PITTSBURGH — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning on Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago’s losing streak to 10 games. The rookie became the seventh player in Pirates’ history to hit two home runs ...
BASEBALL DISTRICT SEMIFINALS DIVISION II Northeast 3 Mayfield 2, Boardman 0 — Stats not submitted by print deadline. Northeast 8 Hudson 2, Austintown Fitch 1 — Stats not submitted by print deadline. DIVISION IV Northeast 1 Norton 6, West Branch 2 — Stats not submitted by print deadline. Northeast 2 Cardinal Mooney 3, Holy Name 1 — Ben Oddis went the distance for Mooney, striking out six in seven innings. The Cardinals took a 2-1 second inning lead and never relinquished it again. Johnny Brenner had a triple and an RBI for Mooney. Ford Stacy added a pair of ...
PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin is going to get a chance to finish what he started in Pittsburgh. The Penguins re-signed the franchise icon to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million on Tuesday, answering perhaps the club’s biggest offseason question before the offseason truly starts. Malkin, ...
CANFIELD — The first time Canfield and soon-to-be All-American Conference rival Louisville met this season, the Cardinals walked off the Leopards after surrendering an early lead. Tuesday’s rematch in the Division III, Northeast 5, district semifinals at Phil Bova Field proved to be far ...
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers finally got past the second round and face-planted in the Eastern Conference finals. They weren’t ready for the Knicks or the big stage. The lights were too bright again. Cleveland’s season ended with a resounding, demoralizing and ...
CLEVELAND — James Wood hit a two-run homer and Keibert Ruiz had a two-run single in the second inning as the Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday night. Wood’s towering, 401-foot drive to right field was his 15th homer of the season and second in as many days ...
