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Penguins fend off elimination again, beat Flyers

PITTSBURGH — Connor Dewar, Kris Letang and Elmer Soderblom scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided elimination for the second time in 48 hours with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday night. Sidney Crosby shook off a shot to his left knee to add two assists for the Penguins, who cut the Flyers lead in the best-of-seven series to 3-2. Game 6 is Wednesday in Philadelphia, where the pressure will be on the Flyers to avoid putting themselves in danger of becoming just the fifth team in NHL history to blow a series after winning the first three ...

Cards get consecutive HRs, top Pirates after being no-hit into 7th

PITTSBURGH — Jose Fermin hit a tiebreaking two-run double after Pedro Pages and JJ Wetherholt hit consecutive homers — all in the ninth inning — as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 Monday night after breaking up a perfect game bid in the seventh inning. With the Pirates leading 2-0, four Pittsburgh pitchers combined to shut down the Cardinals through 6 2/3 innings before Alec Burleson legged out a two-out, infield single off Evan Sisk in the seventh. Pages’ and Wetherholt’s home runs off Dennis Santana (2-2) lifted the Cardinals into a ...

04-27 High school scoreboard

SOFTBALL Brookfield 11, Newton Falls 1 - Luciana Kolat and Elaina Boyce had three hits each for Brookfield, with Boyce driving in two runs. Aubrey Cabrera added two hits and drove in two runs and Madison Obermiyer had two hits and an RBI along with six strikeouts as the starting pitcher. Cassi Samios notched a pair of hits and Grace Teal drove in two runs with a hit. Madison Davis had a hit and RBI for Newton Falls. Lakeview 12, Hubbard 1 - Isabella Isenberg totaled the hits, three RBIs and four strikeouts as Lakeview’s starting pitcher. Mackenzie Stowe and Annaliese DeJulio ...

Paul Skenes rents a bounce house for clubhouse to celebrate Konnor Griffin’s birthday

PITTSBURGH — A bounce house stood in the middle of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ clubhouse before Monday night’s game against St. Louis, courtesy of NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes. Skenes rented the inflatable kids’ attraction as a part of a belated celebration for rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, who turned 20 on Friday and celebrated by hitting his first major league home run in a win at Milwaukee. “Unfortunately, I didn’t get to get in it, but I love it,” Pirates manager Don Kelly said of the bounce house. “Teammates, it’s good camaraderie and I know that ...

McDonald boys, Salem girls win Poland Invitational track meet

POLAND — Traditionally, a track meet ends with the 4x400 relay. Many finish with that iconic situation where teammates pass the baton with the meet on the line. But the 30th edition of the Poland Invitational was different. As the day went on and the temperature dropped on Saturday, a ...

Cavs collapse late as Raptors win Game 4 to level series

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes hit the go-ahead free throws in the final minute and finished with 23 points, Brandon Ingram also scored 23 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 93-89 on Sunday, tying the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at two games apiece. The ...