Um, so I guess the Steelers were sold overnight, and new owner Stanley Druckenmiller has made a blockbuster deal to trade Hines Ward to the NBA’s Orlando Magic for Rashard Lewis. Tradition is gone in Pittsburgh, and the new owner is taking the Tampa Bay Lightning-do-anything-approach to the front office. I’ve seen Hines play basketball, […]

Relax, Dan Rooney isn’t going to sell the team (I’ve seen this everywhere, but chest bump to The White Boob Boom for emailing it to me). It seems that Dan is just trying to buy his brothers’ shares in the team. Said brothers have more of an interest in other Rooney family investments, mostly gambling. […]

Bucco fans, your Put Sabre Tips Right have all new nicknames for nearly every player on the team, including some for the older greats as well. This video (created by Nets FX), while sorta long and set to video game music from my old Macintosh Performa, is a good starting point if you’re just trying […]

The news of Janne Pesonen’s signing has finally been mentioned. What the hell took so long? Is the Finnish-English divide that great when it comes to signing hockey players? I know we had a bitch of a time with Russia and Geno, but we knew this on Friday. Awesome Penguins blog Faceoff Factor had the […]

Earlier today, I linked to G5H’s Matt Cooke man-love, including the new Cooke-y Monster Facebook page. The signing came over the weekend, when most bloggers take time off and, you know, do things not involving a computer. I didn’t update on this deal, which Faceoff Factor lists at 2 years, $2.4 mil. Today, I decided […]

The Penguins have signed F Janne Pesonen (h/t to Faceoff-Factor), who most recently played for Tron. I’m serious, look at these threads: I might have an epileptic fit. Actually, after being drafted by Anaheim in the 9th round of the 2004 entry draft, but has only played in Europe. According to the Post-Gazette: [Pesonen] had […]

Sorry, that’s one of the first images that apears when you Google Image Search for Free Agents. Big news in Penguins land. With Hossa not coming back, Ray Shero suddenly had a wad of cash in his pocket. He used said cash wad. From the good fellows at Faceoff-Factor: MAF. 7 years, $35 million. $5 […]

Yeah, peace is right. Moment of silence for former Steeler Jared Zabransky. … The Steelers released the former Boise State quarterback. I’ll always remember his 4+ offseason months with the Black and Gold. This day was inevitable, what with Dennis Dixon coming to the team via the draft. Dixon should destroy the third string spot, […]

Classy move by Yardbarker, wishing former Deadspin editor Will Leitch (still sounds a bit weird saying that) luck with the above image. It’s the newest Yardbarker ad, which you’ll see on pretty much any blog with Yardbarker ads gracing the layout. And that’s the last time you’ll hear me say “Yardbarker” that many times in […]

How are the Pens doing in the early hours of free agency? Pascal Dupuis. 3 years, $1.4 mil a season. Mark Eaton. 2 years, $1 mil a season. Might end Orpik’s tenure with the Pens. Evgeni Malkin. Still not 100% finalized, but seems to be 5 years, $8.7 mil a season. Reports say Ruutu’s been […]

With the NHL free agency period underway, I’ll update you in case something dramatic and life-changing happens to our Penguins. Until then, let’s laugh at the thought of Georges Laraque striking fear in the hearts of young Jewish boys.Some dude from The Edmonton Journal recaps an eventful bar mitzvah: Adam Kotlowitz attracted a number of […]

The win streak has reached 22 games. The Passion destroyed the Orlando Mayhem in their first-round playoff game, 41-6. Thanks to loyal reader smarchit for the info. Despite heavy rain, Lisa Horton threw two long touchdowns to deep-threat Lori Johnson. The TDs were 48 and 63 yards respectively. Longtime PSaMP friend and Passion running back […]

I guess this image effectively ushers in the A.J. “The Balls” Daulerio era at Deadspin. I was visiting my parents this weekend with my sister Kate, her fiancee Matt (also here) and my other sister Hannah. I was a history major in college, and Matt is also a huge history buff/nerd. My folks brought out […]

Wanna feel old today? Evgeny Grachev, drafted by the Rangers in the third round last week, made sure everyone knows the player he’s trying to emulate. Evgeni Malkin. Grachev is 18. Malkin is 21, soon to be 22. I can’t think of any 18 year old wanting to be like me when I was 21. […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VywPXd8cCKc&hl=en Baseball fans are unique. And original. Let’s get specific, and single out some of our Canadian fan-brothers (if that’s even a word). The last interleague series we played prior to the current Yankees series involved another AL East team, the Toronto Blue Jays. I’ll forever respect the Jays solely for the Joe Carter home […]