Lilly Conrad Chiropractic has had a stronghold on Altoona Greater City Baseball League championships over the past quarter-century, and steady veteran right-handed pitcher Shane Suter has contributed more than his fair share to the franchise’s immense success. Lilly has won 20 league ...
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed reliever Gavin Hollowell on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation before their 2-0 loss to the New York Yankees on Friday and recalled left-hander Antoine Kelly from Triple-A Iowa. Manager Craig Counsell said injured closer Daniel ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins signed dependable forward Tommy Novak to a three-year contract extension on Friday. The deal, which begins during the 2027-28 season, carries an average annual value of $4.65 million. The 29-year-old Novak collected 16 goals and 26 points in 82 games last season while helping the Penguins return to the playoffs following a three-year absence. Novak, who bounced between the second and third line during his first full season in Pittsburgh, had been scheduled to become a free agent next summer. The extension instead keeps him in the fold for the ...
Matt Ager had a pretty special start to his third year of professional baseball and was excellent in his first six appearances for the Altoona Curve. But the 6-foot-6 inch right-hander ran into a rough patch in June during which he allowed 18 runs in 22 2/3 innings pitched. He started July ...
While he grew up in California, it’s understandable that Murf Gray had never been to Altoona until earlier this week. After high school, he went to college at Fresno State, which was less than 25 miles away from his hometown. Before his first game at PNG Field on Tuesday, he came back in ...
CINCINNATI — Sal Stewart hit a two-run homer, had four RBIs and scored the winning run as the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7, on Friday night. Stewart’s two-run single off Wilber Dotel (1-4) in the eighth tied the score 7-7. Stewart scored the go-ahead run ...
