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After no-hitter, Joe Musgrove makes bittersweet return to Pittsburgh with Padres
After tossing the first no-hitter in San Diego Padres history Friday, donating a hat and ball to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and having a mural painted in his honor at his alma mater, only one thing could bring down Joe Musgrove from the natural high he’s been riding....
Cubs’ Hendricks feeling ill, scratched amid team covid scareVideo
MILWAUKEE — With the team facing a covid-19 scare, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday night after the right-hander indicated he wasn’t feeling well. The Cubs didn’t provide specifics about Hendricks’ health, saying only the move was made from “an abundance of caution.” Four...
Giovani Bernard joins Buccaneers on 1-year deal
TAMPA, Fla. — Running back Giovani Bernard agreed to a one-year contract with the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Tuesday because the move, adding yet another offensive playmaker for Tom Brady,...
Position battles heating up as Pitt spring game approaches
Only once during his 20-minute video conference call with reporters Tuesday did Pat Narduzzi respond to a question with the dreaded words, “I don’t want to tell you.” For the most part, Pitt’s coach was willing to offer his take on what developed at the Panthers’ scrimmage Saturday at Heinz...
Avalanche GM embraces win-now mode with decisions looming
DENVER — Deep down, this is precisely the sort of depth Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic always pictured. Two goaltenders to back up one of the best in the league. Three balanced lines to complement a top one that’s anchored by Nathan MacKinnon. A blue line filled with the...
Rapinoe, Morgan score, US women beat France 2-0Video
LE HAVRE, France — Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan scored, and the U.S. women’s national team beat France, 2-0, in an exhibition Tuesday. The United States extended its unbeaten streak to 39 games, dating to January 2019 when the Americans lost to France, 3-1. “I felt like tonight we had...
NFL players call for virtual offseason, shun in-person workVideo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — NFL players were locked out of team headquarters last offseason because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, their union wants them to boycott any in-person OTAs. Members of the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks and Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers said Tuesday they will do just that....
Pitt basketball remains in race to add 5-star center Efton Reid to roster
No one is saying 7-foot-1, 235-pound Efton Reid would be a first-round draft choice if he decided to skip college and go directly to collecting paychecks from the NBA. But he is good — make no mistake about it — and if the five-star center gives Jeff Capel the thumbs-up...
Jeff Carter will play center initially for Penguins, who plan on utilizing his versatility
Over his 1,080 career NHL games, Jeff Carter has played center and wing. He has killed penalties, and he has worked on the power play. At some points, he has been heavily relied upon as a scorer, and at others, he has served as a checking forward. With his new...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Local players lead Pitt-Johnstown softball
Pitt-Johnstown softball doesn’t just have a local flavor on its rosters. It has a local impact. Five of the Mountain Cats’ top six hitters are from Westmoreland County. Redshirt junior Olivia Porter (Southmoreland) is having a career season. She is hitting .349, with a team-best 29 hits, 18 runs, seven...
Immediately eligible: NCAA on verge of transfer rule change
Whether it is the start of free agency in college sports or simply the fair thing to finally do for the athletes, the NCAA is about to make a monumental change to its transfer rules. The Division I Council meets Wednesday and Thursday, and the agenda includes voting on a...
Penguins’ Frederick Gaudreau out week to week; Kasperi Kapanen resumes skating
The seemingly endless revolving door of injured Pittsburgh Penguins forwards continues to turn. During the game in which bottom-six forward Teddy Blueger returned from a four-week injury absence, another checking-line center suffered an injury that will keep him out for a significant period of time. Frederick Gaudreau was termed “week...
Running back James Conner exits Steelers, signs as free agent with Cardinals
After spending his entire adult life in Western Pennsylvania, James Conner was ready for a change of scenery as he hit NFL free agency for the first time. He’ll get some in the form of the desert, cactus and an endless beam of sunshine. And his new destination is about...
