March 6, 2020 3:45 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Carter Hart stopped 28 shots and led the Philadelphia Flyers to their eighth straight win, 4-1 over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Ivan Provorov, Michael Raffl, Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Sean Couturier also scored for the Flyers, who moved into a tie for first place in the Metropolitan Division with the Washington Capitals. The Flyers have scored at least four goals in each game of their winning streak. á Justin Williams scored the only goal for the Hurricanes. The Flyers have 24 wins in 33 home games this season.
March 4, 2020 3:44 am
UNDATED (AP) – Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Bryan Reynolds would prefer to let his bat do the talking for him. Reynolds hit .314 for Pittsburgh in 2019 on his way to finishing fourth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. His play was one of the few bright spots for a team that plummeted to last place in the NL Central. Reynolds said weighing his personal success vs. the teams’ struggles was difficult. He believes the Pirates can take a serious step forward in 2020 despite only modest adjustments to the roster.
March 4, 2020 3:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby scored and collected his 800th career assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins ended a six-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over Ottawa. Crosby became the 32nd player in NHL history to reach the 800-assist plateau when he earned the secondary assist on Jason Zucker’s goal 36 seconds into the third period that put the Penguins up 5-1. The 32-year-old Crosby needed just 980 games to get to 800, the sixth-fastest ever. Jayce Hawryluk, Brady Tkachuk and Connor Brown scored for the Senators but Ottawa couldn’t keep pace as the Penguins broke out of a two-week slide in style.
March 3, 2020 3:45 am
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) – Pittsburgh pitcher Steven Brault has a strained left shoulder and will be evaluated in two weeks. Brault is trying to earn a spot with the Pirates after splitting last season between the bullpen and starting rotation. The 27-year-old left-hander has struggled in two appearances this spring training, allowing two runs and four hits in 2 1/3 innings. Brault went 4-6 with a 5.16 ERA in 19 starts and six relief appearances for Pittsburgh last season. Right-hander Clay Holmes is out 4-to-6 weeks due to a foot fracture.
March 2, 2020 3:57 am
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Sungjae Im started fast and finished stronger in the final round of the PGA’s Honda Classic, winning the event by one shot over Mackenzie Hughes and Tommy Fleetwood. Im shot a 4-under 66 on Sunday to earn his first PGA Tour victory in 50 starts. The 21-year-old South Korean finished at 6 under to match the second-highest winning score since the Honda moved to PGA National in 2007. Fleetwood started the day one shot clear of the field and started birdie-birdie to get to 7 under, matching what was the low score in relation to par of the week. Fleetwood is still seeking his first PGA win.
March 2, 2020 3:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Carter Hart made 23 saves and the surging Philadelphia Flyers extended their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers. The Flyers’ run combined with the Penguins’ six-game slide has moved Philadelphia into second place in the Metropolitan Division. Matt Niskanen, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny each scored power-play goals. Michael Raffl scored short-handed and Derek Grant also tallied for the Flyers, who swept a home-and-home series against the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad scored two power-play goals and Pavel Buchnevich also tallied on the man advantage for the Rangers.
March 1, 2020 10:25 am
WPIAL Basketball Championships at Petersen Events Center
Girls — Girls WPIAL Brackets
1A Girls #1 Rochester over #2 West Greene, 59-43 (Rochester–2nd WPIAL title, back-to-back)
2A Girls #2 Bishop Canevin over #4 Laurel, 50-41 (Canevin’s 5th WPIAL title)
3A Girls #2 Mohawk over #1 Beaver, 44-26 (Mohawk–first-ever WPIAL title)
4A Girls #1 North Catholic over #2 Southmoreland, 61-44 (NC–20th WPIAL title, 4th straight)
5A Girls #1 Chartiers Valley over #3 Trinity, 58-40 (CV–3rd WPIAL title, 2nd straight)
6A Girls #2 North Allegheny over #1 Bethel Park, 54-50 OT (Tigers–3rd WPIAL title, all in last four years)
Boys — Boys WPIAL Brackets
1A Boys #1 Vincentian over #3 Cornell, 63-51 (Vincentian’s 4th WPIAL title)
2A Boys #1 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart over #2 Sto-Rox, 81-72 (OLSH–2nd WPIAL title, back-to-back)
3A Boys #2 North Catholic over #1 Lincoln Park, 65-56 (NC’s 5th WPIAL title)
4A Boys #1 Highland over #6 Belle Vernon, 72-54 (Highlands–2nd WPIAL title)
5A Boys #8 Laurel Highlands over #3 Mars Area, 52-51 (LH–2nd WPIAL title, 1st since 1968)
6A Boys #1 Butler over #3 Mt. Lebanon, 70-61 (Butler–5th WPIAL title, 1st title since 1991)
February 29, 2020 9:30 pm
The WPIAL’s three-day basketball championship weekend at the Petersen Event Center is over. Now, it’s on to the PIAA tournament for four Washington County teams, one from Greene County and lots from our
Girls WPIAL Brackets — — Boys WPIAL Brackets
WPIAL Basketball Championships at Petersen Events Center
Girls
1A Girls #1 Rochester over #2 West Greene, 59-43 (Rochester–2nd WPIAL title, back-to-back)
2A Girls #2 Bishop Canevin over #4 Laurel, 50-41 (Canevin’s 5th WPIAL title)
3A Girls #2 Mohawk over #1 Beaver, 44-26 (Mohawk–first-ever WPIAL title)
4A Girls #1 North Catholic over #2 Southmoreland, 61-44 (NC–20th WPIAL title, 4th straight)
5A Girls #1 Chartiers Valley over #3 Trinity, 58-40 (CV–3rd WPIAL title, 2nd straight)
6A Girls #2 North Allegheny over #1 Bethel Park, 54-50 OT (Tigers–3rd WPIAL title, all in last four years)
Boys
1A Boys #1 Vincentian over #3 Cornell, 63-51 (Vincentian’s 4th WPIAL title)
2A Boys #1 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart over #2 Sto-Rox, 81-72 (OLSH–2nd WPIAL title, back-to-back)
3A Boys #2 North Catholic over #1 Lincoln Park, 65-56 (NC’s 5th WPIAL title)
4A Boys #1 Highland over #6 Belle Vernon, 72-54 (Highlands–2nd WPIAL title)
5A Boys #8 Laurel Highlands over #3 Mars Area, 52-51 (LH–2nd WPIAL title, 1st since 1968)
6A Boys #1 Butler over #3 Mt. Lebanon, 70-61 (Butler–5th WPIAL title, 1st title since 1991)
February 29, 2020 3:33 am
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Brendan Steele is the leader at the midway point of the PGA’s Honda Classic at Palm Beach Garden. Steele shot a 3-under 67 to get to 5-under through two rounds, one shot clear of J.T. Poston, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood. Donald moved up the leaderboard with a 66. Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and defending champion Keith Mitchell are among those who missed the cut.
February 28, 2020 3:52 am
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Tom Lewis and Harris English each fired 4-under 66s to take a one-shot lead in the first of the PGA’s Honda Classic at Palm Beach Gardens. Lewis and English each made the field on sponsor exemptions after failing to qualify for the event. Zach Johnson shares second with J.T. Poston, Brian Stuard, Cameron Tringale and Lee Westwood, who also made the field on a sponsor exemption.
