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NHL unveils new 84-game schedule

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NEW YORK — The most expansive season in NHL history will begin in September, not October, and limit most teams to four preseason games. The league’s first 84-game season since 1993-94 opens Sept. 29 as 32 teams will combine to play a total of 1,344 games. The season runs through Saturday, April 10, before the playoffs begin the following week. The increase from an 82-game slate, which had been the standard since the mid-’90s, was agreed upon by team owners and players in the last round of talks on a collective bargaining agreement. The intent is to provide more space between the ...

Several local baseball tournaments to begin Saturday

Local Sports

Three local baseball tournaments are scheduled to begin Saturday in Blair County — one in Hollidaysburg, one in Claysburg and one in Altoona. The Hollidaysburg Area Summer Baseball League’s Joe Sheetz Field will be the site of the Pennsylvania Little League 12U Section 4 Tournament with ...

Suber leading British Open

National Sports

SOUTHPORT, England — Jackson Suber got his first taste of links golf — on his first trip to Europe — when he arrived at Royal Birkdale. Three days later, he proved to be a quick study with a superb par save and a 6-foot eagle late in his round for a 5-under 65 to lead the British ...

Pirates’ schedule released for 2027

Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced their 2027 regular season schedule. The Pirates will open the 2027 campaign at home with three games against the Athletics, beginning on March 25. It will mark the earliest Pittsburgh has ever started a season. It will also be the first time the Pirates ...

LS Fiore, Greenwood Meadows in Park Home final

Local Sports

L.S. Fiore and Greenwood Meadows each won their semifinal games in the Park Home Classic Thursday night to set up the championship game Saturday at 8 p.m. Sawyer Gibney had a three-run triple in the fourth inning to give L.S. Fiore a 6-0 lead in its eventual 10-0 voctory over Holsinger’s ...

Keeping your head in the game

Local Sports

Laurel Medical’s Tanner Rossman is checked by Sheetz third baseman Ryan Knab after his RBI triple during the first round of the George B. Kelley Federation playoffs. Click here to read the local baseball roundup.