Quickies: Viva Italia!

• Ex-Penn prof Tracy McIntosh, convicted of sexual assault in 2004, is now heading to Italy for a new job after he’s freed from house arrest. Jesus. You get stricter sentences for underage drinking. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

• While you were watching the start of the AFC Championship (or not), Andre Iguodala was hitting a buzzer beater to rally the Sixers from 19 down and top the Timberwolves, 86-84. The Sixers scored only five more than Lower Merion native Kobe Bryant, who dropped 81 (!) on the Raptors in a Lakers’ win. Both these links have video, too. [AP via ESPN.com]

• Daily News TV scribe Ellen Gray is blogging from Hollywood and notes that, sometimes, IMDB is just as faulty as Wikipedia. [Ellen Gray in Hollywood]

• A fire in East Mount Airy that killed a 17-year-old girl and injured her mom has been ruled an arson. [Inky]

• When there’s nothing else to do (and, really, there never is in Bucks County), Democrats and Republicans argue over a sign about the Iraq war. Aren’t there any ribbon cuttings you guys can attend? [Bucks County Courier Times]