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. Looking ahead to faceoff … Game: Penguins (32-19-5) vs. Anaheim Ducks (23-24-9) Time: 7:08 p.m. Site: Consol Energy Center TV, radio: Root Sports, 105.9 The X Here is the official live summary. Updates are on our Penguins page. Josh Yohe will type the word “Mighty” onto his screen at least once.

. Brief and to the Point … >> My Wednesday column is … well, you’ll see. Suffice it to say I was standing in a snowfall Saturday afternoon and caught up in the moment. >> The panic at both ends of the Pirates-Yankees A.J. Burnett talks, I can promise you, is not shared by the [...]

Brief and to the Point … >> The news that Rashard Mendenhall could miss all of 2012 with the knee injury appears to set the stage for Isaac Redman as the Steelers’ feature back. That might sound scary. He’s a second-year man who went undrafted out of Bowie State, and he’s got one career start. [...]

Brief and to the Point … >> My Monday column calls for the Steelers to show Hines Ward the respect he’s due. I hereby predict this one will be unpopular, though I can’t be sure. >> If the Pirates complete the trade for A.J. Burnett – still feel it’s going to get done but could [...]

. Looking ahead to faceoff … Game: Penguins (31-19-5) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (24-24-6) Time: 7:08 p.m. Site: Consol Energy Center TV, radio: Root Sports, RDS (Quebec), 105.9 The X Here is the official live summary. News updates are on our Penguins page. Guy Boucher is still gagging from watching video of an 8-5 game yesterday. [...]

. Looking ahead to tipoff … Game: Pitt (15-10, 4-8 Big East) vs. Seton Hall (16-8, 5-7) Time: 12:05 p.m. Site: Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. TV, radio: WTAE-TV (ESPN Regional), 93.7 The Fan Here is the official live summary, and here are news updates on our Pitt page. John Grupp is counting the seconds until [...]

. Looking ahead to faceoff … Game: Penguins (30-19-5) vs. Winnipeg Jets (26-24-6) Time: 2:08 p.m. Site: Consol Energy Center TV, radio: Root Sports, NHL Network, 105.9 The X Here is the official live summary. News updates are on our Penguins page. If you can’t go to Winnipeg, hey, Winnipeg can come to you. I’ll be [...]

Brief and to the Point … >> My Friday column looks at why no one wants the Pirates’ money this winter. >> Todd Haley smiled and smiled and spoke gently about his excitement at joining the Steelers and “coming home” in the process. Good for him. He came across quite well, from my perspective in [...]

Brief and to the Point … >> Worked on the Friday column overnight, will head over to the South Side for Todd Haley’s news conference, then return for the 1 p.m. chat. That’s an hour later than usual because Haley’s going at noon. I’ll apologize here for the brevity of this Wakeup Call, but it’s [...]

. Looking ahead to tipoff … Game: Pitt (15-9, 4-7 Big East) vs. South Florida (13-10, 6-4) Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Fla. TV, radio: Root Sports, ESPN3, 93.7 The Fan Here is the official live summary, and here are news updates on our Pitt page. John Grupp is there.