June 11, 2025 4:35 am
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has been such a big favorite in golf that he had to get rid of his Venmo account. Turns out he was getting requests from fans who either paid him a few bucks for their betting wins or were asking for refunds. Scheffler is the overwhelming favorite again at the U.S. Open for good reason. He’s coming off three wins in his last four tournaments by a combined 17 shots. And he has the kind of tee-to-green dominance that works well at a U.S. Open test like Oakmont. Scheffler doesn’t care about odds. He says everyone starts even on Thursday.
June 9, 2025 1:00 am
Neshannock scored 9 runs in the first inning and never looked back as the Lancers eliminated Chartiers-Houston from the PIAA 2A softball playoffs Monday afternoon. The first three batters for Neshannock combined for 8 hits on the day after going 1-for-10 in the WPIAL final 11 days ago. The Lancers put the run rule into effect with three more runs in the bottom of the fourth, all scoring after two outs. The Bucs only run came on an RBI triple by Lauren Rush in the third, the only CHHS hit against Addy Frye. The senior struck out 10 batters in the game, helping to secure Neshannock’s 51st straight win and a third trip to the state championship game.
West Allegheny committed five errors and Penn-Trafford took full advantage, as the Warriors earned a second finals berth in the past six years. Penn-Trafford blew open a 1-run game with five consecutive singles in the third, eventually plating five runs in the inning, more than enough to win in the semis for the second time in three tries. PIAA Softball Brackets PIAA Baseball Brackets
2A Neshannock 12, Chartiers-Houston 1, 5 innings
5A Penn-Trafford 8, West Allegheny 2
June 10, 2025 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a bases-loaded triple to cap a four-run third inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Miami Marlins 10-3 for their season-high fourth straight win. Reynolds put the Pirates ahead 4-1 with a line drive to right-center field off Eury Pérez, who was making his first major league start since Sept. 20, 2023, after recovering from Tommy John surgery. Reynolds’ hit came after Andrew McCutchen had an RBI infield single. All nine Pirates starters had hits, and McCutchen and Adam Frazier paced a 15-hit attack with three each.
June 10, 2025 4:29 am
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Xander Schauffele concedes to being a sick person because he loves the U.S. Open. It’s called the toughest test in golf and Oakmont is reputed to be the toughest course in the land. Schauffele says he looks forward to the challenge at Oakmont. He’s yet to win the U.S. Open but he has finished in the top 10 in all but one of his eight appearances. Oakmont figures to give everyone fits this week because of its dense rough and super slick greens. Justin Thomas says having a good attitude to him means concentrating over every single shot.
June 10, 2025 4:30 am
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers lead the Stanley Cup Final 2-1 after routing the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in Game 3. Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett scored again, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe each got their first goal of the series. The defending champion Panthers got balanced production and steady goaltending, chased Edmonton’s Stuart Skinner and made their opponent come unglued between and after whistles. Game 4 is Thursday night at Florida.
June 10, 2025 4:32 am
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers simply couldn’t wait to get home early Monday. There’s a slew of possible reasons for that. Maybe they just wanted to get out of Oklahoma City with their split of the first two games in the NBA Finals. Maybe they couldn’t wait to see what finals fever will look like in Indianapolis after a 25-year wait to get back to the title round. Or maybe they just wanted to get back to work. It’s probably a little of everything — especially the last part.
June 9, 2025 4:32 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes again pitched into the eighth for Pittsburgh before Andrew McCutchen came through with a go-ahead single that inning, helping the Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 2-1 win. Skenes lowered his ERA to 1.88 while his record remained at 4-6. The 23-year-old ace gave up one unearned run on two hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in 7 2/3 innings before getting pulled for Braxton Ashcraft, who got the final four outs for his first win in the majors. Christopher Sánchez took the loss despite a strong outing for Philadelphia, which has lost five straight.
June 9, 2025 4:30 am
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Open week is off to a soggy start at Oakmont. Players are starting to arrive equipped with umbrellas and expectations of a typical tough test. Jordan Spieth was among the early arrivals. He played the front nine Saturday and got in 11 holes Sunday. The rough is every bit as deep and thick as advertised. Spieth says it’s one of the few U.S. Open courses that doesn’t need a lot of work to be ready for a major. He says mistakes are bound to happen. The key to Oakmont is not to compound the mistakes.
June 9, 2025 4:33 am
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, Alex Caruso added 20 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Indiana Pacers 123-107 on Sunday night to tie the NBA Finals at one game apiece. Jalen Williams scored 19, Aaron Wiggins had 18 and Chet Holmgren scored 15 for the Thunder. It was the franchise’s first finals game win since the opener of the 2012 series against Miami. Tyrese Haliburton scored 17 for Indiana, which erased a 15-point fourth quarter deficit in Game 1 but never made a push on Sunday.
June 9, 2025 4:35 am
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The second consecutive Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers has been about as even as a series can get through two games, with each winning one in overtime. The Panthers have led for more time, the Oilers have gotten more shots on net and a bounce or two here or there could have changed the complexion of where these teams are at. That’s still the case going into Game 3 on Monday night with the chance that small adjustments could tilt the series one way or the other.
