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.
May 4, 2021 3:54 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A racing icon has passed. Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Unser died of natural causes at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Sunday. Unser won the Indy 500 in 1968, 1975 and 1981. His younger brother, Al, is one of only three four-time Indy 500 winners in race history. The Unser family tradition stretched to Al Unser’s son, Al Unser Jr., who won the Indy 500 in 1992 and 1994. Bobby Unser was one of just 10 drivers to win the 500 at least three times. Unser and Rick Mears are the only drivers to win the 500 in three different decades. Unser was one of six members of the Unser family to race in the Indianapolis 500. Bobby Unser was 87 years old.
May 3, 2021 3:52 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Carlos Martínez pitched eight marvelous innings, Harrison Bader hit an early three-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 for a three-game sweep. St. Louis has won seven straight against the Pirates and is 20-6 versus Pittsburgh since the start of the 2019 season. The sweep was the second in three series for the Cardinals, who have won eight of 10 overall. Bader’s home run off rookie Wil Crowe came with one out in the second inning. Martínez allowed five hits and two walks. He struck out three and retired his final eight batters. Alex Reyes retired the side in order in the ninth for his seventh save.
May 3, 2021 3:53 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers invested heavily in improving their sagging running game during the NFL draft. Pittsburgh used its first four selections on players who could help a rushing attack that finished last in the NFL in both yards and yards per carry in 2020. Coach Mike Tomlin says the arrival of a group that includes running back Najee Harris and tight end Pat Freiermuth makes the run game better.
May 3, 2021 3:55 am
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) – Sam Burns finally won for the first time on the PGA Tour after twice failing to convert 54-hole leads. Burns had two big birdies on the back nine that led to a 3-under 68 and a three-shot victory over Keegan Bradley. Burns got some help from Bradley hitting into the water on the 13th hole. Bradley and Burns were tied through 36 holes and 54 holes, and they stayed that way through 12 holes on Sunday.
May 2, 2021 1:03 am
WASHINGTON, PA — Top-seeded Washington & Jefferson College posted an 18-3 victory over No. 3 Thiel College Saturday afternoon in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament title game. The victory completes a perfect 10-0 run for W&J against PAC competition this spring. W&J was ranked No. 2 in the most recent NCAA Division III Great Lakes regional ranking. Thiel finishes its season with a 7-3 record. As the winner of the PAC Championship Tournament, W&J will receive the conference’s automatic-qualifying bid to the Division III Championship. The field for this year’s Division III Championship is scheduled to be announced Monday, May 3 at 10:30 a.m. (EDT). First and second round games are scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, May 8-9.
W&J ripped off the first nine goals of the game and left no doubt in claiming its first PAC title in school history. The Presidents previously claimed conference titles as a member of the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference (ORLC) in 2016 and 2017. W&J sophomore Amanda Effland (Frederick, MD) tallied nine points and freshman Kaitlyn Brown (Charlotte Hall, MD) registered 10 saves in the win. Four different W&J players registered hat tricks in the title game. Effland paced the offense with three goals, six assists and three ground balls. Junior Clara Sherwood (Indiana, PA) finished with three goals and five draw controls. Sophomore Sarah Labovitz (Great Falls, VA) added three scores, five draw controls and three ground balls. Sophomore Becca Ghion (Yough) also chipped in three goals as well. Sophomore Gabby Galla (Erie) led a defensive unit that thwarted the Tomcats efforts offensively, finishing with five caused turnovers and five ground balls in the win. Freshman Sofia Jenkins (Hughesville, MD) totaled four points on two goals and two assists while adding three draw controls, two caused turnovers and a pair of ground balls.
