Yesterday's 0-0 draw at Anfield between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur was a bit more entertaining for the presence of a feline pitch invader. The now-famous Anfield Cat (@anfieldcat) displayed the work ethic and pace of Dirk Kuyt but, unfortunately, couldn't manufacture a chance. Much like Stewart Downing.

This has got to be a good omen for the Carling Cup final. Formerly the Milk Cup.

"How the hell did this guy get past security?" Flavor Flav embraces Coach Tom Coughlin after the New York Giants' Super Bowl win. YEAH, BOYEEEEE!

What a weird finish to a great Super Bowl. New England let the Giants score. Ahmad Bradshaw did, while trying at the last instant NOT TO. The Patriots wanted the ball back with time on the clock. The Giants wanted a last-play field-goal to win.

The Patriots did the right thing. It's kind of CREEPY, but you have to consider the clock. Although he did so reluctantly, Bradshaw scoring a TD was best for the Giants. Too much can go wrong on a field goal. Let your defense hold on. Let real players decide things. If Bradshaw stops at the 1, that's DOUBLE CREEPY.

If the Pats let Bradshaw go through their line, then he kneels at the 1: At that point, the competitive nature of America's showcase sporting event is DEAD, having been totally usurped by gamesmanship. And what if, after all that, the Giants MISS THE FIELD GOAL? The Super Bowl ends in absolute travesty.

If Motley Crue had to sell out, at least they did it in style with their Super Bowl commercial for Kia. It features Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima and Ultimate Fighter Chuck Liddell. Car ads, Las Vegas residencies...not a bad way to grow old. 

After Mario Lemieux, who should be Pittsburgh's next sports statue?
 
The Pirates have four: Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski, Willie Stargell and Honus Wagner. They also display a bronze casting of Ralph Kiner's hands.
 
The Steelers have one: Founder Art Rooney Sr.
 
Lemieux will be the Penguins' first.
 
The Pirates have obviously overdone it. They have as many statues and sculptures as they do world championships. The Pirates can't win, so they give fans statues, fireworks, bobbleheads and Styx.
 
The Steelers' message is loud and clear. They've won six Super Bowls. Sixteen Steelers players are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But there's one statue, and it's the original owner. The Rooneys are what counts.
 
If I may suggest, Pitt should erect a statue of Tony Dorsett, either on campus or at Heinz Field. Dorsett is the greatest of Pitt's great, and a Western Pennsylvania native to boot.

UPDATE: PNC Park has a feature called Legacy Square that displays statues of seven prominent Pittsburgh-based Negro Leaguers, including Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige. Excellent. I'd still like to see the Pittsburgh Crawfords (Hill District) and Homestead Grays somehow memorialized on their respective home turfs.

Arnold Palmer is from Latrobe. Let Latrobe erect his statue. As for  Bruno Sammartino, he's a fake wrestler. Build a pretend statue.


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An anonymous doctor in Toronto says Sidney Crosby should retire. When a physician opines so dramatically, shouldn't he at least put his name to it? Just sayin'.

What does this doctor know that others don't, especially considering he's never examined Sid? Do they even have real doctors in Canada?

Anyone who says Crosby should quit doesn't understand how hard it is to walk away from a gift like Sid's. Anyone who pushes retirement has never had a gift.

Sid's 24. Hockey is his life. What's he supposed to do if he retires, sit on a beach and count his money? Can't do that indefinitely.

If Crosby played for the Maple Leafs, that same doctor in Toronto would tell Sid to suit up even if Crosby had explosives strapped to his chest and a Montreal fan had his finger on the button. GO LEAFS GO! O Canada, eh?

Imagine if this was an Olympics year. Canada might burn. We've got to get gold again, Sid. You can drool into your soup later.

Not sure what to make of the most recent diagnosis. It's weird that whatever's said latest is suddenly perceived as gospel. But if you want optimism, here goes: Crosby's demeanor is much lighter, as if a weight's been lifted.


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