AlPa to play JoePa in Penn State football scandal movie

Al Pacino obviously asked his agent to only get him roles as controversial individuals. Weeks after he signed on to play Phil Spector, he's announced that he'll play Joe Paterno in "Happy Valley," the tentative title of a biopic about the Penn State football coach.
Al Pacino acknowledges the applause after receiving the medal from U.S. President Barack Obama at a ceremony in Washington (© JASON REED/Newscom/RTR)
Adding to the project's film kudos, it will be directed by Brian De Palma — the third time he's worked with Pacino, after 1983's "Scarface" and 1993's "Carlito's Way." "I can't think of a better duo to tell this story of a complex, intensely righteous man who was brought down by his own tragic flaw," said producer Edward R. Pressman.

The bacon-shell taco is why humans were put on this Earth

If you think about it, the taco really is the most perfect food. It is a pocket of corn (or, if you’re a heathen, flour) filled with whatever your belly desires. And it fits in one hand. How can you possibly improve on that formula? Why, with bacon, of course.

Bacon-shell taco is seen on PYT Philly’s Facebook page http://on.fb.me/WkfgEi . (©PYT Philly / Facebook)Specifically, a shell made of bacon. No, really, a shell made of bacon, which the forward-thinking proprietors of Philadelphia burger joint PYT have done with their limited-time-only "Bacon-Shell Burger Taco," — a shell made entirely of bacon stuffed with "a taco-seasoned beef burger," two kinds of shredded cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo and an "avocado and cilantro ranch sauce." 

The Seven Meaningless Phrases Everyone Uses on Their Resume

According to a survey of hiring managers by OfficeTeam, these are seven phrases you should avoid putting on your resume, because they're OVERUSED and MEANINGLESS.  Here they are, along with the ways to REPLACE them.

 #1.)  "Highly qualified."  Instead, you should list specific qualifications.

 #2.)  "Hard worker."  Show how meeting deadlines and handling a large volume of tasks PROVES you work hard.  

 #3.)  "Team player."  Give examples of how you worked well with other people.

 #4.)  "Problem solver."  Highlight a problem you were able to solve.

 #5.)  "Flexible."  Mention a major change you responded to at your job.

 #6.)  "People person."  Again, you should give a SPECIFIC example instead of just saying it.

 #7.)  "Self-starter."  Show how you took action without being prompted.

 (PR Newswire)

(COMING SOON)

-Lance Armstrong admits to doping.

-RPD cruiser involved in crash.

-Job growth slows in Rochester.

OTHER

Lance Armstrong admitted in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France. Saying they were his decisions and his mistake, Armstrong said he couldn't have won the race seven times without the drugs. Armstrong answered ``yes'' when asked if he utilized EPO, blood doping and transfusions, testosterone, cortisone and human growth hormone, saying he did it in all seven of his Tour wins.

Sports journalist Jackie Pepper says many players became skeptical after the Michigan State game. Te'o's grandmother died and a short time later it was reported his girlfriend died from cancer.


Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te'o (MAN'-ty TAY'-ow) mentioned in at least two interviews his online girlfriend of three years even after the school says he discovered she never existed. ...the Heisman Trophy runner-up talked about his doomed love in a Web interview on Dec. 8 and again in a newspaper interview published Dec. 10. He and the university said Wednesday that he learned on Dec. 6 that it was all a hoax, that not only wasn't she dead, she wasn't real.

Meanwhile, NFL draft consultant Gil Brandt believes the uncertainty surrounding Te'o could affect when he might be selected in April's draft. The former Dallas Cowboys general manager adds that Te'o's stock had already plummeted after a poor performance in the BCS championship game.


NFL

Doug Marrone has hired three more assistants to his new Buffalo Bills staff, including Ike Hilliard taking over as receivers coach.
 
Hilliard comes to Buffalo after spending the past two seasons coaching receivers with the Washington Redskins. He's a former NFL receiver who split 12 seasons between the New York Giants and Tampa Bay...  The Bills also hired John Anselmo to work as a special teams assistant. He previously worked under Marrone at Syracuse.
 ..   Hal Luther, also from Syracuse, was hired as assistant strength and conditioning coach.


 THE ARIZONA CARDIANLS HAVE HIRED COLTS OFF COOR BRUCE ARIANS AS THEIR NEW HEAD COACH..

Norv Turner takes over Cleveland's offense after six years as head coach of the Chargers. The San Diego Chargers hired former Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt (WIZ'-ehn-hunt) to handle their play-calling.


The New England Patriots have placed tight end Rob Gronkowski on injured reserve with a forearm injury. Gronkowski broke his left arm in Sunday's 41-28 win over the Houston Texans in a divisional playoff game. New England faces the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game for the second straight year on Sunday night.

The New York Jets are closing in on hiring a general manager, with Seattle executive John Idzik the apparent front-runnerNBA:


Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half as the New York Knicks whipped the Detroit Pistons 102-87 in London. Amare Stoudemire had 17 points for the Knicks, who jumped out to a 16-2 lead and improved to 25-13....Syracuse is retiring the jersey of former star Carmelo Anthony when the Orange host Georgetown at the Carrier Dome in February

Miami still leads the East by a game over New York after LeBron James contributed 39 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the Heat's 99-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Dwyane  Wade added 27 points to the Heat's second straight win.

TONIGHT:
THE CELTICS HOST THE BULLS
ATLANTA IS AT BROOKLYN

COLLEGE HOOPS

SIXTH RANKED SYRACUSE VISITS TOP RANKED LOUISIVLLE ON SATURDAY...TIP OFF IS 4:00

Canisius overcame a 10-point first-half deficit, then held on to beat Manhattan 64-60 and snap a two-game skid.
 
 Antoine Mason netted 23 points as Niagara picked up its third consecutive win, beating Siena 87-64 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action Thursday night....the Saints (4-14, 2-5),


NHL

The Buffalo Sabres have placed three players on waivers, including defenseman Adam Pardy...       The Sabres, on Thursday, also placed minor league forwards Nick Tarnasky and Kevin Porter on waivers

AHL

AMERKS HOST SYRACUSE TONIGHT

ALBANY DEVILS ARE AT ADIRONDACK TONIGHT...START TIME IS 7:05


COLLEGE HOCKEY

The RIT men’s hockey team travels East on Interstate-90 this weekend to play a pair of games at Atlantic Hockey Association rival Army on Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m.  


MLB

Reliever Joba Chamberlain and the New York Yankees have agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,875,000, avoiding salary arbitration
_ Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2 million

Relief pitcher Bobby Parnell and the New York Mets have avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $1.7 million

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is selling the blood-stained sock he wore during the 2004 World Series after the collapse of his Providence-based video game company...

The sock, which had been on loan to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, is expected to bring in at least $100,000 at an auction next month.
 

COLLEGE

Forbes released a list Wednesday of the estimated annual revenues for the top conferences in college sports...  The Big Ten is No. 1 with revenues of $310 million _ $250 million of that coming from TV. The Pacific-12 is second at $303 million and the Atlantic Coast Conference third at $293 million....   The SEC had revenues of $270 million.

The beauty pageant queen who shot to social media stardom during the BCS championship will be back in front of the cameras ahead of the NFL's title game...

Former Miss Alabama USA Katherine Webb will serve as a correspondent for ``Inside Edition'' leading up to next month's Super Bowl in New Orleans