With the first overall pick in the 2011 Major League Baseball first-year player draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates select Anthony Rendon, third baseman, from Rice University.

For the third time in the past four seasons, the Pittsburgh Penguins will square off against the Ottawa Senators in the playoffs. Host Cory Humes is joined by Matt Rudzki, who shares his insights on the first-round series.

The Penguins added defenseman Jordan Leopold and winger Alexei Ponikarovsky over the past two days; Alan Smodic and Matthew Rudzki chime in with their opinionated takes on Ray Shero’s acquisitions before the trade deadline.

There’s only one sure-fire way to sell papers in Titletahn and that’s stir up unneeded controversy in a locker room. That’s exactly what the PG’s Ron Cook and the Trib’s Rob Rossi have done recently.

On the Sunday after Christmas, I trekked west on I-70 for an evening in Wheeling. The Nailers were playing the Elmira Jackals, and, despite the fact that the roster didn’t boast much prospect-level talent, $18 for two seats on the red line seemed like a solid deal.