PER TRADITION, the NHL champion Penguins will get their names etched on Lord Stanley's Cup. Such an honor is for eternity ... or until there's no more room and a ring has to be removed from the 125-year-old chalice. This is what will happen after this season. So some legendary names—including Gordie Howe's and Bobby Hull's—will no longer be immortalized on sports' most famous trophy. It was a good week for the Pens, French Open champion Rafael Nadal and other sports figures, but as Mr. Hockey knew, nothing is forever.
SCOOTER GENNETT
Reds utilityman
GOOD: You're only the second player since 1901 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in a single game.
BAD: People still mispronounce your last name (soft G).
CHRIS HOLTMANN
Ohio State basketball coach
GOOD: You get $24 million over eight years to turn around the Buckeyes.
BAD: You have to turn around the Buckeyes.
CHRISTIAN PULISIC
U.S. men's soccer team
GOOD: You scored both goals in a 2--0 World Cup qualifying win over Trinidad and Tobago.
BAD: You have to do the same thing in every match for the next 15 years.
LINCOLN RILEY
Oklahoma football coach
GOOD: At 33, you're the youngest head coach at an FBS school.
BAD: Anything less than 11 wins per year and Sooners fans will go Boomer.
TAPWRIT
Belmont Stakes winner
GOOD: You gained equine immortality by winning a Triple Crown race.
BAD: No names are engraved on the 91-year-old silver Belmont Trophy.
