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Duquesne loses bid for NEC title in overtime loss to Sacred Heart
Football in the ‘Burgh on a Sunday usually means a fall date with the Pittsburgh Steelers. On this particular spring Sunday afternoon during a season of uncertainty, college football was the showcase on the Bluff. But the home team did not prevail. Sacred Heart forced Duquesne quarterback Joe Mischler to...
Blue Jackets trade Nick Foligno to Maple Leafs in 3-team deal
Nick Foligno’s time in Columbus is over, with the Blue Jackets trading their longtime captain to the Toronto Maple Leafs to chase the Stanley Cup. Columbus received a 2021 first- and 2022 fourth-round pick from Toronto as part of the three-team trade completed Sunday that also involves the San Jose...
Minor league report: Penguins shut out by BearsVideo
Goaltender Max Lagace made 20 saves on 21 shots for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins who were shut out by the rival Hershey Bears, 2-0, at the Giant Center in Hershey on Sunday. It was the second time this season Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-8-2) has been shut out. Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Heart inflammation nixes Henrik Lundqvist’s attempt to play for Capitals this seasonVideo
WASHINGTON — Henrik Lundqvist is abandoning a long-shot attempt to return from open-heart surgery in time to play for the Washington Capitals this season after a checkup last week showed some inflammation. Lundqvist tweeted Sunday that the inflammation around his heart requires a few months of rest and recovery. The...
Josh Berry gets 1st career NASCAR Xfinity victory at MartinsvilleVideo
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Josh Berry has worked for several years as a coach for JR Motorsports, working with up-and-coming drivers and enjoying their success as their careers developed. On Sunday, he showed he can do what he tells his pupils to do. Berry passed star rookie Ty Gibbs with 28...
Pirates notebook: Phillip Evans ‘ready to play everywhere’ when Ke’Bryan Hayes returns
When the Pittsburgh Pirates were counting on a rookie third baseman to bat second and provide some pop in the lineup, no one was expecting it would be Phillip Evans instead of Ke’Bryan Hayes. The 28-year-old Evans isn’t your average rookie. A journeyman who played 34 games for the New...
Penguins activate forward Teddy Blueger from injured reserve
The Pittsburgh Penguins activated forward Teddy Blueger from injured reserve Sunday. He has missed the past 13 games because of an undisclosed injury. In 28 games this season, Blueger has 15 points (four goals, 11 assists). Coach Mike Sullivan labeled Blueger as a “game-time decision” for Sunday’s road game against...
JT Brubaker’s 3 RBIs lead Pirates hit parade vs. Cubs
For as much as JT Brubaker loves to sling it, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander also enjoys every chance he gets to swing it. While Brubaker kept the Chicago Cubs in check with his arm, he put the Pirates ahead with one swing of the bat. Six days after Brubaker got...
Juuso Riikola, Colton Sceviour clear waivers, remain with Penguins
Defenseman Juuso Riikola and forward Colton Sceviour cleared waivers Sunday and will remain members of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Having cleared waivers, each can be assigned to the taxi squad or even Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) in order to provide roster flexibility for management to potentially activate a...
This date in sports history: April 11Video
1936 — The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. 1965 — Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 271 and wins the Masters by nine strokes over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. 1966 — Jack Nicklaus wins his third Masters and...
Rain wins again: Martinsville to have doubleheader Sunday
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Rain forced the postponement of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway after just 42 laps Saturday night, setting up a doubleheader Sunday. The day will start at noon with the completion of an Xfinity Series race that was suspended after 91 laps Friday night. That...
Minor league report: Jordy Bellerive, Penguins beat Devils in overtimeVideo
An overtime goal by forward Jordy Bellerive gave the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 5-4 comeback home win against the Binghamton Devils at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forward Felix Robert had a goal and an assist for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-7-3-2) while forward Jonathan Gruden added two assists. Goaltender Max Lagace...
UMass defeats St. Cloud State at PPG Paints Arena for 1st national title
Thursday night featured a Mass-ive moment. Saturday, a Mass-terful performance. The result was a first-time national champion. In his return after missing the semifinals because of covid protocols, Filip Lindberg stopped all 25 shots he faced, and Massachusetts won the NCAA men’s hockey title with a 5-0 win against St....
