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Shirtless Idiot Crashes Pirates' Pierogi Race
During the Great Pierogi Race between innings of last night's Cubs-Pirates game at PNC Park, one fan hopped the fence and took off in hot pursuit of those savory, anthropomorphic dumplings. High-stepping across the outfield, shedding clothes as he went, he tried to escape over a low wall in right. H...

Sidney Crosby Gets Whacked In The Face By A Linesman
The Penguins, playing for absolutely nothing but trying to turn around a .500 run since the Olympic break, fell 4-1 to Carolina last night. It was this sort of game all around. [Gif by Mike Darnay/PensBurgh]...

Evgeni Malkin Beats Tampa Bay Lightning
Evgeni Malkin scored or assisted on every goal for the Penguins today in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Malkin tied the game and gave Pittsburgh a one-goal lead with two goals in five minutes late in the third period. Nevertheless, the Lightning forced overtime with just over a minute left ...

The Red Wings Won On A Buzzer-Beater
Last-second winners aren't just for basketball. Daniel Alfredsson was credited with the goal with 0.4 seconds left in overtime against Pittsburgh, and Detroit nabbed a crucial two points in a pants-poopingly tight playoff race....

Ben Roethlisberger Spawned Again
Tony Romo wasn't the only NFL quarterback to spawn this week. Steelers signal-caller Ben Roethlisberger and his wife Ashley had a girl named Baylee early Wednesday morning....

Hockey Fight Turns Players Into Bloody Messes
[Robert Bortuzzo and Colin Wilson go at it during last night's Penguins-Predators game. That's, um, a lot of blood. AP/Mark Humphrey]...

Penguins-Blackhawks Made For Lovely, Snow-Filled Photos
The Blackhawks beat the Penguins 5-1 in the final Stadium Series game of the season Saturday at Soldier Field, while snow fell to make the whole event feel more wintry. Most people who deal with winter were sick of snow by mid-January, but the rest of you can enjoy these lovely photos....

Blackhawks Score First Goal In Stadium Series Snowstorm
Patrick Sharp put the Blackhawks on the board at 15:35 of the first period with this one-timer over the shoulder of Marc-André Fleury. The score stands at 1-0 as we begin the second period....

Marc-Andre Fleury's Stadium Series Mask Looks Like A Steelers Helmet
Honest-to-goodness NHL hockey is back tonight! (Sort of.) But if you need some novelty to ease the transition from the Olympics to the stretch run, Saturday marks the fourth and final Stadium Series game. The Penguins will take on the Blackhawks at Soldier Field, and as is tradition, both goalies wi...

Syracuse Stays Unbeaten With Tyler Ennis's Deep Buzzer-Beating Three
Freshman Tyler Ennis threw up one final shot as time expired with Syracuse down 56-55 to Pitt, and man, the Oakland Zoo must have been devastated. Ennis's heroics allowed the Orange to escape Pittsburgh with a 58-56 win, keeping them undefeated....

Marc-Andre Fleury Did Something Ridiculous
Marc-Andre Fleury turned in the single best glove save of the year so far, absolutely robbing Erik Karlsson and preserving a tie in what would be a 2-1 Penguins OT victory. I can't say enough great things about this save, and the flexibility and reflexes required to snatch that puck out of the air w...

The Aftermath Of The Worst Drop In Super Bowl History
Originally published as "Smith hates for it to end like this" in the Jan. 22, 1979, edition of the Miami News. Reprinted here with the author's permission....

Mike Tomlin Said "Obviously" 322 Times In Press Conferences This Year
We've noticed that Mike Tomlin likes to say "obviously" a lot, but just how much is a lot? Andrew McGill of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has crunched the numbers for the last four years of Tomlin pressers, finding that "obviously" was the coach's 25th-most used word, trailing only essential pieces of...

Tanner Glass Postgame Features Buck Naked Pens Player In Background
While Tanner Glass talks about a 2-1 win over the Flames, Kris Letang opens a door behind him and yep, that's a totally naked dude....

Pennsylvania Man Filed Motion Against NFL To Put Steelers In Playoffs
Daniel Spuck felt that his Pittsburgh Steelers were screwed out of a playoff spot after officials overseeing the Chiefs-Chargers game didn't call a penalty that would have handed San Diego the likely loss, thereby giving the Steelers the final AFC postseason berth. Spuck took this bold stance agains...

Bride Surprises Groom With Penguins Ice Luge
Matt's a big Penguins fan. His wife couldn't care less about hockey. But she's awesome, so at their wedding reception this past summer, she got him a surprise: This ice luge in the shape of the Penguins logo....

Steelers Fan Celebrates Playoff Berth Too Soon; Everyone Laughs At him
The best moment in sports fandom is rubbing your team's victory in the face of your rivals. The worst moment is rubbing your team's presumed victory in the face of your rivals, right before your team loses....

Young Hockey Fan Gives Zero Fucks
Kid! There's some hockey going on right over there. Look at the hockey. Just turn your head a bit and...no? OK. The Metropolitan kind of sucks, I agree. And if I had a Brad Richards jersey, I'd be mad too. But seriously, those seats cost a ton of cash, you ingrate....

NFL Says Hit On Bengals Punter Was Illegal
The NFL's VP of officiating Dean Blandino said last night that the hit by Steelers LB Terence Garvin on Bengals punter Kevin Huber should have been a penalty....

Missed Penalty Gave Pittsburgh A Touchdown (And Broke A Punter's Jaw)
Kevin Huber was a lock for the Pro Bowl. But the Bengals punter's tremendous year was cut short with a fractured jaw, suffered when he was blindsided by Steelers LB Terence Garvin. It sprung Antonio Brown for a touchdown, but it was a blatantly missed penalty that should have cost Pittsburgh the sco...