Grade Gently Today, Ma....it's a tough one

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Across
  1. 3. the actor is going to play all 9 positions in MLB Spring Training games
  2. 6. #71 for the Penguins
  3. 7. this Crafton, PA native excelled in football, basketball, and track at Carlynton High before starring at NC State
  4. 8. I will probably fill out 50+ of these early next week….it’s predicted that Americans will fill out over 40 million of them
  5. 9. the city of LeBron’s home games
  6. 10. how ties after regulation are resolved in NHL
  7. 12. this Pitt coach is going to get fired if he can’t get his team back in the March Madness soon
Down
  1. 1. Chuck Noll was named the Steelers head coach in 1969 after ______ turned down that job offer
  2. 2. last name of Barry Melrose’s co-host on ESPN’s NHL segments
  3. 3. when an umpire holds up both fists simultaneously to display the ball/strike count to the players
  4. 4. this Baldwin, PA native played offensive tackle blocking for Dorsett at Pitt, has been the Chicago Bears and Dolphins head coach, and was Pitt’s head football coach from 2005-2010
  5. 5. when you have 5 skaters and your opponent has only 4 because one is sitting in timeout, you are on a ______ ______
  6. 10. which team has a fleur de lis on their helmets?
  7. 11. he attended Denbigh HS before playing football at William & Fairy and then on to coach in the NFL