jimmy is crazy.
Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin stretches on the ice before a game against Tampa Bay on Saturday. The Penguins currently rank No. 8 in Adrian Dater’s weekly NHL Power Rankings. (AP)
The Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled a 4,700-pound bronze statue honoring Mario Lemieux on Wednesday. The statue, which stands outside Consol Energy Center, depicts Lemieux splitting a pair of defensemen on his way to scoring a goal against the New York Islanders in 1988. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Sports Figures With Their Own Statues
SI VAULT: Lemieux on his battle cancer (1.22.96)
Pirates centerfielder Andrew McCutchen stretches with the team’s mascot before a spring training game against the Yankees on Tuesday. McCutchen signed a six-year, $51.5 million deal earlier this week. (AP)
LEMIRE: With McCutchen in fold long-term, Pirates ready to take next step
Pittsburgh quarterback Dan Marino poses at a 1982 SI photo shoot. SI.com’s Chris Burke, who has been looking back at the best first-round draft picks since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, proclaims Marino is the best No. 27 pick of all-time. The Dolphins legend threw for 61,361 passing yards, 420 touchdowns and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (Manny Millan/SI)
BURKE: Looking at the best first-round picks of all time
SI VAULT: Marino, Dickerson are cream of deep NFL crop (11.14.83)
Lydell Mitchell is tackled by Jack Lambert (No. 58) and Ernie Holmes (No. 63) during a 1976 Colts-Steelers game. As the 2011 season winds down, the Steelers are in prime position for the playoffs whereas the 2-13 Colts are hoping for the No. 1 overall pick. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)
KING MMQB: Rodgers has all but locked up MVP and other Week 16 thoughts
Muhammad Ali stands over Sonny Liston after knocking him out in the first round of their 1965 fight. Ali turns 70 today. (Neil Leifer/SI)
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Muhammad Ali | Ali at 70
VIDEO: Boxing historian Bert Sugar on greatness of Ali
SI VAULT: Ali beats Frazier in Manilla (10.13.75)
Maple Leafs left wing Nikolai Kulemin is surrounded by Penguins as he falls to the ice during yesterday’s game at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Toronto won 1-0 to improve their record to 26-19-6. (Fred Vuich/SI)
FARBER: News of Sidney Crosby’s health loomed over All-Star Weekend
