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Cruz gets his homer in victory over Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas — Oneil Cruz had the hardest-hit homer in the majors this season, a three-run shot off the top of the right-field foul pole in the ninth inning that powered the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. The Pirates took a 5-4 lead in the ...

Penguins on the brink of elimination

PHILADELPHIA — Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Ristolainen and Nick Seeler scored three goals on four shots in the second period in Philadelphia’s first home playoff game in eight years, pushing the Flyers to the brink of a sweep of the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 5-2 Game 3 win on Wednesday night ...

deGrom, bullpen help Rangers beat Pirates

ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings, Evan Carter hit an inside-the-park home run while Corey Seager went deep and the Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Thursday night in the rubber match of their three-game series. It was the 62nd career ...

Leader of the Pack

Sam Chestney of Hollidaysburg won the 1600-meter run against runners from Central, Clearfield and Bishop Guilfoyle Academy on Wednesday afternoon in high school track and field action. See roundup here.

Carter’s defense keeps Pirates from road victory in Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas — Kumar Rocker allowed a run in six innings and Evan Carter drove in the tying run before robbing Oneil Cruz of a three-run homer, leading the Texas Rangers to a 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Cruz singled leading off the game against Rocker ...

Youngster leads Philly against Pens

Porter Martone was playing college hockey last month. Now he’s making a difference in the NHL playoffs. Youth is being served early in the first round, along with some relative newcomers contributing. Anaheim’s Troy Terry scored in his postseason debut nearly a decade into his ...