May 7, 2021 3:56 am
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Rangers have been fined $250,000 by the NHL for criticizing head of player safety George Parros. The team commented after the league fined but did not suspend Washington’s Tom Wilson for his role in a scrum that injured Rangers star Artemi Panarin on Monday. Commissioner Gary Bettman says the extent to which the Rangers expressed their disagreement was “unacceptable.” Also, the league has handed Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich a one-game suspension for for cross-checking Capitals forward Anthony Mantha in the second period of Wednesday’s rematch. Buchnevich was one of two Rangers who were sucker-punched by Wilson on Monday.
May 7, 2021 3:57 am
UNDATED (AP) – The Los Angeles Angels are dropping a Hall of Fame candidate. Albert Pujols has been designated for assignment, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar slugger’s decade with his second major league team. Pujols is fifth in major league history with 667 career homers, and 13th with 3,253 hits. The oldest active player in the majors is batting just .198 this season with five homers and 12 RBIs. Pujols joined the Angels in late 2011 after 11 successful seasons with the Cardinals.
May 7, 2021 3:58 am
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP) – Former Milwaukee Brewers catcher and Milwaukee Brewers manager Del Crandall has died at 91. Crandall was one of the best defensive catchers of the 1950s and early 1960s, earning four Gold Gloves and appearing in 11 All-Star games over eight seasons. Crandall was a member of the Braves’ 1957 World Series championship team and the 1958 squad that lost the World Series. Bill Crandall says his father had Parkinson’s disease and died Wednesday in Mission Viejo, California.
May 6, 2021 3:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for boarding Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman. Gostisbehere was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking in the third period of Philadelphia’s 7-3 home loss Tuesday night. The suspension will cost Gostisbehere $77,586.
May 6, 2021 3:57 am
UNDATED (AP) – The New York Rangers weren’t too happy when Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson avoided a suspension for his role in Monday’s brawl at Madison Square Garden. They demonstrated their displeasure by engaging Wilson in a couple of melees, but the Caps rode TJ Oshie’s hat trick to a 4-2 victory over the Blueshirts. Oshie’s first two goals came with Pavel Buchnevich in the penalty box, two days after Buchnevich was crosschecked in the back by Wilson. Wednesday’s game had six fights in the first period, commencing with a center-ice brawl right off the opening faceoff. Wilson was involved in a fight in the opening minute and received a 10-minute misconduct later in the period. The outcome puts the Capitals in a first-place tie with Pittsburgh in the East Division. The Caps have three games remaining, one more than the Penguins.
May 5, 2021 3:51 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Mitch Keller tossed shutout ball into the sixth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates slipped past the San Diego Padres 2-1. Keller kept the Padres off balance by mixing his pitches effectively. He allowed two hits over 5 2/3 innings and struck out five. The right-hander entered with an 8.20 ERA after his first five outings this season. Keller also got his first major league hit, a single to right field in the fifth. Four relievers combined to give up only one run in 3 1/3 innings for the Pirates. Richard Rodriguez earned his fifth save by working a scoreless ninth.
May 5, 2021 3:53 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins regained first place in the East Division with a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Marcus Pettersson, Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker, Mark Friedman and John Marino also scored goals while Tristan Jarry had 30 saves for the Penguins, who moved two points ahead of idle Washington. The Capitals have two games in hand over the Penguins with one week left in the regular season.
May 5, 2021 2:24 am
(WPXI) – Former Pittsburgh Steeler Alejandro Villanueva has signed with the Baltimore Ravens, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.
Villanueva’s 2-year deal with the Ravens is reportedly worth $14 million, with $8 million fully guaranteed, sources told Schefter.
Villanueva, a former Army Ranger, spent six seasons with the Steelers. The offensive tackle made it to two Pro Bowls.
May 4, 2021 3:51 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Wil Myers singled with no outs in the seventh inning to end Tyler Anderson’s no-hit bid and the San Diego Padres beat Pittsburgh 2-0, the Pirates’ fifth straight loss. Anderson kept the Padres off-balance for six innings before they broke through in the seventh. Anderson issued a leadoff walk to Manny Machado before Myers singled to right field. Until then, Anderson had allowed only three baserunners, two on walks and one on his error in the fifth inning.
May 4, 2021 3:49 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist, Kevin Hayes gave Philadelphia a rare early lead, and the Flyers skated to an easy 7-2 victory over the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.Joel Farabee had a goal and two assists and Shayne Gostisbehere, Wade Allison and Robert áalso scored for the Flyers, who snapped a three-game skid and won for just the sixth time in the last 16.Sidney Crosby and Jason Zucker scored for the Penguins, who are tied atop the East Division with Washington. Each has 71 points, but the Capitals have four games left while Pittsburgh has three.
