Melissa A. Cook

Communication Arts professor @WJCollege in Washington, PA. I teach Rhetoric & PR. I love my family & all things Bruce & Pittsburgh sports #Pens

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

If Bari Weiss does anything to screw up @CBSSunday we riot….meet Roman Butzlaff from Concord, N.C….this is the America I want….amazing segment and story

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

Can't wait to celebrate...40 years! Weren't we just at Graffiti yesterday for a Bachelorette party!? What time do @theclarks hit the stage tonight!? @scottblasey

[The Clarks @theclarks]

The Clarks are celebrating their 40th anniversary as a band and hope to see you in attendance at @Stage_AE on Saturday June 13th! They’ll be performing songs from throughout the decades, with special guests @FantasticCatUSA. Purchase tickets here: https://t.co/kpmR5wfdjD

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

@HawkEmDownChris

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

Preach

[Penguins Jesus @PenguinsJesus]

I blame the yellow jerseys.

Bring me the person who decided to go with the yellow jerseys.

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

Couldn’t make it to the game today?

RT for your chance to win this autographed Paul Skenes Cy Young bobblehead!

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

In honor of a very successful Opening Weekend at PNC Park, we're giving away this team-autographed poster.

RT for your chance to win! 🏴‍☠️

[Pittsburgh Police @PghPolice]

On this day, 17 years ago, Officers Eric Kelly, Stephen Mayhle, & Paul Sciullo lost their lives responding to a domestic call in the Stanton Heights neighborhood.

Today, these words from Chief Lando were broadcast over all three police radio channels.

Rest in peace, Officers.

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

@MattBarnaby3636 Slippery Rock Joe...the best

[DK Pittsburgh Sports @DKPghSports]

Evgeni Malkin, technically, was the first one to confirm the news, yelling at the media with a giant smile on his face when he stepped off the ice after the Penguins' morning skate on Wednesday in Raleigh.

“GUYS, he is BACK!" Malkin shouted. "Crosby is BACK!”

Sidney Crosby, indeed, will return to the Penguins' lineup tonight for the first time since he sustained a sprained MCL from a Radko Gudas hit exactly a month ago in the Olympic quarterfinals. He resumed his position as the Penguins' first-line center between Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell in the morning skate, and skated on the top power-play unit as well.

"Excited to get back in it," Crosby said. "You know, just watching these guys, and being on the trip, it's been close. So, just happy to finally be back in there."

Crosby missed 11 games due to his injury, and the Penguins went 5-3-3 in his absence, handling themselves pretty well despite the depleted lineup against some tough opponents.

"It's never easy watching," he said. "But I think you gain even more appreciation when you're up top and you just see on a nightly basis, the way we compete, the way we work, just coming back in games, a lot of different things. So just want to jump in there and contribute as best I can."

Crosby had that view from up top in the press box on Monday in Denver when Malkin had his own return game, scoring twice after missing the previous five games due to suspension. Crosby smiled when I asked about it and said Malkin "set the bar high" for a performance in a return.

"He was great," Crosby said. "I mean, we were skating together there, so to see him come in like that after missing five games was huge."

Crosby rejoins a Penguins team that finds themselves in the same place they were in the standings during the Olympic break -- tied for second place in the Metropolitan Division. He's looking forward to helping them make that push once again.

"You play to play in the playoffs and ultimately win," he said. "It's competitive, you can see on a nightly basis. Everyone's pushing for a few spots. But that's fun as a hockey player, those are the games you want to be in."

-- From Taylor Haase in Raleigh

[NHL @NHL]

Evgeni Malkin's certainly mastered the art of the spinning backhand 🤌

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[Springsteen Lyrics @BruceLyricsNL]

You know that flag flying over the courthouse means certain things are set in stone
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't"

- Long Walk Home
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[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

@PensInsideScoop Cool photos. Excited for Jan 31st ceremony amd game! Hoping lots of alum come back

[Stone Cold Sid @StoneColdSid]

Start passing the collection plates!

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

@JennaHarner11 And then Fr Max is credited with the blowing wind in the end zone/ missed FG. Love it #Legend

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

@JennaHarner11 ...yeah! Fr. Max, taking care of our STEELERS

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

Now it's Christmas season @StevieVanZandt Darlene IS soul and LOVE

[Spring-Nuts @SpringNuts_]

The holiday season has NOW officially begun!! Absolutely STELLAR performance by Darlene Love, @StevieVanZandt , @MRibler , Paul Schaffer and the Disciples of Soul on the @FallonTonight last night! @eddiemanion

https://t.co/ZI1TRMUesT

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

@BarackObama Mr. President...have you not seen your BFF's story of personal reflection and healing in, "Deliver Me from Nowhere"!? Run, don't walk!

[Melissa A. Cook @DrMelissaCook]

Amen

[Penguins Jesus @PenguinsJesus]

If you’re going to endear yourself to Pittsburghers when making your trailer, include tons of skyline shots and @theclarks.

[Bill Beckner @BillBeckner]

How about this QB from Washington & Jefferson?

Kellan Stahl completes 27 of 28 passes for 408 yards, 5 TDs in 56-0 W over Waynesburg.

Breaks NCAA D-III record for highest completion percentage in a game (minimum 20 attempts) with 96.4%.

@WJFootball @wjathletics @TribSports