The Penguins today announced they have reached agreement on a four-year contract with center Jordan Staal that will run through the 2012-13 season. (Today)
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Willie Parker runs up the middle for 13 yards against the Chargers at the Heinz Field in November. "If I was on the defensive side of the ball, I wouldn't respect the running game because we haven't been that successful this year."
Some reputations linger long after the reality ends. General Motors as a blue-chip stock, for example. Oprah's weight loss. Baseball, America's game. (Today)
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Evgeni Malkin is congratulated by teammates after his goal in the shootout against the Bruins in October. "We need wins. We need to win every game."
Evgeni Malkin's lurching command of English pretty much requires him to be concise. (Today)
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One of these men -- Florida's Urban Meyer, left, or Oklahoma's Bob Stoops -- will hoist the BCS crystal football tonight. But it won't be a clean lift.
MIAMI -- If nothing else, the most vexing college football season in a while will end in a familiar way: with players and coaches swarming the field, fingers pointed skyward, amid screams of "We're No. 1!" What will make it different are all the kids and coaches screaming back at the TV set: "Who isn't?" (Today)
Getting breaks during the long and arduous college basketball season can be a good thing for a team. (Today)