Penguins push Rangers to brink of elimination
NEW YORK (AP) -Evgeni Malkin looked every bit like an MVP at MSG and pushed the Pittsburgh Penguins to the brink of the Eastern Conference finals.
Only hours after Malkin was announced as a Hart Trophy finalist, the second-year forward showed why.
He scored two power-play goals and added an assist [...]
Staal, Fleury lead Penguins past Rangers for 2-0 series lead
PITTSBURGH (AP) -Jordan Staal’s game-winning playoff goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins couldn’t have made his parents much happier. Or sadder.
Staal’s power-play goal in the second period broke a scoreless tie and Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made the lead stand up, giving the Penguins a 2-0 victory [...]
Malkin, frantic comeback win it as Penguins beat Rangers 5-4
PITTSBURGH (AP) -A memorable Pittsburgh comeback left the Penguins laughing at each other, an improbable victory accomplished. And left the New York Rangers, with their decided edge in experience, wondering how they possibly could lose such a big lead in such a big game.
Evgeni Malkin deflected [...]
Pretty good article about Evgeni Malkin. Like many others though, it spends time with the Malkin v. Crosby argument. I see no reason the Pens can’t keep them both happy players for the next ten years. If Fleury turns out to be a solid goaltender, then you keep Malkin, Crosby, and Fleury, and that is [...]
Two Minutes and 42 Seconds in Heaven
How many horn solos does it take to kill a perfect pop song? JOSHUA ALLEN applies science and taste to determine the exact best length—down to the second—for the platonic song, including a full mix tape of samples.
So, here are the songs in my collection that are 2:42
Czar 2:42 Frank Black [...]
Malkin, Crosby complete sweep of Senators
OTTAWA (AP) -The Pittsburgh Penguins were on the happy side of the traditional handshake line at the end of this year’s playoff series with the Ottawa Senators.
Evgeni Malkin and Jarko Ruutu scored second-period goals, leading Pittsburgh to a 3-1 win over Ottawa on Wednesday night to complete a four-game sweep [...]
Crosby, Staal and Hossa score in third to give Penguins 4-1 win over Senators, 3-0 series lead
OTTAWA (AP) -The Pittsburgh Penguins are enjoying their chance to pay back Ottawa for last season’s playoff pounding.
Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal and Marian Hossa scored in the third period to lift Pittsburgh to a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa [...]
Senators have no answer yet for Penguins’ Malkin, Crosby
PITTSBURGH (AP) - They’re not shutting down Evgeni Malkin, and they’re not even close. They’re not shutting down Sidney Crosby, and they’re not even close.
The Senators packed up a lot of worries with their sticks, gloves and helmets when they headed back to Ottawa early Saturday morning, [...]
Roberts-led Penguins’ strong start too much for Senators in 4-0 victory
PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Ottawa Senators must be wondering how many more times this can happen. They get to the playoffs, yet Gary Roberts finds a way to beat them. Again. And again.
Roberts and Petr Sykora scored in the first period and the favored Penguins, determined [...]
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My pal, Meghan, and one lone commenter, sent me this story about Harry’s Bar in Venice;
Hemingway haunt gives discounts to “poor Americans“
By Philip Pullella
Mon Apr 7, 12:40 PM ET
ROME (Reuters) - Harry’s Bar, the famed Venice watering hole where Ernest Hemingway held court over hearty food and stiff martinis, is offering a discount to “poor” [...]
Roberts-led Penguins’ strong start too much for Senators in 4-0 victory
PITTSBURGH (AP) -The Ottawa Senators must be wondering how many more times this can happen. They get to the playoffs, yet Gary Roberts finds a way to beat them. Again. And again.
Roberts and Petr Sykora scored in the first period and the favored Penguins, determined [...]
THEY’RE MADE OUT OF MEAT
by Terry Bisson
“They’re made out of meat.”
“Meat?”
“Meat. They’re made out of meat.”
“Meat?”
“There’s no doubt about it. We picked up several from different parts of the planet, took them aboard our recon vessels, and probed them all the way through. They’re completely meat.”
“That’s impossible. What about the radio signals? The messages to [...]
Lindsay Lohan As A Manson Girl
Lohan will play Charles Manson follower Nancy Pitman in the film Manson Girls. Though Pitman aka Brenda didn’t participate in the Tate or LaBianca murders, she was arrested for trying to slip Manson a tab of LSD in the L.A. County Jail visiting room. Possible alternate titles include Really Mean [...]
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