May 14, 2026 4:32 am
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired coach Craig Berube after he guided the team to a last-place finish in the Atlantic Division this season. The move ended Berube’s two-year run with the Maple Leafs. He helped the club to a 108-point campaign in his first season as coach, but Toronto struggled mightily in 2025-26. New general manager John Chayka called Wednesday’s move “an opportunity for a fresh start” rather than an evaluation of Berube. Berube went 84-62-18 with Toronto, but the Maple Leafs were just 32-36-14 this season. The drop in points from 108 to 78 was the team’s largest year-over-year points decline.
May 14, 2026 4:35 am
DETROIT (AP) — James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Pistons led by 15 points in the first half and 103-94 with two-plus minutes left. The Cavs rallied and pulled into a 103-all tie on Evan Mobley’s free throws with 45.2 seconds left. Cleveland went on a 13-0 run and held Detroit scoreless for five minutes from late in fourth quarter to midway through overtime.
May 14, 2026 4:31 am
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Rory McIlroy has found the solution to the blister on his right pinky toe, just in time for the PGA Championship. He got a bigger shoe and made it through his nine-hole practice round at Aronimink just fine on Wednesday. The championship starts Thursday, and McIlroy plays with Jordan Spieth and Jon Rahm. McIlroy says the toe only hurts when he has to walk downhill. The Masters champion did end up missing the PGA champions dinner that Scottie Scheffler hosted. It’s like the Masters dinner, only not really. The menu isn’t as elaborate and Scheffler didn’t have to pay for it.
May 13, 2026 12:01 am
Canon-McMillan broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the fifth, then added three more in the sixth on the way to a berth in the 6A softball semifinals. Trinity allowed five runs in the first two innings and never recovered, losing to Plum in the 5A softball opening round. On the baseball diamonds, Charleroi held off a late Mt. Pleasant rally to advance while Waynesburg fell behind early in a shutout loss to Avonworth.
California eliminated defending WPIAL champion Freedom, earning a third matchup with #1 seed Fort Cherry. Avella, Burgettstown and Ringgold lost their first-round baseball games are have been eliminated. Both Greene County teams in action Monday advanced to the quarterfinals.
Baseball and softball action takes a day off Wednesday before 1A-2A-3A softball opening round action on Thursday.
Tuesday, May 12–Softball First Round WPIAL Softball Brackets
5A #10 Plum > #7 Trinity, 12-2, (6) Watch/Listen Here
Tuesday, May 12–Softball Quarterfinals WPIAL Softball Brackets
6A #4 Canon-McMillan > #5 Mt. Lebanon, 7-0 Watch/Listen Here
Tuesday, May 12–Baseball First Round WPIAL Baseball Brackets
3A #9 Charleroi > #8 Mt. Pleasant, 4-2 Watch/Listen Here
3A #1 Avonworth > #16 Waynesburg, 6-0
Monday, May 11–Baseball First Round WPIAL Baseball Brackets
2A #8 California > #9 Freedom, 3-1 Watch/Listen Here
1A ##11 Aquinas Academy > #6 Avella, 5-2 Watch/Listen Here
1A #8 Carmichaels > #9 Sewickley Academy, 7-4
1A #7 Jeff-Morgan > #10 Union, 6-2
2A #5 Laurel > #12 Burgettstown, 7-0 Watch/Listen Here
4A #6 Hopewell > #11 Ringgold, 5-3 Watch/Listen Here
May 13, 2026 4:37 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes is making flirting with no-hitters a regular thing. Skenes took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of a 3-1 win over Colorado. It marked the third time in his last four starts that Skenes has reached the fifth inning without giving up a hit. The Rockies didn’t break through until Mickey Moniak’s one-out single in the seventh. Skenes finished by tossing eight innings of two-hit ball, with a season-high 10 strikeouts and no walks. The 23-year-old is now 6-2 on the season with a 1.98 ERA.
May 13, 2026 4:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed catcher Joey Bart on the 10-day injured list due to a left foot infection. Bart was hitting .259 with two homers and nine RBIs while sharing catching duties with Henry Davis at the time of the injury. The Pirates called up catcher/designated hitter Endy Rodriguez from Triple-A Indianapolis to replace Bart. Rodriguez was hitting .221 with one home run and 16 RBIs at the time of his call-up. Pittsburgh also called up reliever Brandan Bidois from Triple-A and optioned reliever Cam Sanders back to the minors.
May 13, 2026 2:36 am
(AP) – Sidney Crosby is heading to Switzerland to represent his native Canada at the men’s world hockey championships. This will mark the Pittsburgh Penguins captain’s fourth career appearance at the international tournament, and second in consecutive years. Crosby was available after the Penguins were eliminated by Philadelphia in Game 6 of the first round of the NHL playoffs two weeks ago. The 38-year-old Crosby’s addition came at the same time Hockey Canada announced New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal will not compete as a precaution because of an injury.
May 12, 2026 2:41 am
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers are extending the contract for the team’s veteran kicker. Per insider Adam Schefter, the Steelers have agreed to terms with Chris Boswell on a four-year, $28 million extension with an average annual salary of $7 million. This contract ties Boswell with the Cowboys’ Brandon Aubrey for the highest-paid kicker in NFL History. Boswell has been the Steelers’ kicker for the last 11 seasons and has a career field goal percentage of 87.7%. He’s now locked in with the team through 2030.
May 12, 2026 4:30 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ross Colton and Parker Kelly each scored their first goals of the postseason in the third period for Colorado as the Avalanche snapped back from a midseries lull and beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead in the second round of the NHL playoffs. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves in his first start this postseason after relieving Scott Wedgewood during the 5-1 loss in Game 3. The Avalanche moved within one win of the Western Conference finals. Danila Yurov and Nico Sturm scored for the Wild.
May 12, 2026 4:31 am
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell had his worst first half in a playoff game since joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in September 2022. No problem. The All-Star guard followed it up with one of the best 24-minute stretches by a player in NBA playoff history Monday night. After scoring only four points in the first half, Mitchell responded with 39 in the second half, tying the NBA playoff record for most points in a half as the Cavaliers rallied for a 112-103 victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
