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Pirates’ Kelly: ‘Difficult’ sending Griffin down

Altoona Curve

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pittsburgh Pirates’ debut for highly touted 19-year-old prospect Konnor Griffin will have to wait. Griffin was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday after the shortstop spent the last few weeks showcasing the skills that have made him baseball’s No. 1 overall ...

Wild finish sends Nebraska off to its first-ever Sweet 16

National Sports

OKLAHOMA CITY — Tyler Tanner nearly sent Nebraska’s boisterous fans home in stunned silence. Braden Frager made a driving layup with 2.2 seconds left to put Nebraska in front, and Tanner’s heave from beyond half court rimmed out at the buzzer as the Cornhuskers outlasted Vanderbilt 74-72 ...

Hurricane force too much for Penguins

Local Sports

PITTSBURGH — Seth Jarvis scored on a power play and assisted on two other man-advantage goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday. Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored on power plays for the Hurricanes, who beat the league’s best penalty kill team ...

Guess who? Reddick wins 4th NASCAR race

National Sports

DARLINGTON, S.C. — A malfunctioning battery, a cool suit that got very hot and a big deficit to the leader with less than 50 laps remaining at Darlington Raceway. The “Track Too Tough To Tame” tested Tyler Reddick in every way possible Sunday, and this year’s top star in NASCAR ...

Phils to keep Sanchez around

National Sports

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a new six-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Sanchez. The deal announced Sunday for last season’s NL Cy Young Award runner-up begins in 2027 and will run through 2032 with a club option for 2033. Terms were not ...

Fitzpatrick improves from second to first to win PGA event

National Sports

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Matt Fitzpatrick took longer than usual to get over his loss last week at The Players Championship, mainly because he played so well and did so little wrong until Cameron Young won on the difference of one tee shot at final hole. “To lose it right at the death is always ...