I wrote this on another site the night the Penguins won the Stanley Cup.

The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins have seven selections in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft this weekend, starting with the 30th and final pick of the first round Friday at the Bell Centre in Montreal. First-round coverage starts on Versus a…

<a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1×1mvb2W23Q/SkOXGW9dL6I/AAAAAAAABoI/kjBqEs3gF4Q/s1600-h/andrews.jpg”><img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1×1mvb2W23Q/SkOXGW9dL6I/AAAAAAAABoI/kjBqEs3gF4Q/s400/andrews.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351286917744635810″ border=”0″ /></a><br />Well that time of year is upon. Yes, the 2009 ESPY Awards are here, and will air Sunday, July 19th at 9pm, with Samuel L.

<a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1×1mvb2W23Q/SkOXGW9dL6I/AAAAAAAABoI/kjBqEs3gF4Q/s1600-h/andrews.jpg”><img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1×1mvb2W23Q/SkOXGW9dL6I/AAAAAAAABoI/kjBqEs3gF4Q/s400/andrews.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351286917744635810″ border=”0″ /></a><br />Well that time of year is upon. Yes, the 2009 ESPY Awards are here, and will air Sunday, July 19th at 9pm, with Samuel L. Jackson as your host

<a href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bGsTDqSw4Cs/SkGtr3ibv1I/AAAAAAAABNw/oVlIm82bk30/s1600-h/reinsdorf.jpg”><img id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350748801447214930″ style=”FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 218px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px” alt=”" src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bGsTDqSw4Cs/SkGtr3ibv1I/AAAAAAAABNw/oVlIm82bk30/s320/reinsdorf.jpg” border=”0″ /></a>((HT: TSN))<br /><div></div><br /><div>Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf ((pictured, thanks Jonathan Daniel/Getty)) has promised to make an offer by Friday to buy the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes and keep the NHL team in Arizona. </div><div><br />Reinsdorf lawyer Alan Klein said his client is in the midst of conversations with the city of Glendale, Ariz., on a new lease agreement that would be part of the proposal.<br /></div><div>Klein made the comment from Chicago via conference call Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Phoenix, where Judge Redfield T.

<a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bGsTDqSw4Cs/SkFXiyOvIHI/AAAAAAAABMg/DXiiVHZqe2c/s1600-h/hhof09.jpg”><img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 150px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bGsTDqSw4Cs/SkFXiyOvIHI/AAAAAAAABMg/DXiiVHZqe2c/s320/hhof09.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350654087403610226″ border=”0″ /></a>((HT: TSN/CP))<br /><div><br />When three of the Top 10 goal scorers of all time and a two-time Norris Trophy winner are eligible for the Hockey Hall of Fame, it is not a tough call for the selection committee.

The Keystone state welcomes MMA to Pittsburgh in the form of the Ultimate Cage Fighting Championship appropriately named “Rumble on the Rivers.” The Mellon Arena, home of the Stanley Cup Champions Pittsburgh Penguins, will play host to the event. The 47 year-old building, which is scheduled to be demolished for the start of the 2010-2011 hockey season, has a capacity of approximately 18,000 for events.

The Keystone state welcomes MMA to Pittsburgh in the form of the Ultimate Cage Fighting Championship appropriately named “Rumble on the Rivers.” The Mellon Arena, home of the Stanley Cup Champions Pittsburgh Penguins, will play host to the event.

Three Boston College hockey alums - Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik and Rob Scuderi - captured the 2009 Stanley Cup as contributing members of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The 2009 Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins led all teams in the first annual playoff &ldquo;Beard-a-thon&rdquo;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Over 1,700 Penguins&rsquo; fans grew playoff beards and raised $113,541 for the Mario Lemieux Foundation.&nbsp; …