Thursday, 08 March 2012 09:40

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins/NHL

-The Penguins extend their winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 win against the Maple Leafs.

-Mario Lemieux has a new statue.

-Highlights:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

College Basketball

-Pitt goes down in the Big East Tournament to Georgetown, 64-52.

-West Virginia falls to Connecitcut, 71-67, in overtime.

-Louisville defeated Seton Hall, 61-55.

-South Florida defeated Villanova, 56-44.

-Robert Morris falls to Long Island in the NEC title game, 90-73.

-Lehigh beats Bucknell, 82-77, to claim the Patriot League title and a trip to the NCAA tournament.

-Montana defeated Weber State, 85-66, to claim the Big Sky Tournament and an NCAA bid.

Steelers/NFL

-Hines Ward, Aaron Smith, James Farrior and Chris Kemoeatu officially became free agents.

-WPXI got fooled by a bogus report and ran with a story about Hines Ward joining the Ravens.

-The Colts officially cut Peyton Manning.

-The Bengals signed fullback Chris Pressley to a two-year extension.

-The Raiders restructured the contracts of defensive tackle Richard Seymour and saftey Michael Huff.

-The Jaguars re-signed cornerback Rashean Mathis to a one-year deal worth $5 million.

-The Falcons re-signed defensive lineman Kroy Biermann to a three-year deal potentially worth $12 million.

-The Seahawks will release cornerback Marcus Trufant.

Pirates/MLB

-Duke Welker has battled his way to the majors.

-Gerrit Cole was demoted.

-Derrek Lee still doesn't want to officially retire.

(Photos: Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)