Indians 1B Chang receives racist tweets after making error
CLEVELAND — Indians first baseman Yu Chang shared some racist tweets he received after making a costly error in Monday night’s game in Chicago. Chang, who is Taiwanese, posted some of the anti-Asian tweets on his Twitter account Tuesday while asking for tolerance. One of the messages referred to the...
Lightning, Maple Leafs among NHL trade deadline winners
The defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning went into the NHL trade deadline without much money to make a move. As the league’s best teams often do, the cash-strapped Lightning found a way to improve their chances of winning with a shrewd deal. The Buffalo Sabres, meanwhile, had one...
First Call: New injury for James Conner; milestone for Jordan Staal; P.K. Subban’s ugly injury versus Penguins
Tuesday’s “First Call” reveals yet another injury for Pittsburgh Steelers free agent James Conner. This one happened off the field. Former Penguin Jordan Staal reaches a milestone. A Steelers draft prospect has some advice for whatever team chooses him. And you absolutely have to see the injury P.K. Subban suffered...
Pirates turned to Wilmer Difo in a pinch, and the super utility player is delivering
When the Pittsburgh Pirates pursued Wilmer Difo in free agency, the attraction was as much for his magnetic personality as it was his switch hitting at the plate and versatility in the field. While Difo didn’t make the Opening Day roster out of spring training, he has slid seamlessly into...
Tim Benz: Let’s meet in the middle on this Penguins trade for Jeff Carter
Over the last 30 years, the Pittsburgh Penguins have cobbled together a long history of in-season “swing from the heels” trades. Some with markedly better results than others. Pre-deadline acquisitions of Larry Murphy, Peter Taglianetti, Scott Young, Ulf Samuelsson, Grant Jennings and Ron Francis in 1991. Kjell Samuelsson and Ken...
This date in sports history: April 13Video
1914 — The first Federal League game is played in Baltimore with the Terrapins beating Buffalo, 3-2, behind Jack Quinn. 1940 — The New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, to win the Stanley Cup in six games. 1940 — Dutch Warmerdam becomes the first man to clear...
A-K Valley youth wrestlers shine at Keystone State Championships
During the first weekend in April, youth wrestlers from around the state converged on Monroeville Convention Center for the Keystone State Championships, and a few young A-K Valley wrestlers came away with medals around their neck. The Hutcherson brothers, Marco and Mario, from Kiski Area, earned top-three finishes in their...
Luis Oviedo struggles in relief, as Wil Myers has 5 RBIs to lead Padres past Pirates
It’s not a typo that Wil Myers spells his first name with only one L. He handed the other L to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The San Diego right fielder went 3 for 5 with five RBIs, including a two-out, two-run homer to break a tie in the sixth inning, as...
Mark Madden: A big question still looms over Penguins after Jeff Carter deal
At 36, Jeff Carter is still a good hockey player. Carter skates swiftly, which is indigenous to playing for Pittsburgh. He is not the finisher he was in his prime (four seasons of 30-plus goals) but is a proven scorer. He has a shoot-first mentality that will be useful. He...
The Penguins’ success prompted the acquisition of Jeff Carter
Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake probably didn’t need to do much to convince Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ron Hextall to swing a trade for veteran forward Jeff Carter in the wee hours of Monday morning. After all, Hextall, a former Kings executive, has a strong history with Carter....
Patriots’ Julian Edelman, NFL’s ultimate underdog, announces retirementVideo
BOSTON — For more than a decade, Julian Edelman lived the ultimate NFL underdog story, going from undersized college quarterback to a favorite option of Tom Brady on three Patriots’ Super Bowl-winning teams. He says he’ll leave the league after giving everything he had to the sport. Citing a knee...
Masters is a win for Hideki Matsuyama and for JapanVideo
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The question became inevitable at some of the bigger golf tournaments, whether it was for Jordan Spieth or Tiger Woods. And it had nothing to do with them. Japanese reporters, having quietly rehearsed the words in English, wanted to know what the best players thought of Hideki...
