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Nikke Finke's Deadline Hollywood reports that Pittsburgh native Zachary Quinto, who distinguished himself by playing Spock in the reinvention of "Star Trek," could be starring as George Gershwin in a movie by Steven Spielberg.
The project comes because ...
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PREGAME
-Greetings from cold but sunny Pittsburgh. It's in the high teens but
there's not a cloud in the sky. It's one of those days where standing
in the shade brings a significant drop in temperature. Let us
illustrate:
-See!
-PPG Place:
-The Art Inst...
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POSTGAME
-It wasn't quite Game 7, but it was pretty dang good. It was kind of slow early on and even got stagnant at points, but it ended up a pretty good game.
-That said, we did't come out of this game thinking there was the same emotion after a game ...
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THIRD PERIOD
19:32: Dan Clear whips a wrister from the left wing wide and far of the cage.
19:10: Datsyuk hops a backhanded pass to Zetterberg in the left circle. Zetterberg hammers a slapper which Fleury fights off with a "thud." Big save.
18:48: Off a t...
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By Mike White | Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010
News, notes and thoughts from the Pittsburgh Basketball Classic at Robert Morris University's Sewall Center
FINAL SCORE: Sewickley Academy 56, South Fayette 47. Tom Droney's 24 points helped Sewickley Academy, th...
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Even Mel Gibson cannot dethrone "Avatar" from the No. 1 spot at the box office.
Variety reports "Avatar" made another $30 million while "Edge of Darkness" was second with $17 million. The romcom "When in Rome" was third (and almost universally panned) wi...
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SECOND PERIOD
19:45: "LET'S GO PENS! LET'S GO PENS!"
19:24: Staal picks up a loose puck in the neutral zone, gains the blue line on the left wing, fights off his personal road cone Brian Rafalski, swoops behind the net and whips a wraparound attempt throu...
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By Colin Dunlap | 1 p.m. Sunday
They seem to all have been big since the Atlantic 10 season began, but this one is huge for the Dukes -- especially if they lose.
By the way, love the 4 p.m. tip time today, seriously. It allowed me to wake up and enjoy A...
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By Mike White | Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, 12:35 p.m.
Canon-McMillan linebacker Mike Hull was the MVP of an all-star game in Florida Saturday.
Hull had eight tackles and an interception as a team of United States all-stars defeated the World team, 17-0, i...
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FIRST PERIOD
20:00: The game is delayed so Pierre McGuire can delays things with his lame interview with Sidney Crosby. The interview is actually shown on the video board, without sound, and you can hear some booing. Awesome. The Penguins will start with ...
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Here's the press release about Sundance winners:
2010 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARDS
Animal Kingdom, The Red Chapel, Restrepo, and Winter's Bone Earn Grand Jury Prizes
Audience Favorites Feature Contracorriente, happythankyoumoreplease, WAITIN...
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Kathryn Bigelow was the big winner at the Directors Guild of America awards on Saturday night. She was honored before more than 1,600 guests at a ceremony hosted by Carl Reiner and can now be considered the front-runner for the Academy Awards.
Bigelow, ...
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PREGAME
Greetings from cold but sunny Pittsburgh. It's in the high teens but there's not a cloud in the sky. It's one of those days where standing in the shade brings a significant drop in temperature. Let us illustrate:
-See!
-PPG Place:
-The Art Insti...
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By Colin Dunlap | 9:43 a.m. Sunday
Post-Gazette columnist Gene Collier -- who was the first to get a comment from anyone at Duquesne regarding the recent restructuring -- weighs in this morning with his opinion on this moves.
> CLICK H...
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By Mike White | Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, 9:30 a.m.
The Mt. Lebanon boys' basketball team found themselves in national rankings in recent weeks, but the Blue Devils probably will disappear from those rankings this week.
Mt. Lebanon suffered its first los...
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A preview of the Red Wings.
When and where: 12:30 p.m., Mellon Arena.
TV: The worst network on Earth NBC, TSN2, RDS.
Record: 26-29-9, 61 points. The Red Wings are in ninth place in the Western Conference and third place in the Central Division.
Leading S...
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Penguins
-Evgeni Malkin (right) is your Dapper Dan sportsman of the year.
-Dave Molinari offers his all-2000s Penguins team. Sorry Dan Focht fans.
-Ron Cook is excited about the idea of a Mario Lemieux/Ron Burkle-run Pirates team.
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It's about time.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday issued fines of $116,000 against the developers of what is supposed to be Philadelphia's Foxwoods Casino, with "supposed to be" the operative phrase.
Philadelphia Entertainment and Develo...
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Driver safety laws are starting to catch up with the latest technology, and the improvements can't get here fast enough.
The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday announced an immediate ban on texting by drivers of large commercial trucks and buses th...
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PUNXSUTAWNEY Phil, the weather-forecasting groundhog, will emerge from his burrow on Tuesday and tell us whether we will have six more weeks of winter (we are guessing yes). But People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it's unfair to keep a ground...