Mitch Keller delivers promising performance, 7-run inning boosts Pirates past Cubs
After a rough spring training and first outing, Mitch Keller could have wilted when he walked the first batter he faced and gave up a run in the first inning Saturday night against the Chicago Cubs. Keller’s fastball command has been an issue, so Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton was...
Masters notes: For 1st time, Japan is home to Augusta leader
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Japan has been sending golfers to the Masters since 1936, with about three dozen players combining for well over 100 appearances at Augusta National. And none ever had finished a round atop the leaderboard. Until Saturday. Hideki Matsuyama’s four-shot lead going into Sunday’s final round of the...
Japan’s Matsuyama takes over after weather delay, leads Masters by 4Video
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama showed he could handle Augusta National when he first showed up as a 19-year-old amateur. Ten years later, the Japanese star put himself on the cusp of a green jacket Saturday at the Masters. In a stunning turnaround after storms doused the course, Matsuyama had...
Xander Schauffele, again, right in major mix at MastersVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Xander Schauffele is in what has become familiar territory. He is close to the top of the leaderboard in a major championship. He is hoping Sunday isn’t more of the same when it comes to finishes. Schauffele shot a 4-under-par 68 on Saturday to get to 7-under...
Bowling for ratings: Fox-PBA partnership a success so farVideo
Whether it is graphics showing changes in oil patterns on the lanes or more emotion being shown on strikes, the sport of bowling has caught up with the times when it comes to putting a captivating show on television. Fox Sports and the Professional Bowlers Association have made the most...
Column: Love for QBs not named Trevor Lawrence in draft a bit too strongVideo
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is a generational talent and the best player in this NFL Draft. That’s why Urban Meyer took the Jacksonville job, and that’s why the Jaguars are drafting Lawrence No. 1 overall April 29, no questions asked. But after Lawrence, the best players in this draft are...
Franklin Regional’s Michael Kemerer returning for 7th NCAA season
Murrysville native Michael Kemerer isn’t ready to hang up his singlet just yet. The Franklin Regional graduate and Iowa graduate student announced this week on Twitter that he’s returning for one more season. The four-time All-American and 2021 NCAA runner-up lost in the NCAA Division I finals at 174 pounds...
Penguins rookie forward Radim Zohorna has shown big promise thus far
Kris Letang is a little bit jealous. “I would love to have those long legs,” the Pittsburgh Penguins’ All-Star defenseman said with a wry grin. Before your mind wanders any place scurrilous, there’s a lot of context to that quote. Like 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds worth of context. Radim Zohorna....
Chambers boosts Charleston Southern past Robert MorrisVideo
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jack Chambers threw for 255 yards and a touchdown, and Terrence Wilson ran for two touchdowns and Charleston Southern beat Robert Morris, 27-14, on Saturday. It was the Buccaneers’ (1-2, 1-2 Big South) first game at home since a 41-31 win over Campbell on Nov. 23, 2019....
Pirates ‘super happy’ for Joe Musgrove after he throws 1st no-hitter in Padres history
When Jacob Stallings asked his 4-year-old son if he wanted to watch Joe Musgrove pitch for the San Diego Padres on Friday night, they had no idea they were about to witness history. Well, one of them, anyway. “We turned it on in the first inning,” Stallings said, “and he...
Rapinoe’s penalty kick gives U.S. 1-1 draw with SwedenVideo
STOCKHOLM — The United States’ 16-match winning streak was snapped in a 1-1 draw with Sweden on Saturday in Carli Lloyd’s 300th national team appearance. Lina Hurtig put Sweden ahead off a set piece in the 38th minute before Megan Rapinoe’s penalty kick pulled the United States even in the...
Fantasy no more: Blackmore 1st woman to win Grand National
A Hollywood fantasy turned into reality on Saturday when Rachael Blackmore became the first female jockey to win Britain’s grueling Grand National horse race, breaking down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports. Blackmore, a 31-year-old Irishwoman, rode Minella Times to a landmark victory at odds of 11-1 in...
