May 30, 2026 4:14 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning — after Oneil Cruz hit a mammoth shot early — to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Reynolds launched a 422-foot shot to left field off Taylor Rogers (1-2), scoring Tyler Callihan. Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones struck out Byron Buxton on three straight fastballs that topped 100 mph in his first start in the majors since Sept. 27, 2024. The 24-year-old right-hander missed more than a year after undergoing UCL surgery in 2025. He allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
May 30, 2026 4:18 am
[AP] The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Final. It begins Tuesday night in Raleigh. The Hurricanes set the final matchup Friday night by finishing off Montreal in five games in the Eastern Conference Final. Carolina goes into the series as a slight favorite with home-ice advantage having won 12 of 13 during the playoffs. Vegas swept NHL-best Colorado in the West final to get some extra rest before what could be a grind against the Hurricanes.
May 30, 2026 4:20 am
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The last time Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder played a Game 7 it was the ultimate game of ultimate games, one that decided last season’s NBA championship. Another Game 7 awaits on Saturday night against the San Antonio Spurs to decide the Western Conference title. The winner goes to the NBA Finals to play the New York Knicks starting on Wednesday night, the loser goes home to lament what might have been. The Thunder went 2-0 in Game 7s last season on their way to the NBA title, while Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will be making his maiden appearance on the Game 7 stage.
May 30, 2026 4:24 am
PARIS (AP) — There will be a new men’s champion at the French Open after Novak Djokovic followed Jannik Sinner out of the door at Roland Garros in a five-set thriller. Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca beat 24-time major winner Djokovic 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 in the third round to follow Thursday’s huge upset when four-time Grand Slam winner Sinner lost to 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo. But second-seeded Alexander Zverev, the 2024 runner-up, advanced. Along with Daniil Medvedev, Marin Cilic and Stan Wawrinka all the men’s major winners are out. So a new pair of hands will raise the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy on June 7.
May 29, 2026 4:26 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning of that game. Happ had three hits on Thursday, including a two-run homer in the eighth that pushed the Cubs’ lead to 5-2. Seiya Suzuki had two hits and two RBIs for Chicago. Skenes lost his third straight start despite striking out 10 in 5 1/3 innings. Only one of the three runs against the 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner was earned.
May 29, 2026 4:27 am
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond. Baseball owners haven’t proposed a firm cap since 1994. Their effort prompted a 7 1/2-month strike that forced the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. The proposal would cap spending in 2027 at $245.3 million, with a salary floor of $171.2 million.
May 29, 2026 4:30 am
Victor Wembanyama looked different in Game 6. There was the long robe that the San Antonio star wore to his home arena on Thursday night, done to celebrate an Islamic holiday but also reminding some of his look last summer at a Shaolin temple. And on the court, he was back to his dominant self as well. Facing an elimination game for the first time in his career, Wembanyama had 28 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two assists, on 10-for-21 shooting in 28 minutes, leading the Spurs past the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-91 and sending the West finals to Game 7.
May 29, 2026 4:28 am
Four-time Stanley Cup champion Claude Lemieux has died after taking his own life, according to authorities. He was 60. The Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Office said deputies responded just after 3 a.m. to a suicide call at a furniture store showroom in Lake Park, Florida. The sheriff’s office said the victim was believed to be Lemieux. The NHL Alumni Association announced Lemieux’s death in a post on social media. Lemieux was the Montreal Canadiens’ torch bearer prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final on Monday night. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP with New Jersey in 1995.
May 28, 2026 12:01 am
Makayla Gonglik doubled in a pair of runs in the bottom of the first leading Bentworth to its first-ever WPIAL softball championship, beating 4-time defending champion Neshannock, 4-1. Alexa Babirad tripled to open the inning followed by a walk to Sofia Gaussa. Gonglik then stroked a double to left, putting the Bearcats in front, three batters into the game. Junior pitcher Sydney Gonglik got the complete game win, allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out 10. Bentworth will play District 10 runner-up Wilmington Monday in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs. Jeff-Morgan held off a late West Greene rally to claim the final 1A PIAA playoff berth.
Carmichaels built a 2-0 lead in the top of the third against #1 Union before a botched rundown play opened the door for the Scotties to tie the game. Union scored four times in the fourth, thanks to pair of Mikes’ errors. Union’s championship is its fourth in five years.
WPIAL Championship Week got off to a rough start for Fort Cherry baseball. The Rangers committed five infield errors on the way to an 11-2 loss to Neshannock in the Class 2A Final at EQT Park. All told, the Lancers were gifted seven extra outs and cruised to their 7th WPIAL baseball title. Chartiers-Houston softball lost to Laurel in the Class 2A Third-Place game, sending the Bucs into the PIAA tournament as the League’s 4th place team, putting them in the top half of the state bracket.
WPIAL Baseball Brackets
Tuesday, May 26
1A Final Eden Christian > Greensburg Central Catholic, 5-1
1A Third Place Serra Catholic > Western Beaver, 5-0
2A Final Neshannock > Fort Cherry, 11-2 Listen Here
2A Third Place Riverview > South Side Beaver, 12-2 (6) (only Riverview qualifies for PIAA)
4A Final Indiana > Elizabeth-Forward, 4-0
4A Third Place Hopewell > Derry Area, 3-0 (only Hopewell qualifies)
Wednesday, May 27
3A Final Ellwood City > South Park, 5-2
5A Third Place Montour > Thomas Jefferson, 9-3
6A Final Butler > North Allegheny, 4-2
3A Third Place Avonworth > Riverside, 9-2
5A Final Upper St. Clair > South Fayette, 3-2
WPIAL Softball Brackets
Tuesday, May 26
3A Third Place Ellwood City > Keystone Oaks, 5-1 (only Ellwood City qualifies)
5A Third Place Baldwin > Thomas Jefferson, 3-1
2A Third Place Laurel > Chartiers-Houston, 6-5
4A Third Place North Catholic > Hampton, 4-3 (only North Catholic qualifies)
Wednesday, May 27
2A Final Bentworth > Neshannock, 4-1 Watch/Listen Here
5A Final Shaler > North Hills, 10-2
1A Third Place Jeff-Morgan > West Greene, 5-4 (only Jeff-Morgan qualifies)
6A Final Hempfield >Seneca Valley, 11-1 (6)
Thursday, May 28
1A Final Union > Carmichaels, 6-2
3A Final South Park > Mt. Pleasant, 10-1
4A Final Elizabeth-Forward > Blackhawk, 5-3
May 28, 2026 5:56 pm
Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players’ association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond. Baseball owners haven’t proposed a firm cap since 1994. Their effort prompted a 7 1/2-month strike that forced the cancellation of the World Series for the first time in 90 years. The proposal would cap spending in 2027 at $245.3 million, with a salary floor of $171.2 million.
