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--The Pens and Rangers face off at 7 PM tonight, but Shelley Anderson says the perfect start is no cause for pressure.

--The Steelers are rather fired up about the addition of Rashard Mendenhall to the backfield. We can only hope they can come close to the comparison conjured up in this photo:

--Ron Cook goes there: "Hossa isn't finishing well enough to keep his spot on the top group." FYI: The PG has put this to a vote.

--Joe Starkey calls out Sean Avery. Hopefully Avery won't try to take him out next.

--Dejan Kovacevic writes a nice, feel-good piece about how the Pirates' trade-bait players have turned things around. Really sounds promising, until you glance at the standings and see that they're still in last place.

--Anthony Morelli was chosen as a reserve on the All-Undrafted Team. Is that considered an honor?

--Doubt About It did quite well with their NFL Draft predictions.

--Here's a great feature putting the spotlight on the NFL Draft attendee:

--2010: D-day for the Internet as it hits "full capacity"?

--Any Boston-haters out there enjoying the fact that the series between the 37-45 Atlanta Hawks and the 66-16 Celtics is tied 2-2?

--Pittsburgh's Scott Ferrall (of Sirius Radio) shares his love of the Stanley Cup:

--Our great economy rolls on: foreclosure rates jumped 112% and home prices fell by 12.7% in February. But hey, at least the Penguins keep winning!

----Brady Quinn gives Chris Long a Hummer.

--With Leather has screen shots of top draft picks in Madden 2009.

--Scientists in New Zealand are thawing the corpse of a 1,000-pound squid, trying to learn about the species that no one has ever seen living and grown in its natutal habitat.

--The Kelsey Grammer show Back to You, based in Pittsburgh, gives some love to the Pittsburgh Passion and Pittsburgh XPlosion.

--John Daly is comfortable with his own semi-nudity.

--Mom-to-be Jamie Lynn Spears does things all responsible mothers would do, like spending the weekend four-wheeling with friends in Liberty, Mississippi.

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12/19/2007

The News

--A Big 10 official who reffed the OSU-Illinois game has a "history of bankruptcy, casino gambling, child abuse and allegations of sexual harassment.” He didn't work the Pitt-WVU game by chance, did he?

--Here's recon footage of Rich Rodriguez sneaking out of town to talk to Michigan. Many photos included.

--My two favorite Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger and Willie Parker, were both named to the Pro Bowl. They join first-timer James Harrison, Free Agent Faneca, and a bearded, long-haired fellow who occasionally plays safety.

--It looks like Bill Parcells is coming back to take over the Falcons. In totally unrelated news, look for the Falcons to sign Curtis Martin, Keyshawn Johnson, and Richie Anderson very soon.

--SURPRISE! Big Ben is ranked as the #5 QB in the NFL by ESPN. Finally, he's ahead of Carson Palmer, but he's still behind Tony Underwood-Simpson, who, to the best of my knowledge, has never won a playoff game.

--Here's another surprise: Men's Health has a feature on America's Drunkest Cities, and Pittsburgh ranks a lowly #52, with an embarrassing #88 in binge drinking. A drinking town with a football problem? Surely you jest.

--Pity Dick Groat for having to choose sides in the big Pitt-Duke game tomorrow.

--Britney Spears' 16-year-old sister, Jamie-Lynn Spears, is with child.

--This week's entry into the non-existent "Insane Steeler Fan of the Year" contest. That narrowly edges last week's entry, the Steeler fan who went into a rage after the Patriots loss.

--Update on my Pirates franchise in the Sporting News 1986 simulation: we're 15-21, a full 10 games behind Baba Booey's Mets. And our own Mike Diaz is leading the league with 38 RBI.

--Bill Simmons publishes his annual NBA Trade Value rankings. It's long.

--This just in: Tiger Woods is jacked.