June 3, 2021 3:49 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Ron Hextall doesn’t sound like someone who’s ready to hit the reset button. The Pittsburgh Penguins general manager says he believes in the team’s core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang and is in no hurry to move on to the franchise’s next chapter. The same goes for goaltender Tristan Jarry despite Jarry’s struggles during Pittsburgh’s first-round playoff loss to the New York Islanders.
June 3, 2021 3:53 am
UNDATED (AP) – Unlike Game 1 of their Stanley Cup second-round series, the Colorado Avalanche had to sweat out a win over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs own a 2-0 series lead after Mikko Rantanen scored 2:07 into overtime to conclude a 3-2 win over the Knights. Philipp Grubauer had 39 saves in becoming the first Colorado/Quebec goaltender to pick up six straight postseason victories. He outdueled fellow Vezina Trophy finalist Marc-Andre Fleury, who turned back 22 shots. Rantanen took a cross-ice pass from Nathan MacKinnon and sent a liner over the glove of Fleury. The goal came with Reilly Smith in the penalty box for slashing Rantanen. Brandon Saad and Tyson Jost (johst) also scored to help the Avalanche begin a postseason with six straight wins for the first time since the 1980s. Alec Martinez and Smith had goals for the Golden Knights, who will host Game 3 on Friday.
The Canadiens have opened their Stanley Cup second-round series with a 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. The Habs have won their last four games and were back in action two days after ousting top seed Toronto in the opening round. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Eric Staal scored 1:40 apart to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-0 lead just 5:10 into the contest. Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki also tallied to support Carey Price, who turned back 27 shots.
June 3, 2021 5:59 am
Mike Krzyzewski will step down at the end of next season. His successor will be former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer. Krzyzewski issued a statement Wednesday saying he and his family view the announcement as a celebration. The 74-year-old Krzyzewski has led Duke to five national championships, most recently in 2015. His 1,170 victories are the most in men’s Division I basketball history. Scheyer coached the Blue Devils last season while Krzyzewski was in quarantine.
June 2, 2021 3:53 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 10-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Salvador Perez had two homers and three RBIs to help the Royals sweep the two-game series. Brady Singer allowed five runs – four earned – and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings to get the win. Wil Crowe took the loss. He gave up eight runs and eight hits in four-plus innings.
June 2, 2021 3:57 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The Tampa Bay Lightning put just 15 shots on goal on Tuesday yet maintained control of their Stanley Cup second-round series. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots and the Lightning took a two-games-to-none lead by downing the Hurricanes, 2-1. Vasilevskiy’s performance came hours after he was named one of the three finalists for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender. He blanked Carolina until Andrei Svechnikov scored with 90 seconds left. Neither team scored until Alex Killorn 7:09 into the second period. Anthony Cirelli provided what became the game-winner just over eight minutes into the third. Alex Nedeljkovic turned back 13 shots for the Hurricanes, who will try to get back in the series on Thursday in Tampa.
June 1, 2021 3:49 am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Adalberto Mondesi hit a two-run homer before injuring his hamstring, Mike Minor pitched six solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3. The Royals have won 10 of 16 to get back to .500 for the first time since an 11-game losing streak dropped them four games below. Minor allowed two runs and five hits. He struck out seven and walked one. Chad Kuhl took the loss in his return from the injured list. He gave up three runs and six hits in four innings.
June 1, 2021 3:53 am
UNDATED (AP) – Atlanta Braves star Marcell Ozuna has been granted a $20,000 bond on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery against his wife. Ozuna has been jailed since Saturday, when police officers in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs said they witnessed him attacking his wife, Genesis, while responding to a 911 call. During his initial appearance in Fulton County Magistrate Court, Ozuna was ordered to have no contact with his wife. Attorneys said the couple is in the process of getting divorced.
June 1, 2021 3:52 am
UNDATED (AP) – Carey Price made 29 saves and the Montreal Canadiens advanced to the second round by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 in Game 7. Brendan Gallagher, Corey Perry and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Canadiens, who stormed back from a 3-1 deficit for the third time in franchise history to win a series. Montreal advanced to the second round for the first time since 2015. The Canadiens will take on Winnipeg after the Jets swept Edmonton in the Canadian-based North Division’s other series. Game 1 is Wednesday at Winnipeg. William Nylander had a late goal for Toronto, which hasn’t advanced in the postseason since 2004. In other NHL playoff action: Casey Cizikas scored on a breakaway with 14:48 gone in overtime and Semyon Varlamov returned to the net to make 39 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins and knotting their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. Game 3 is Thursday night in New York. Josh Bailey, Kyle Palmieri and Jean-Gabriel Pageau all scored in the second period. But Brad Marchand set up Patrice Bergeron’s one-timer to make it a one-goal game midway through the third. Then Marchand tied it with a goal of his own about five minutes later.
May 31, 2021 1:25 am
The 2021 PIAA Track & Field Championships were completed over the weekend at Shippensburg University. Taylor Shriver (Waynesburg) was the only gold medalist from the Washington & Greene County area, clearing 13 feet to win the Class 2A pole vault championship. Shriver’s vault was two feet better than the silver medalist, Corinn Brewer from Greensburg Central Catholic. Here is the list of medalists from the two-county area:
Girls
Discuss 2. Miranda Schramm, Burgettstown
300m hurdles 4. Makayla Boda, California
400m run 4. Mara Whalen, Ft. Cherry
800m run 4. Mara Whalen, Ft. Cherry
100m hurdles 6. Clara Barr, McGuffey
100m dash 7. Alyssa Clutter, Trinity
High jump 4. Eden Williamson, Trinity
Pole vault 1. Taylor Shriver, Waynesburg
Boys
Long jump 7. Colton Whyte, Burgettstown
110m hurdles 8 Christopher Davis, Canon-McMillan
4x400m relay 4. Canon-McMillan
4x100m relay 4. Washington
800m run 7. Gabe McConville, Waynesburg
May 31, 2021 3:57 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Charlie Blackmon got three extra-base hits and keyed a two-run rally in the ninth inning that sent the Colorado Rockies past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Blackmon hit two doubles and a triple as the Rockies ended a five-game losing streak. They were shut out in both games of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on Saturday. After Pirates closer Richard Rodriguez walked Ryan McMahon with one out in the ninth, Blackmon hit an RBI double off the wall in center field to make it 3-all. Blackmon scored the go-ahead run on a two-out single from Matt Adams. The loss wasted the Pirates debut of Chase De Jong who allowed one run on three hits over five innings. De Jong was making his first western Pennsylvania pitching appearance since winning the title game of the 2008 PONY League World Series for Long Beach, CA.
