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  • Greenberg Penguins should punt Fleury

    Marc-Andre Fleury the No. 1 overall selection in the 2003 entry draft. Four years later the gamble began to pay off, with Fleury winning 19 of 35 games and posting a .921 save percentage in the regular season. The Quebec native also played a pivotal role for Pittsburgh in its run to the 2008 Stanley Cup finals, where he stopped 569 of the 610 shots (.932) he faced until inadvertently deflecting ...

  • Pens erupt for 4 in 3rd period take 3-1 lead

    James Neal each scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins routed the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal ...

  • Pirates Liriano outpitches Cubs Samardzija

    Jeff Samardzija (2-6) nearly matched Liriano pitch for pitch, giving up just three hits in seven innings, but received no help. The Cubs have dropped four of five.The Pirates agreed to terms with the former All-Star in December, but Liriano signed a more incentive-laden deal after breaking his right (non-throwing) arm in a freak accident on Christmas Day.It's certainly looking like a ...

  • Committee recommends safety measures for Americas Cup

    Workers for Artemis and America's Cup use a crane to lift the damaged Regata from the San Francisco Bay off the coast of Treasure Island in California on May ...

  • Pens writing off Sens

    nMacLean’s Senators got off to a great start, but were overwhelmed by the Penguins in the third period. Ottawa is now down 3-1 in their second-round ...


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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

The brilliance of Tenacious D has always been Jack Black and Kyle Gasss simultaneous reverence for and parody of the most Wagnerian tendencies of hard rock music, whether it be straight guitar shredding, operatic bombast, or prog-rockish symbolism straight out of ... ...

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  • Harbaugh claims Niners not interested in Moss

    Michael Crabtree to a torn Achilles tendon and would think to be in the market for another receiver. But head coach Jim Harbaugh says they are set at the position and that includes not bringing back ...

  • The Time Is Right

    KeysSteven If Urlacher had gotten an offer from the Vikings that approached what Woodson got from Oakland, he'd be practicing in purple right now. He spent months trying to find a team which would pay him. I'm glad he's retiring rather to beat himself up even more. I hope he goes on to have a healthy life, but I doubt he will. He took quite a beating in his NFL ...

  • Lee tosses three-hit shutout Phillies top Marlins

    Cliff Lee on the mound. Lee will attempt to win his third straight decision and lead the Phillies to their fourth straight series victory in Miami on Wednesday night. Following a two-game absence due to a sore ...

  • Charles Woodson Overwhelmed By Raiders Fans

    ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Charles Woodson had gotten word that Oakland fans had mobilized through social media to hold a rally at his free-agent visit to the ...

  • Os win rubber game vs. Yanks Kuroda exits with calf injury

    Curtis Granderson homered, doubled and singled for New York. Needing a triple to reach the cycle, he drew a walk in the seventh inning. David Adams hit a ninth-inning homer for the Yankees, his second in three games. The teams combined for 13 home runs in the series, including five in the finale. Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda left in the third with a bruised right calf, one inning after he was ...

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