July 2, 2025 4:31 am
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins are parting ways with one of their goalies. They have dealt Alex Nedeljkovic, who has a $2.5 million salary, to the San Jose Sharks for a 2028 third-round pick. Now, the Penguins have nine selections in the 2028 draft and 28 picks in the next three drafts — 16 of which are in the first three rounds. Nedeljkovic was with the Penguins for two seasons, playing 38 games in each. Last season, he posted a .894 save percentage. He also became the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and record an assist in a single game. The trade clears a spot for the Penguins to bring up younger goalies to the NHL, like Joel Blomqvist or Sergei Murashov.
July 2, 2025 4:33 am
LONDON (AP) — Coco Gauff has become just the third woman in the Open era to lose in the first round at Wimbledon right after winning the championship at the French Open. Gauff was eliminated 7-6 (3), 6-1 by unseeded Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine. The No. 2-ranked Gauff made mistake after mistake at No. 1 Court, finishing with just six winners and a total of 29 unforced errors that included nine double-faults. It was just a little more than three weeks ago that Gauff was celebrating her second Grand Slam title by getting past No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final at Roland-Garros.
July 2, 2025 4:34 am
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic has been visited twice by a doctor for a stomach issue and given what he called “miracle pills” during a 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-2 victory over Alexandre Muller in Wimbledon’s first round. Djokovic needed a break while trailing 2-1 in the third set at Centre Court on Tuesday night and was seen again later in that set. He said went from feeling his absolute best for 1 1/2 sets to feeling his absolute worst for about 45 minutes. Djokovic has won seven of his 24 Grand Slam trophies at the All England Club. He will face Dan Evans of Britain in the second round.
July 1, 2025 4:25 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew Heaney carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Spencer Horwitz powered Pittsburgh’s offense as the Pirates cruised past the St. Louis Cardinals 7-0 to match a season high with their fourth straight victory. Heaney allowed three hits and struck out seven on 95 pitches through 6 2/3 innings. After a 71-minute rain delay, he walked Brendan Donovan to start the game before retiring the next 16 batters. Victor Scott II spoiled the no-hit bid with a two-out single in the sixth. The last-place Pirates have outscored their past four opponents 37-4, including a lopsided three-game sweep of the Mets over the weekend. Horwitz hit a leadoff homer against Erick Fedde and finished with three RBIs.
July 1, 2025 2:58 am
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are sending All-Pro cornerback Jalen Ramsey, Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith and a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2027 fifth-round pick. Ramsey announced the trade Monday in a social media post. A person familiar with the trade confirmed that the Dolphins will get Fitzpatrick, who returns to the team that drafted him 11th overall in 2018. The terms have been agreed upon and are pending physicals. Smith will get a one-year contract extension for $12 million, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus.
July 1, 2025 4:27 am
The Florida Panthers completed another hat trick less than two weeks since repeating as Stanley Cup champions. After Aaron Ekblad, Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett said they never wanted to leave South Florida, they got their wish. Days after locking up Bennett long term, the Panthers have agreed to re-sign Ekblad and Marchand, according to people familiar with the agreements. Ekblad agreed to an eight-year deal with an average value of $6.1 million, while Marchand agreed to a six-year deal.
July 1, 2025 4:28 am
The Vegas Golden Knights have acquired Mitch Marner in a sign-and-trade with Toronto Maple Leafs. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the move who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it had not been announced.. Vegas reportedly signed the 28-year-old two-time All-Star to an eight-year contract worth $96 million after sending Nicolas Roy to Toronto to jump the line on the top free agent before the rest of the NHL could talk to him. Marner is coming off career highs of 75 assists and 102 points.
July 1, 2025 4:29 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is expanding to 18 teams over the next five years with Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all set to join the league by 2030. Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia the season after assuming they get approval from the NBA and WNBA Board of Governors. Toronto and Portland will enter the league next year. All three of the new teams that were announced Monday have NBA ownership groups. Each paid a $250 million expansion fee. All three teams also will be building new practice facilities for the WNBA teams.
June 30, 2025 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a pair of two-run homers, Tommy Pham and Bryan Reynolds also went deep and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 12-1 to complete a three-game sweep. Cruz ended a 14-game homerless drought and highlighted a five-run outburst off Frankie Montas (0-1) in the first inning. After strikeouts in his next two at-bats, Cruz hit his team-leading 15th homer in the seventh inning to extend the Pirates’ lead to nine runs. Pittsburgh added two more runs in the eighth inning and sent the Mets, who held a players only meeting after a 9-2 loss on Saturday, to their 13th setback in 16 games.
June 30, 2025 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana will serve a three-game suspension, reduced from four, for his actions in a game at the Detroit Tigers on June 19. The suspension went into immediate effect, beginning Sunday with the finale of a three-game home series against the New York Mets. Santana will also sit against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday and Tuesday before being eligible to return in the finale of that series Wednesday.
