April 28, 2021 3:56 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Tuukka Rask turned aside 25 shots and the Boston Bruins edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1. David Krejci gave Boston the lead with a goal late in the second period. Brad Marchand and Taylor Hall scored in the third as Boston earned its fifth win over Pittsburgh in eight meetings this season. Jeff Carter scored late for the Penguins, whose four-game winning streak was halted.
April 27, 2021 1:42 pm
Mike Lange will be returning to the radio booth for Tuesday’s game between the Penguins and the Boston Bruins at PPG Paints Arena, but, don’t look for that to be a regular appearance, at least for now. The hall-of-fame broadcaster will be acting as a replacement for his replacement, Josh Getzoff. The 73-year-old Lange was on hiatus for the 2020-21 season as a precaution due to the pandemic and Getzoff has been handling play-by-play duties. Lange says he is now fully vaccinated but recently underwent an unrelated medical procedure that further delayed his return. Getzoff is expected to resume the play-by-play duties for Thursday’s road game against the Washington Capitals.
April 26, 2021 3:06 am
Spring sports were completely shutdown last year due to COVID protocols. Now, two weeks remain in the 2021 regular season with teams trying to complete schedules in preparation for a playoff run. On the baseball side, McGuffey downed Brownsville, 12-2, clinching a playoff spot and a share of the 3A Section 4 championship with three games left to play. Canon-McMillan lost to Hempfield, putting the Big Macs into a virtual must-win with three games left. Trinity lost to Thomas Jefferson and has five games left, all against the bottom teams in 5A Section 4–TJ, Albert Gallatin and Peters Township, the teams the Hillers are trying to catch in the race for two spots. Chartiers-Houston won at home against Fort Cherry. The Bucs can clinch a playoff berth with a win AT the Rangers’ home field Tuesday. Burgettstown’s win against Clairton keeps the Blue Devils a game in front of Chartiers-Houston. You can hear Chartiers-Houston at Fort Cherry (3:50 pm) and Thomas Jefferson at Trinity (6:50pm) Tuesday on WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here.
On the softball front, Trinity jumped on South Fayette and pulled even with the Lions, two games up on Moon for the final playoff spots. Chartiers-Houston rolled Aliquippa while Beth-Center knocked off California, creating a three-way scramble for the final 2A Section 3 playoff spot.
April 27, 2021 3:51 am
UNDATED (AP) – Jarrod Dyson doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 to complete a four-game sweep on the road for the first time in nearly 22 years. The Royals have won a season-high five straight and own the best record in the American League at 14-7. Detroit has the worst record in the majors at 7-16 after losing 10 of 11 games and is off to its worst start since 2003. Brad Keller earned the win after giving up two runs over six innings.
April 27, 2021 3:54 am
DALLAS (AP) – Sean Lee is retiring after the linebacker spent all of his 11 mostly injury-plagued seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The 34-year-old says it is “my time to walk away.” Lee is eighth in team history with 995 tackles. He led all NFL linebackers through his first six seasons. That was despite missing all of 2014 after tearing a knee ligament in the offseason. A second-round pick out of Penn State in 2010, Lee is fourth among Dallas linebackers with 14 interceptions. His 22 tackles against the New York Giants in 2016 are a club record.
April 27, 2021 3:50 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers don’t appear to be in the market for a quarterback heading into the draft. The Steelers have four under contract for 2021 after signing 2019 first-round pick Dwyane Haskins and bringing back Josh Dobbs to back up Ben Roethlisberger and Mason Rudolph. General manager Kevin Colbert hinted the team may be more focused on the offensive line with the 24th overall pick. Colbert called the class for center “unusually deep.” The Steelers have a massive need at center following Maurkice Pouncey’s retirement in February.
April 26, 2021 3:52 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Tristan Jarry made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and Jake Guentzel scored in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Jarry has won his last four decisions, including a sloppy 7-6 home win against New Jersey last week, in which he allowed six third-period goals. He rebounded two nights later against the Devils and has earned a point in 11 of his last 12 starts. Guentzel scored his 21st at 4:03 of the third period to help the Penguins win their fourth straight.
April 26, 2021 3:49 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Gregory Polanco homered among his three hits, the Pittsburgh bullpen tossed five strong innings, and the Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 Sunday. Adam Frazier also had three hits as Pittsburgh finished a nine-game road trip 6-3. The Pirates have won three of four and five of seven. Minnesota, 2-11 in its last 13 games, is tied with Detroit for fewest wins in the American League. Nelson Cruz homered.
April 26, 2021 3:54 am
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) – Brad Keselowski finally got that last-lap victory, winning in overtime Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski is the ninth driver to win through 10 NASCAR Cup races this season. He avenged the embarrassing Team Penske gaffe in the season-opening Daytona 500 when he and teammate Joey Logano triggered a last-lap crash. Keselowski led just one lap in a race that featured 35 lead changes among 27 drivers. William Byron was second, Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell third and Kevin Harvick a season-high fourth.
April 25, 2021 7:37 am
PITTSBURGH — — Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust each scored their 20th goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday. Crosby got an empty-netter with 0.1 seconds to play. His goal came following a tense net-mouth scramble in which the Devils nearly tied the game. Crosby surpassed Evgeni Malkin and Mario Lemieux for the most 20-plus goal seasons in franchise history. He’s the 36th player in NHL history to have 13 or more 20-plus goal seasons. Jeff Carter, who was acquired by Pittsburgh in an April 12 trade with the Los Angeles Kings, scored his 10th of the season and second in three games. Casey DeSmith stopped 34 shots and Jared McCann scored a power-play goal for the Penguins, who have 13 wins and points in 15 of their last 18 games overall. Pittsburgh completed a three-game series sweep of New Jersey. The Penguins, who have points in their last nine home games, have nine wins in their last 12 games against the Devils.
