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Pens acquire veteran defender Dumba from Stars

National Sports

DALLAS — The Dallas Stars traded Matt Dumba to Pittsburgh in a swap of defensemen Thursday, with Dallas getting Vladislav Kolyachonok while sending a 2028 second-round pick to the Penguins. Dumba never had an impact after signing a $7.5 million, two-year contract in free agency last year. He ...

Legendary NBA coach Layden dies at 93

National Sports

SALT LAKE CITY — Frank Layden, the sharp-witted former coach who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time, has died. He was 93. “Frank Layden made a lasting impact on the Jazz, the state of Utah, and the NBA,” the Jazz said in a statement Wednesday. “There will never be ...

Healy wins stage No. 6

National Sports

VIRE NORMANDIE, France — Irish rider Ben Healy won a hilly sixth stage of the Tour de France after a long solo breakaway on Thursday and Mathieu van der Poel took back the yellow jersey from defending champion Tadej Pogačar by one second. The 24-year-old Healy had won a stage on the Giro ...

Bishop McCort transfers part of eligibility hearings

Local Sports

Six student athletes who recently transferred to Bishop McCort Catholic had eligibility hearings on Thursday. Three players that transferred in from Johnstown pled their case in front of the District 6 committee. According to District 6 football chairman Ralph Cecere, junior Kaleem Taylor was ...

MLB Pipeline’s analysis of Paxton Kling

PSU

Kling was a well-regarded high school prospect with loud but raw tools coming out of central Pennsylvania in 2022, but he removed his name from consideration ahead of the Draft and headed to Louisiana State. After hitting just .250 with a 25.1 percent strikeout rate over two years, he entered ...