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Warriors’ NBA Finals hopes hinge on Kevin Durant coming backVideo

OAKLAND, Calif. — When Game 4 was over, while Toronto fans were waving Canadian flags in celebration inside an otherwise-stunned Oracle Arena, a glum-faced Kevin Durant was outside the Golden State locker room to greet equally glum teammates as they sauntered off the floor. That’s been his only visible role...
Sir Winston earns unexpected win at Belmont

NEW YORK — Sir Winston provided a perfect finish to a crazy Triple Crown. After a disqualification in the Kentucky Derby and a runaway horse in the Preakness, of course the Belmont Stakes goes to a 10-1 long shot. Sir Winston captured the $1.5 million race Saturday, holding off favored...
Ash Barty throws party at French Open women’s final

PARIS — Ash Barty knew she needed a break from tennis, from the pressure and expectations, from the week-in, week-out grind. So she stepped away in 2014 and tried cricket, joining a professional team at home in Australia. After almost two years away, Barty was pulled back to the tour....
NCAA clears Glenville State’s Phil Bledsoe after agent-rule mistake

The NCAA cleared Glenville State’s Phil Bledsoe for his senior season after the Division II college basketball player mistakenly used a new rule permitting only Division I players to declare for the NBA Draft and sign with an agent while maintaining college eligibility. He has been “reinstated immediately with no...
With Kawhi Leonard leading way, Raptors on cusp of 1st NBA titleVideo

OAKLAND, Calif. — There was a moment, not long before the postseason started, when Toronto coach Nick Nurse learned all he really needed to know about Kawhi Leonard and what makes the man of few words tick. The conversation was about the 82-game regular season. Leonard shrugged and described those...
Kiski Valley Legion to lean on pitching, defense

In a way, baseball can be broken down to a variable equation: pitching, defense and hitting. Kiski Valley Legion coach Den Montgomery feels his team has two-thirds of the puzzle with pitching and defense, but the hitting remains a work in progress. The Vikings have a deep pitching staff and...
Outdoors notices for June 9, 2019

Notices Outdoors RIFLE/TRAP LEAGUES • There were 174 shooters who competed in the Twi-Night Trap League on May 30, and 10 shooters with 25 straights, including four members of the Connellsville High School trap team. Connellsville finished in first place with a score of 199 targets. Hecla (194), Ruffsdale (190),...
Corey Dickerson, Jung Ho Kang part of Pirates roster moves

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a handful of roster moves Saturday, shaking up their pitching staff and position players. The Pirates reinstated left fielder Corey Dickerson and third baseman Jung Ho Kang from the injured list. And the pitchers who combined to give up nine runs in the 10-4 loss Friday...
GM changes underscore Kevin Colbert’s longevity with Steelers

On an otherwise slow NFL news day Friday, the Houston Texans made the surprising decision to fire general manager Brian Gaine, and the New York Jets concluded their GM search by hiring Joe Douglas. These personnel decisions illustrate the stability the Pittsburgh Steelers have enjoyed with Kevin Colbert calling the...
Connellsville grad Madison Wiltrout finishes 3rd at NCAAs; All-American

A third WPIAL athlete has earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships in Austin, Texas. North Carolina redshirt freshman and 2017 Connellsville graduate Madison Wiltrout placed third in the women’s javelin with a heave of 181 feet, 1 inch. She joins Virginia redshirt senior and...
Kevin Gorman: Pirates’ Gregory Polanco learns value of patience

Gregory Polanco knows he isn’t 100 percent healthy — and likely won’t be this season — and that has become the biggest challenge for the Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder. If only he could practice as much patience with himself as the Pirates have. Polanco was playing his best baseball before...
Starling Marte’s sudden success at plate for Pirates all part of plan

Starling Marte’s sudden hitting surge might coincide with his drop to the third spot in the batting order, but the Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder isn’t crediting that switch for his success. Instead, it’s a behind-the-scenes move. “What’s working out for me is working with the hitting coach and going to...
T.J. Watt settles into role as a focal point on Steelers defense

Only 17 months ago, T.J. Watt still was, by definition, a rookie. Nowadays, he’s an accomplished veteran who is among the established leaders of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Life comes at you fast in the NFL. “It’s just a gradual kind of feeling-out process of where you are in your...
Brentwood Firecreacker 5K readies for 36th edition

It’s back, and it returns with much anticipation and fanfare. The 36th annual Brentwood Firecracker 5K Run, which begins and ends at Brentwood Towne Square and annually kicks off Brentwood’s Fourth of July holiday festivities, takes place at 9 a.m. on July 4. The 3.1-mile race course runs on Brownsville...
After turning around season, CCAC-Boyce baseball reached Region XX finals

When members of the CCAC-Boyce baseball team look back on the 2019 season, they are quick to notice a definite shift in fortunes. After a 4-10 start had the squad looking for answers, the team righted the ship and embarked on a winning streak that took them to a Western...
Quaker Valley Legion team returns strong, winning core

Expectations are “relatively high” for Quaker Valley’s American Legion baseball team — and for good reason. The team is led by veteran pitchers Jake Commens and Isaiah Piatt — recent graduates — and has a core of juniors and sophomores that has won more than a dozen tournaments in Western...

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