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Tim Benz: Penguins’ reality blurs Sidney Crosby’s virtuoso performance to reach 1,500 points
While watching Sidney Crosby’s virtuoso performance Saturday afternoon in Detroit, one thing went through my mind. This one should be remembered more than it probably will be. That kind of effort from Crosby felt like it should’ve resulted in more of an exclamation point result. With the desperation level being...
First Call: Antonio Brown’s long overdue admission about playing career; White Sox reaction to Oneil Cruz collision, injuryVideo
It’s a little late, but maybe former Pittsburgh Steeler Antonio Brown has learned an important life lesson. The Chicago White Sox have some varying reactions to the Oneil Cruz injury and collision at home plate with their catcher, Seby Zavala. A familiar Steelers rival won’t be back with the Cleveland...
Madden Monday: Oneil Cruz’s injury is ‘further proof that they should allow the runner to run over the catcher’
Oneil Cruz’s fractured ankle is a gut punch for the Pittsburgh Pirates on many levels. Not the least of which is that the injury dampens the early momentum within the fan base and the belief that the team was on a fast ascent after nine games. Now, though, the 6-3...
With Pirates SS Oneil Cruz out, Rodolfo Castro ‘ready for whatever position they need me to play’
Rodolfo Castro’s heart dropped when Oneil Cruz fractured his left ankle in an awkward slide and home-plate collision Sunday, feeling a sense of sorrow and frustration for his friend and fellow Dominican. “It hurts a lot because he’s like my brother, and it hurts the team, too,” Castro said through...
Dirt-racing star Christopher Bell outruns Tyler Reddick at Bristol
Christopher Bell held on through a restart eight laps from the end to hold off Tyler Reddick and win the dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday night. Bell was a whiz-kid dirt racing sensation growing up, and that experience helped the Joe Gibbs Racing driver to his fifth...
Paul Newberry: Phil Mickelson begins road to redemption at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson never will receive the sort of adulation that once shadowed his every step. Too many missteps along the way. But give Lefty credit. He sure LIVened things up Sunday afternoon at the Masters. Already the oldest major champion in golf history, the 52-year-old Mickelson made...
NBA playoff field set: Warriors, Clippers avoid play-inVideo
Golden State is in the playoffs. LeBron James is heading to the play-in tournament. And the Minnesota Timberwolves lost Rudy Gobert to a fight with a teammate, then won a battle to improve their playoff hopes. The final day of the NBA season was predictably wild — with tons of...
A-10 Player of the Year Ace Baldwin Jr. commits to Penn State basketball
Penn State landed Mike Rhoades as its new head coach just more than a week ago, and now it has one of the best players to suit up for him at his last job, too. Reigning A-10 player of the year and former VCU guard Ace Baldwin Jr. announced Sunday...
Masters notes: Jordan Spieth’s impressive 21 birdies not enough
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jordan Spieth made 21 birdies at this year’s Masters, including nine Sunday while trying to keep pace with partner Phil Mickelson. And it still wasn’t enough to win — or even beat the 52-year-old Mickelson. Spieth finished the Masters tied for fourth place at 7-under, five shots...
Bruins break NHL single-season wins record by beating FlyersVideo
PHILADELPHIA — The Boston Bruins broke the NHL single-season wins record after beating the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3, on Sunday behind David Pastrnak’s hat trick that got him to 60 goals for the first time in his career. Hats rained down from the many Bruins fans in attendance after Pastrnak scored...
Pirates farm report for April 9, 2023: Tucupita Marcano knocks in 3 runs in Indy victory
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 5-4) beat Louisville (Reds), 8-1, for its fifth straight victory. LF Tucupita Marcano (.500) was 2 for 4 with three RBIs. 2B Nick Gonzales (.207) also knocked in two runs. CF Travis Swaggerty (.286) was 2 for 5 with an RBI, including a double and triple. C Endy...
Brooks Koepka collapses as Jon Rahm rolls to Masters win
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka no doubt will hear the same murmured joke no matter where he goes in the coming days and weeks. If only the Masters was 54 holes. Like those tournaments on the Saudi-back LIV Golf circuit. If that was the case, Koepka would’ve been wearing a...
