Baltimore Nuns Auctioning Rare Honus Wagner Baseball Card

If you ever drive through Carnegie (as I happened to be doing the other day), you'll see a very large blowup of the baseball card pictured above. It's the most valuable card of all-time, it usually makes news when one is sold, and naturally, it depicts a Pirate.

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A few late afternoon links:

--JoePa's contract is up after the '08 season. What is Penn State to do?

--Who will fill the big shoes of Paul Rhoads? The PG gives a surprising list that includes Tom Bradley and Foge Fazio.

--Here's some long-awaited footage of the now-infamous Mike and Mike Roast.

--Eminem is binge-eating at Taco Bell and Outback and is up over 200 pounds. No longer can he use the name "Slim" Shady.

--Why does the Takkle Top 100 rank Terrelle Pryor 16th and not first?

--Stewart Mandel compares WVU to a psychotic jilted lover.

--Pierogis N'at checks in with 5 Reasons to watch the NFL Playoffs this weekend.

--A previously-unknown stash of over 500 T-206 baseball cards, including "THE" Honus Wagner, has just been unleashed on the hobby.

The Afternoon Killer

"The" Honus Wagner card, once owned by Wayne Gretzky, sells for $2.3 million at auction, topping its last sale price of $1.265 million in 2000. A Jack Wilson card in the same auction sold for a record $1.25.

The Steelers locked up Aaron Smith for five more years. In the same story, Ed Bouchette tells us that the ax could fall on Mr. Peezy as early as Friday.

Did Gary Matthews Jr. use some enhancement for that career season last year?

Dick Vitale's confidential conversation with Billy Donovan is heard live and on the air (link has the audio).

Get your barf bag ready for the Hollywood madam excerpt about Tommy Lasorda.

In addition to the Pirates, Penguins, and Pitt, Mark Cuban is buying the Cubs.

NFL news: Steelers scout catches Lions scouts looking over his shoulder at his notes

Here's 10 NFL players who might get traded. I like #9, PacMan Jones. I'm sure teams are lining up for him.

This article tells you that we'll run out of beer before we run out of oil. As if you needed any incentive to buy a case this weekend. Or tonight. Or this afternoon.

Howard Stern Show flunky Benjy Bronk is the naked man in this video of a massive pillow fight in New York City.

Family Guy fans, here's a video compilation of the best of Olllie Williams. It's gon' rain!

If anyone tries to sell you two Picassos for $66 million, just letting you know, they're stolen. Call his granddaughter, she's looking for them.

In honor of the upcoming film Grindhouse, here's the winner of the contest to make a grindhouse trailer.

On the topic of horror videos, here's Pat Summitt singing and cheerleading at last night's Tennessee game.