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Clutch Crosby delivered for Penguins

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PITTSBURGH — The sequence might as well have served as a metaphor of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season. There was Sidney Crosby, his left knee throbbing after absorbing a blistering shot from the point by teammate Ryan Shea, limping off the ice and disappearing down the tunnel in the second ...

Pirates drop third in a row, fall to Cards

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PITTSBURGH — Nolan Gorman homered and drove in three runs and Alec Burleson and Jordan Walker drove in three runs apiece to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to an 11-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. JJ Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera, the top two hitters in the Cardinals’ ...

Burns pitches Reds past Rockies

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CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz homered and drove in four runs and Chase Burns reached 100 strikeouts faster than any other Cincinnati pitcher as the Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Tuesday night. De La Cruz sandwiched a pair of RBI singles around a two-run homer by Spencer Steer — his ...

YSU captures 4th Horizon League title in five years

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YOUNGSTOWN — Since head coach Mickael Sopel took over the Youngstown State women’s tennis program 2013, he has built the Penguins’ program into a force to be reckoned with. Each year, new players from around the world make their way into the program, while returning players continue to ...

Evans fans 20, no-hits Jackson-Milton

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MCDONALD — McDonald star pitcher Aubrey Evans turned in a no-hitter against Jackson-Milton on Monday to give her Blue Devils the top spot in the Mahoning Valley Athletic (MVAC) Scarlet Tier. After three scoreless innings to start the game, the Devils jumped ahead 4-0 in the fourth and added ...

Guardians fall, 3-2, to Tampa Bay

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CLEVELAND — Ryan Vilade had three hits and drove in two runs, including the go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays won their fifth straight by defeating the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 Monday night. Daniel Schneemann had a two-run homer in the fifth inning and rookie ...