie ends. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a photo to post.*Video...
PITT, DUQUESNE VICTORIOUS
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Thankfully, the Pitt Panthers were able to shake off their early-season rust in front of a national audience on Tuesday, easily handling the Binghamton Bearcats by a 71-46 count on ESPN2.The game, which had a rare 5:30 PM start because of its inclusion in ESPN's 24-hour college...
TUESDAY HEADLINES
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Troy Polamalu is officially "questionable". Dr. Tomlin explained at his Tuesday press conference that the All-World safety has a strained PCL in his left knee, which leaves his status up in the air for Sunday's game. Luckily, the Steelers are playing Kansas City, so at...
GETZLAF V. GUERIN
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Last night's Penguin game had a lot to smile about, even though it came at the expense of a 6-10-3 Anaheim team, and this heavyweight bout between Bill Guerin and Ryan Getzlaf will rank near the top of the highlight reel of the 5-2 victory.Guerin scored his fifth goal of the season...
PITT-BINGHAMTON PART OF 24-HOUR HOOPS MARATHON
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ESPN is running an ambitious event on Tuesday featuring 24 straight hours of live college basketball, and the Pitt Panthers will be part of the festivities.The 1-0 Panthers have a rare 5:30 start for their contest with Binghamton on Tuesday night, and Andy Katz did not have many kind...
AFTERNOON HEADLINES
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Don't mean to interrupt the Steeler discussion, but a few breaking stories to pass along...--Larry Johnson is headed to Cincy. After Cedric Benson was injured in yesterday's game against the Steelers, the Bengals picked up the phone and dialed "panic". LJ is en route...
MISSED OPPORTUNITY
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BENGALS (7-2) 18STEELERS (6-3) 12ROETHLISBERGER 20-40, 175 YARDS, 1 INTMENDENHALL 13-36HOLMES 7-88Nobody's perfect, which the Steelers proved while basically handing the 2009 AFC North division crown to Cincinnati on Sunday. A few thoughts on the disappointing conclusion to "...
OFF TO A GOOD START
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The sports extravaganza/traffic nightmare dubbed "Homecoming Weekend" has so far resulted in a Pitt basketball win in their home opener, a Penguin win in overtime, and a Pitt win over Notre Dame in front of a national audience. You're up, Steelers.We'll start with...
PITT EDGES...WOFFORD?
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While many of us were distracted with Cincy-WVU or thinking ahead to this weekend's buffet of great sports TV, the Pitt Panthers officially opened their 2009-10 campaign at the Pete against Wofford. And it wasn't particularly pretty.Down by as many as 13 in the second half...
CHRIS KUNITZ OUT TWO WEEKS
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Seriously? Yes, seriously: the injury bug chomped on the Penguins once again, as it was announced that Chris Kunitz will miss about two weeks with the contagious "lower body" injury. With Kunitz's injury, the defending champs are now missing over one-third of its roster...
NEWS AND NOTES
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--Mean Joe Greene will be at Heinz Field on Sunday to accept his Clio award for creative excellence in advertising. And yes, it's a little late.Greene won the award in 1979 but wasn’t available to accept the award at the time, and never received the hardware over the past 30...
BROOKS ORPIK OUT 2 WEEKS
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It's raining and pouring right now for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as it was announced today that defenseman Brooks Orpik will miss two weeks with the mysterious "lower body" injury. I'm sure I speak on behalf of Penguin fans everywhere when I wish him a speedy recovery...
MIKE, MIKE & ESPN COMING TO THE BURGH
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As mentioned numerous times, there are some intriguing football games coming up this weekend at Heinz Field, and ESPN has taken notice, which officially makes it a big deal.Mike and Mike, the sports talk radio industry's attempt at a daily four-hour Odd Couple sequel, will be broadcasting...
TROY POLAMALU ON JIMMY FALLON
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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stay up to watch this when it originally aired, but here's the video of Jimmy Fallon's show from Tuesday night featuring the flowing locks of one Troy Polamalu.The Steeler safety continued the team's assault on network TV in 2009 with...
JOSE CASTILLO ATTACKED BY ARMED MEN ON MOTORCYCLES
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Buried in a story about former MLB pitcher Victor Zambrano's mother being rescued from a recent kidnapping ordeal in Venezuela is this bit of information on former Pirate Jose Castillo:Another former MLB player, Jose Castillo, was attacked by armed men on motorcycles as he left...
NEWS AND NOTES
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--You Pitt fans better print out these Fear the Stache signs if you're going to the game on Saturday. [The Fighting Wannstaches]--Tough 3-0 loss for the Penguins on Tuesday night against Boston. Not only did they get shut out for the second game in a row, but they also lost Brooks...
A TALE OF TWO HALVES
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STEELERS (6-2) 28 BRONCOS (6-2) 10 ROETHLISBERGER 21-29, 233 YARDS, 3 TD, 1 INTMENDENHALL 22-155 HOLMES 6-93Thoughts on the game that will surely vault the Steelers up Peter King's Fine Fifteen...1. This game was 7-3 Steelers at halftime, and that was with a Steeler offense that...
LARRY JOHNSON, PITTSBURGH STEELER?
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Could this man be the next member of the Pittsburgh Steelers? If it were up to him...yes. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, RB Larry Johnson, recently freed of the burdens of an NFL contract, would like to join the Steelers. Let me try and contain my enthusiasm. Predictably,...
NEWS AND NOTES
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Need to get fired up for the Monday nighter? Check out this NFL video of the origin of the Steelers' use of "Renegade".--The PG has a list of the top games in Steeler vs. Bronco history; let's hope tonight's doesn't end up like the 1998 AFC Championship game...
PITT 8TH IN AP, 12TH IN BCS
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Many people (myself included) wondered how the Pitt Panthers would fare in 2009 after losing LeSean McCoy and Scott McKillop to the NFL. As today's #8 ranking in the AP poll (and #12 ranking in the BCS) would substantiate, I think they've done quite alright for themselves.The...
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...
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