--The Penguins won yet again, this time pulling into first place with a 4-2 win over the Bruins. Erik Christensen scored two goals and still refuses to smile.
--ESPN.com compares Sid with Wayne Gretzky in every way imaginable. Except for the part where Crosby's actress wife bets on sports.
--Thanks to Eric Wilbur and the Boston Globe for introducing Mondesi's House to Red Sox Nation on Wednesday. In Wilbur's 2007 MLB predictions, he picks the Pirates last with this brief blurb on the Buccos:
"Seventy-nine reasons why it’s hard to be a Pirates fan. Pittsburgh will add to that in ’07."
--In a Post Gazette reader poll, 93% of those responding think Barry Bonds took performance-enhancing drugs, 42% think the Pirates will be this year's version of the 2006 Tigers, and most not-surprisingly by Pirate fans, Adam LaRoche will be the player to have the biggest impact on his new team. Even more of an impact than Daisuke Matsuzaka, Alfonso Soriano, Barry Zito, or Jason Schmidt, who signed for a combined $1.9 trillion this off-season. I love their optimism.
--We have a John "Luigi" Leguizamo sighting in Pittsburgh! From our emailer Anthony:
"I'm not sure if you know it or not, but there are several Hollywood-types in town shooting a new TV show called "The Kill Pit". On Monday, I saw John Leguizamo walking his freakishly-large black poodle down Fifth Ave. across from the Souper Bowl."
So I looked into Kill Pit, and it turns out that it's an eight-hour miniseries for the Spike Network. I guess their stock of MXC is running low, and Matt Kennedy Gould isn't walking through the door anytime soon, so it was time for some fresh, original programming.
"The drama follows a bank robbery that goes bad, resulting in a tense police standoff and a hostage situation. John Leguizamo plays the leader of the bank robbers, ex-US soldiers who have returned from Iraq."
Hey, if it's got the Souper Bowl involved, I'm watching.
--Pierre McGuire gives us a Sidney Crosby Valentine, which is a good read for Sid and Pens fans. But this line kinda threw me:
"There will always be detractors and people who are jealous, but when it is all said and done Crosby will be one of the players and people in the game who will have lived up to the hype and did it in a way that made a next generation of player try to emulate him -- just like Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Joe Sakic. "
OK...Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux...those were all NHL icons. I can live with that. But Joe Sakic? A great player, but that's the first I've ever heard him in the same breath as Orr, Gretzky, or Mario. He's won one MVP! Am I nuts? Of course, but does anyone agree with me?
--West Virginia won the NIT, clinching their spot as the NCAA's 66th-best team.
--The Onion News Network just kicked off. But judging from the amount of Onion-related links I receive, I'm sure most of you already knew that.
--The Eddie Griffin Ferrari crash...fake???
--Here's a link to the DialIdol software that allows you to predict who's getting voted off. Remember, Vote for Sanjaya! And don't forget, if Sanjaya wins, Simon is out.
--Anyone else catch the story about the toad as big as a small dog recently uncovered in Australia?
--This sounds awesomely awesome: there's talk of 7-11 making over 11 stores as Kwik-E-Marts in honor of The Simpsons Movie. Offerings will include KrustyO's cereal, Buzz Cola and iced Squishees. Seriously.
--"Sad Kermit the Frog" sings Nine Inch Nails/Johnny Cash's Hurt. Top-shelf stuff.
