There is More to Life Than Hockey and Sports

The Pittsburgh Penguins spend an afternoon delivering toys to kids at the Children’s Hospital.

Instead of showing some Penguins tribute videos or making fun of Sidney Crosby’s shoe commercials, we thought this video of the Pens visiting the kids over at Children’s Hospital was heart warming and really fit the holiday spirit.

Happy Holidays and Go Pens!

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Penguins Finally Won, Now What? Buy Stuff.

Pittsburgh Penguins Snuggy style fleece throw on Amazon

Watch the Pens win in the snuggly comfort of creepiness

The Pens finally won their first game at Consol Energy Center, which means all the bandwagon fans can shut up and stop whining. So what if they lost the first game on the new ice. So what they lost the second game ever played in the new $300 million arena. Get over it Scott Ferrall! It will be something to look back and laugh at when they lift that cup up again for hoist number four.
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Hilary Duff About to Face Boredom in the Burgh

Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie moving to Pittsburgh

Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie moving to Pittsburgh (flickred by juicyhilz)

Hilary Duff is supposedly moving to Hollywood of the East, and not for movie-making. So what brings Lizzie McGuire to Pittsburgh? Her recent marriage to Mike Comrie who signed a one year contract with the Pens earlier this month.

More than likely she will be bored out of her mind – but we can expect that she won’t leak anything about it to the press because of what happened to actress Sienna Miller when she dared to talk trash about the Burgh. For the record, she quickly apologized for calling it “Shitsburgh“. Here’s a great idea: If the city collected half a penny for every time college students called it that, we wouldn’t have to increase the parking fines.
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Igloo Will Be Demolished, Peace Out Homie

The Mellon Arena is set to be torn down and demolished. Farewell to the Igloo.

After a unanimous vote, the Igloo has no future in Pittsburgh

The demise of the Igloo will occur as soon as February, 2011. Despite pleas from local preservation groups, the Sports & Exhibition Authority decided, by unanimous vote, to move forward with plans to tear down the Civic Arena aka Mellon Arena.
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