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PHOTO OF THE DAY

"I'm stationed in Camp Taji, Iraq with the 856 Engineer Company out of Punxsutawney. And, yes, every time we introduce ourselves over here people know two things: you know that groundhog, and you love the Steelers. I just wanted to add to your pics of Terrible Towels from all over the world with this one. It was taken the day the Men of Steel triumphed in SB43." -- SPC Jared Lorenz, Iraq

Sidenote: anytime I get a photo of one of the brave souls protecting us, you can take it to the bank that it's getting posted.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Super Bowl 43: The Heroics of a Championship

HELP WANTED

"First off, yes I am the one who own's the Limas Sweed jersey you saw at Wal-Mart... but, I need your help finding a jersey so special, that it will make you forget my past jersey buying mistakes...maybe not but, still I need your help. I am looking for a 1994 NFL 75th anniversary Rod Woodson throwback Steelers jersey... the one that had the City's shield on the front. I know you remember. Do you happen to know of anywhere I could find this jersey... I need a size 3x... please help!!!" -- Chris K., Stockdale

HELP WANTED - UPDATE

Reader Grant B. from Pittsburgh found an eBay auction offering such a jersey, and I'm sure Chris appreciates the legwork:

LINKS

NFL/Steelers

--Steelers entering the final year of their contract include RB Willie Parker, LB James Harrison, WR Hines Ward, TE Heath Miller, C Justin Hartwig, S Ryan Clark, CB Deshea Townsend, DE Brett Keisel, NG Casey Hampton, K Jeff Reed. Yiiiiikes. [FanHouse]

--Hines Ward undergoes shoulder surgery; no surgery needed for his knee. Thankfully, his ribs are fine. [WTAE]

--City Council wastes more time correcting an erroneous SB43 proclamation [PG]

--Great article on the NFL copyright claim against the South Side print shop from Mark Madden [WXDX/Mark Madden]

--Forgot to mention this, but the Steelers are picking up CFL all-purpose RB Stefan Logan. Mewelde Moore can't be pleased about this turn of events. [CBC]

--Get to know JB Smith, the venture capitalist who's going to wisely invest in the Steelers. [CNBC]

--Santonio's gloves are up to $16,000, still a bargain when considering the significance of the play. [Cmarket.com]

--Stan Savran visits with Dave Dameshek and talks about Ben's ribs (but not his BBQ sauce) [ESPN.com]

NHL/Pens

--Great interview of Geno Malkin by Yahoo's Puck Daddy [Puck Daddy]

--Jaromir to Edmonton? I thought he was coming back to Pittsburgh? [PSI]

--An in-depth examination of the correlation between Penguin uniforms and their on-ice results [PB&G]

MLB/Pirates

--Rinku and Dinesh insist that they are not publicity stunts [PG]

--Baseball Prospectus predicts 65 wins for the 2009 Buccos [Baseball Prospectus]

PITT

--FYI, The Mosh Pitt is back up and running. Mosh responsibly. [The Mosh Pitt]

MISCELLANY

--Will SI eventually go to an uncensored version of the swimsuit issue on SI.com? Honestly, it won't take much more effort at this point. [SPORTSbyBROOKS]

--Fallout 3: the Pitt, the video game based in Pittsburgh, is available soon [USA Today]

--Here's a definitive Grammy wrapup, with oodles of video, including the pregnant rapper [This is Getting Old]

--Will Smith leads the list of Hollywood's most valuable actors/actresses. [Forbes]

--A tribute to fallen sodas. How I miss Crystal Pepsi. [Gunaxin]

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