By RON COOK, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Cook: Crosby again shuts up Flyers and their fans
You have to feel for Philadelphia's kind, decent, mature hockey fans, don't you?
You know the ones I'm talking about. They don't seem to care all that much about the Flyers-Penguins games. They pay big money to get into the Wachovia Center for the sheer enjoyment of chanting "Crosby stinks!" or some such hospitable thing.
Cook: Rooney's departure hurts NFL
When the NFL owners shook hands with the Pittsburgh Steelers' Dan Rooney last week and wished him well in his new position as U.S. ambassador to Ireland, they weren't just saying goodbye to an old, dear friend. They could have been saying goodbye to the long-term health of their league.
Cook: Panthers' best is yet to come
Is Pitt guard Levance Fields a beauty or what? Not only did he hit the key shot Thursday night to beat Xavier to send the Panthers to where they've never been during this golden era of Pitt men's basketball, he put the historic night in perfect perspective in the joyous moments after the throbbing 60-55 win.
Big East flexes muscle in NCAAs
Many have tried to tell the story of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. No one did it better than Connecticut forward Jeff Adrien after Huskies blew out Chattanooga by 56 points and Texas A&M by 26.
Big East flexes muscle in NCAAs
Many have tried to tell the story of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. No one did it better than Connecticut forward Jeff Adrien after Huskies blew out Chattanooga by 56 points and Texas A&M by 26.
Cook: Pitt passes first toughness test
It might have been a minute but it seemed like forever that Pitt's Naismith Player of the Year Award finalist DeJuan Blair was on the hard floor Sunday, clutching his left knee after Oklahoma State's Byron Eaton barreled into Blair's leg shoulder-first.
Cook: Calipari deserves coach of the year honor
Debate if you must the No. 1 seeds, the Final Four contenders, the national championship pick. But don't waste one second debating the coach of the year in college basketball. The award has to go to one man: Memphis coach John Calipari.
Cook: Pitt gets week to learn from loss
Maybe a few of the officials' calls were bad Thursday night here at Madison Square Garden.
Cook: Steelers line good enough
Pittsburgh Steelers director of football operations Kevin Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin have earned the benefit of the doubt. When you win a Super Bowl, that's a given. Colbert and Tomlin are selling that their offensive line will be good enough to compete for another championship next season.
I'm buying. Actually, it's not so hard.
