Wednesday, 16 January 2013 05:58

Written by Seth Rorabaugh

Penguins/NHL

-Beau Bennett and Eric Tangradi make their case to be Evgeni Malkin's left winger.

-Jayson Megna is taking the long way to the NHL.

-"This will be by far the best rivalry I’ve been a part of." - Tanner Glass on Penguins-Flyers.

-Tonight's intrasquad scrimmage will feature several staged scenarios.

-Tomas Vokoun will ensure 22 consecutive seasons of Czechs playing for the Penguins.

-"I wasn't able to train for a year. I don't consider going for a 10-minute run training. When you're doing an activity and hope that you don't get symptoms, that's not really pushing yourself, that's just having daily activity. There's a big difference between training and having physical activity." - Sidney Crosby on the limitations presented by his concussion issues.

-“I had a big injury and came back and played well. We had a great line, but we didn’t win the Stanley Cup.” - Malkin on his 2011-12 season.

-Malkin speaks:

-Dan Bylsma speaks:

-Alex Grant and Riley Holzapfel each collected a goal and two assists for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 defeat of the Norfolk Admirals. Brian Dumoulin each recorded two assists for the Penguins while teammate Brad Thiessen made 11 saves.

-The end of the NHL lockout has given Grant a chance at more playing time.

-With forward Philip Dupuis dealing with an undisclosed injury, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins recalled forward Adam Payerl from the Wheeling Nailers.

-The Flyers officially named forward Claude Giroux as the 19th captain in franchise history.

-"I'm not going to come in and send a message to let's just dip our big toe in and see how the water feels." - Flyers coach Peter Laviolette on how he wants his team to play the Penguins Saturday.

-“He’s still demanding of his guys … but he’s really patient when he’s teaching us about what he expects and the reasons why. There’s no grey area out there, it’s: ‘This is how I want it, and this is why I want it.' There’s no in-between with him. You play good or you play bad, guys know what to expect.” - Canadiens forward and former Penguin Colby Armstrong on his new/old coach, Michel Therrien (right), also formerly of the Penguins.

-“I’m not a big fan of the shootout, but I know they want more points, more fun for the fans. Hopefully, we don’t go to many shootouts. We want to win in regulation. But I know what I need to do. I know I can help. You go first and score, it elevates the other shooters, your goalie. Points are just too valuable to waste.” - Panthers forward and former Penguin Alex Kovalev on shootouts. Last season, Florida went 6-11 in shootouts.

College Basketball

-Has Trey Zeigler turned a corner for Pitt?

-Ryan Evans scored 13 points for Wisconsin which upset No. 2 Indiana, 64-59.

-Doug McDermott had 31 points for No. 12 Creighton in a 79-68 win against Northern Iowa.

-JaKarr Sampson scored 17 points for St. John's in a 67-63 upset of No. 20 Notre Dame.

Steelers/NFL

-Former Steelers assistant coach Dick Walker passed away. He was 80.

-The Chargers hired former Broncos offensive coordinator as head coach.

-The naming rights to Cleveland Browns Stadium were sold to FirstEnergy Corp.

-According to the Chicago Tribune, the Bears have hired former Montreal Alouettes (CFL) head coach Marc Trestman as head coach.

-Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall underwent hip surgery.

Pirates/MLB

-Former Yankees pitcher Rafael Soriano agreed to a two-year contract worth $28 million with the Nationals.

(Photo: Penguins training camp-Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press)