Jon Rahm rallies to win the Masters as Spanish stars align
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jon Rahm turned the longest day into his sweetest victory, starting Sunday with a four-shot deficit in the morning chill and finishing in fading sunlight as the fourth Spaniard to become a Masters champion. Rahm closed with a 3-under-par 69 to pull away from mistake-prone Brooks Koepka....
Ravens agree to 1-year deal with Odell Beckham Jr.Video
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens agreed to a one-year contract with Odell Beckham Jr., boosting their flagging wide receiver group while the team’s quarterback situation remains far from certain. The Ravens announced the move Sunday. The 30-year-old Beckham did not play last season after ACL surgery. Beckham joins...
Rudy Gobert takes swing at Timberwolves teammate Kyle Anderson
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson during a timeout in the second quarter Sunday against New Orleans. The Timberwolves announced at halftime that Gobert would not play in the second half without giving a reason. The television camera on the Minnesota bench...
Mallory Swanson tears tendon in her left knee, may miss World CupVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Forward Mallory Swanson has a torn patella tendon in her left knee, leaving her chances of playing for the United States in this summer’s Women’s World Cup in doubt. Swanson was injured in the first half of the U.S. team’s 2-0 exhibition victory Saturday over Ireland. She...
Double-A team loses no-hitter 7-5 on 5 walks, 4 hit batters
MADISON, Ala. — The Los Angeles Angels’ Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas allowed one hit in a doubleheader and only got a split. Three pitchers combined on a seven-inning, no-hitter for the Trash Pandas only to lose 7-5 to the Cincinnati Reds’ Chattanooga Lookouts in Saturday’s opener after wildness caused...
Oneil Cruz’s broken ankle overshadows Pirates’ series-clinching win over White Sox
The Pittsburgh Pirates got a big win from starting pitcher Johan Oviedo but suffered an even bigger loss when manager Derek Shelton revealed shortstop Oneil Cruz fractured his left ankle during a home plate collision. The sight of Cruz writhing in pain on the dirt as benches cleared in the...
Picking the EPL’s headliner and siding with hockey history: Best bets for April 9
BY GABE HENDERSON | Home Field Sports Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer. Here are...
Penguins assign forward Alex Nylander back to Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonVideo
Alex Nylander keeps racking up the miles. On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins assigned the reserve forward to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL). It marked the eighth time this season Nylander has been shuffled between the NHL and AHL rosters with every transaction happening since March 7. On Thursday...
Gateway grad Kiyara Sawyers hitting stride at Point Park
Kiyara Sawyers is making the most of her freshman season on the Point Park women’s track and field team. At the Tim Weaver Invitational at West Liberty State (W.Va.) on April 1, the 2022 Gateway graduate placed fourth overall in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5 minutes, 25...
Former Penguins forward Brian Boyle isn’t retired but content being at homeVideo
Like a lot of fathers with a young family, Brian Boyle occasionally has to miss a birthday, practice or recital. He does have to commute to work, after all. In his case at the moment, Boyle has to make the occasional four-hour drive primarily on Interstate 95 from his home...
Woods withdraws before completing 3rd round of Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an injury Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he has played at Augusta National as a professional. The tournament announced about 90 minutes before play began...
Armed with a sinking slider, reliever Dauri Moreta brings electric energy to Pirates’ bullpen
As much as the Pittsburgh Pirates have embraced the swagger and electric energy that Dauri Moreta has brought to their bullpen, they are marveling at one of the right-handed reliever’s pitches. While playing catch with Moreta, Duane Underwood Jr. couldn’t help but notice that Moreta’s slider moves two ways, first...
Pirates dealt a ‘big blow’ as shortstop Oneil Cruz fractures ankle in home plate collision
After an awkward slide and collision with Chicago White Sox catcher Seby Zavala, Oneil Cruz was in obvious pain, and his left leg bent at an odd angle underneath him. Cruz slid backward to inch away from home plate before turning onto his right side. As benches cleared in the...
