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The City of Pittsburgh celebrates another championship

The Pittsburgh Penguins are champions of the ice once again after getting by a nice young up-and-coming Nashville team. Pittsburgh has a nice collection of championship hardware, but the Pirates are long overdue now.

Late goals lift Pens to Stanley Cup

Crosby and Malkin and the Stanley Cup. Again.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are Stanley Cup champions, again. The Penguins celebrated a second-straight Stanley Cup championship after holding off a determined Nashville Predators squad that gave it their all Sunday night in Game 6. Despite spending what seemed like an eternity in the Pittsburgh zone in the third period, it was this stroke of skill and luck from Patric Hornqvist that snuck a puck into the Nashville goal to break a scoreless tie with a little more than 90 seconds remaining in the period…

The Penguins would add an empty-net goal to go up 2-0 with 13 seconds to play and the party in Pittsburgh was officially on. With the win, the Penguins became the first repeat Stanley Cup champion since the Detroit Red Wings won the Cup in 1997 and 1998 against the Philadelphia Flyers and Washington Capitals. It is the fifth time the Penguins have hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup above their heads in celebration around the link, earning them some congrats from another Pittsburgh sports franchise with an abundance of rings…

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was named the Conn Smythe trophy winner as the MVP of the postseason, his second-straight postseason MVP award.

Predators fans now…

Then there is me, the Flyers fan…

U.S.A. ties Mexico in World Cup qualifier

Michael Bradley scored a goal from long-distance in a World Cup qualifier Sunday night, but that was all the US could muster in a 1-1 draw against Mexico.

The good news is a draw for the U.S. actually seems to bode well as they remain in third in the North and Central American and Caribbean region. That puts the USA in the final spot to automatically qualify for the World Cup in 2018.

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Quick Hits

Icee chugging champion of the world. Worth the brain freeze.

– It is mandatory in 48 states that each edition of The Cheat Sheet must mention LaVar Ball once every three days. So here’s our post on Ball saying all three of his sons will be one-and-done players and play for the Lakers.

– The Patriots got some nice bling…

– Move over Pete Sampress. Rafael Nadal’s French Open victory moved him into sole possession of second place on the list of all-time Grand Slam titles. He now is chasing his long-time friend and rival Roger Federer for the top spot.

– Aaron Judge remains a baseball beast for the Yankees. Seriously, we posted about him twice this weekend. And in case you have not been paying close enough attention, the Colorado Rockies are looking pretty good this year.

– Major League Baseball is auctioning off a game-worn jersey of San Francisco Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland. What’s the significance of the jersey, you ask? It’s the one he wore when fighting Bryce Harper, and it’s being advertised that way.

– Some reporters are still sticking it to ESPN over the layoffs…

Meanwhile, and in a similar fashion to LeBron James being asked about what happens if the Cavs don’t defend their home court down 3-0, there is this gem from the weekend from a baseball reporter…

– One of the worst things about sports is when super rich owners threaten a city to move the team unless they get a brand new stadium or arena paid for by the city’s taxpayers. The owner of the Calgary Flames is reportedly considering that option if things don’t work out in their favor. I hear Atlanta is nice.

– There is no other way to share this other than just going by the headline: Here’s Sir Patrick Stewart drinking champagne out of F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo’s shoe. Yep. Exactly what it says.

– Our college football preview coverage is shifting its focus to the ACC this week. Here’s a year in review of the conference that was home to both the national champion (Clemson) and Heisman Trophy winner (Lamar Jackson) and has reason to be optimistic about its future in 2017.

– This pitcher for LSU threw an entire inning with a spider on his cap.

– It’s E3 week out in Los Angeles, which means plenty of video game news will be coming out from the big companies this week. Microsoft’s Xbox One X is quite a mouthful to say but looks like it will deliver on its promise of being the most powerful gaming console to date. And hey, it comes out on my birthday if you want to plan ahead with your shopping. We’ll see what Sony has up its sleeve later today, and Nintendo gets their brief spot in the spotlight on Tuesday.

– Also, Madden is going to have a story mode this year…

– Those who participate in an Icee chugging competition should have to sign a waiver due to the impending brain freeze, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

– Happy birthday to this metal plate in Atlanta.

– Stuff like this must be stopped…

One last gratuitous moment of procrastination

The world said goodbye to Adam West this weekend. The man who played Batman remains one of the most beloved superhero actors of all time. In honor of West, here are some of his top moments as the Caped Crusader.

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About Kevin McGuire

Contributor to Athlon Sports and The Comeback. Previously contributed to NBCSports.com. Host of the Locked On Nittany Lions Podcast. FWAA member and Philadelphia-area resident.

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