June 2, 2026 2:25 am
Washington County baseball and softball teams swept their PIAA first-round playoff games Monday, while the two Greene County softball squads hit the end of the road. Fort Cherry baseball, Chartiers-Houston & Bentworth softball all posted shutout wins. The Rangers scored the game’s only run three batters in as Colton Temple singled home Landon Trnavsky, then made it stand up to advance to the state quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years, winning at Everett, the District 5 champion. Everett loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh but could not push the tying run across the plate. Chartiers-Houston softball followed with their 20th all-time first round state playoff victory. Sydney English bunted home one run in the fourth, Aubree Randolph singled home the other run in the fifth, and Taryne Drilak crafted a complete-game three-hit shutout as the Bucs knocked off the District 6 champion Bellwood-Antis. Bentworth’s win over Wilmington was much less dramatic as the Bearcats rode a Sydney Gonglik perfect game to a six-inning run-rule win over the District 10 runner-up. Sites and times for Thursday’s quarterfinals will be released Tuesday morning. We’re planning to carry all three games on the WJPA Sports Network. Watch/Listen Here
Monday, June 1
PIAA Baseball First Round Baseball Brackets
2A Fort Cherry > Everett, 1-0, Watch/Listen Here
PIAA Softball First Round Softball Brackets
2A Chartiers-Houston > Bellwood-Antis, 2-0, Watch/Listen Here
2A Bentworth > Wilmington, 10-0 (6), Watch/Listen Here
1A Cambridge Springs > Jeff-Morgan, 8-1
1A Berlin Brothersvalley > Carmichaels, 2-0
June 2, 2026 4:21 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have acquired right-handed reliever Justin Lawrence from the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. The 31-year-old Lawrence was 0-2 with a 5.32 ERA in 23 appearances for the Pirates this season. He was designated for assignment by Pittsburgh on Friday, and Minnesota acquired him on Monday night. Lawrence debuted with Colorado in 2021 and spent four seasons with the Rockies before Pittsburgh claimed him off waivers in March 2025. He has a 5.05 ERA over 222 major league appearances, all in relief.
June 2, 2026 4:22 am
The deal to send two-time AP Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams puts him in company with several other great players who have been traded away in the NFL. The deal for Garrett came about nine months after another stunner involving a star pass rusher with Micah Parsons being dealt from Dallas to Green Bay just before the start of last season. Garrett wasn’t the only star player traded Monday, with Philadelphia dealing receiver A.J. Brown to New England for a 2028 first-round pick and 2027 fifth-rounder.
June 2, 2026 4:23 am
Ten-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson is finalizing a deal with CBS Sports to become an analyst on the network’s Sunday NFL pregame show, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the contract hasn’t been completed. Wilson would replace Matt Ryan, who went to the Atlanta Falcons as the president of football operations. Ryan was on “The NFL Today” in 2024 and ’25. Wilson told the New York Post last month that he was mulling an offer to join the New York Jets and back up Geno Smith.
June 1, 2026 4:39 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft struck out 11 in six innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Minnesota Twins 9-3 to complete a three-game sweep. Ashcraft allowed two runs and five hits with no walks, sending the Twins to their fifth straight defeat. Brooks Lee had a two-run homer in the sixth and a solo shot in the ninth for Minnesota. O’Hearn returned from the injured list and hit a leadoff homer in the second his first time up. Jared Triolo singled in Oneil Cruz to make it 2-0. Gonzales’ two-run homer in the third extended the margin to 4-0, and Henry Davis had a two-run single in a five-run fifth.
June 1, 2026 4:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates put right-hander Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list and infielder Konnor Griffin on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow strain. Mlodzinski was moved to the bullpen earlier this week after Jared Jones returned to the rotation from elbow surgery. Mlodzinski hasn’t pitched since his start against the Chicago Cubs on Monday, and general manager Ben Cherington told reporters he wasn’t ready to pitch Sunday against Minnesota. Cherington said he’s confident Mlodzinski will pitch again for the team soon.
June 1, 2026 4:43 am
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Russell Henley birdied the final three holes to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then made it four it a row with a 5-footer on the first extra hole Sunday at Colonial to win the Charles Schwab Classic. Henley’s late surge denied fellow 37-year-old Cole his first PGA Tour win. Henley earned $1.78 million for his sixth PGA Tour title. Playing in the group ahead of Cole, Henley closed with a 3-under 67. After making 15-foot putts on 16 and 17, he got to 12 under with a 17-footer on 18. Cole parred the final seven holes — eight counting the playoff — in a 70.
June 1, 2026 4:42 am
LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Denny Hamlin outraced Christopher Bell over the final four laps after a final restart Sunday night to win the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Hamlin won for the second time this year and 62nd of his career on a night where he jumped the start off the pole. That penalty put him at the back of the field. The 45-year-old Hamlin raced his way to the front for the thrilling win that had his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Bell and Chase Briscoe making it three-wide before Hamlin took the lead down the backstretch to win by 0.115 seconds. The race started 80 minutes late after rain delayed NASCAR’s Cup Series for a second straight week.
May 31, 2026 7:58 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Mangum went 3 for 4 with his first homer of the season and a go-ahead RBI single after the Pirates blew a six-run lead as Pittsburgh held off the Minnesota Twins 10-9 on Saturday. Mangum went deep against Bailey Ober (6-3) in the second inning for the fourth home run of his career. He later tagged Ober with a line drive single in the fifth that scored Konnor Griffin to help the Pirates steady themselves after the Twins erased a massive early deficit. Mangum also contributed defensively, going deep in the gap in left-center to rob Minnesota’s Orlando Arcia of extra bases in the ninth with the tying run on first. Gregory Soto got the final four outs for his seventh save. Yohan Ramirez (3-2) earned the win in relief after starter Mitch Keller couldn’t hold an early 7-1 lead. Oneil Cruz hit his 13th home run of the season and second in as many days as the Pirates won for the fifth time in seven games. Spencer Horwitz had two hits for Pittsburgh, including a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first. Nick Gonzales had three hits for Pittsburgh, which handed former manager Derek Shelton a second consecutive loss in his return to PNC Park since being fired by the Pirates last May early into his sixth season with the club. Kody Clemens had three of Minnesota’s 12 hits. Josh Bell drove in three runs for the Twins, who have lost five of six. Ober’s three-game winning streak came to an abrupt end. The right-hander allowed a season-high eight runs (seven earned) on 12 hits. Ober has given up seven homers over his last three starts. Pittsburgh second baseman Brandon Lowe was ejected for the first time in his nine-year career. The two-time All-Star, whose 14 homers lead the team, was tossed by first base umpire Jordan Baker after flying out to left in the fourth inning. Earlier in the at-bat, Lowe attempted to challenge a strike call, but it was not recognized by plate umpire Alex Tosi.
May 31, 2026 8:17 am
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way. The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to the NBA Finals. Wembanyama had 22 points, Julian Champagnie got 18 of his 20 points off of 3-pointers and the Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-103 on Saturday night. The Spurs, who are headed to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2014. They’ll play host to Game 1 against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 for the Thunder.
