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Woodland wins Houston Open for first title since brain surgery

HOUSTON — Gary Woodland won the Houston Open on Sunday, an emotional moment that seemed so improbable 30 months ago when he had brain surgery, and even two weeks ago when he opened up about his frightening struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. Woodland looked better than ever at ...

Pirates top Mets in extra innings for first win

NEW YORK — Ryan O’Hearn had three hits and two RBIs, including a go-ahead single in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates threw out the potential tying run at the plate to hold off the New York Mets 4-3 on Sunday for their first victory this season. Henry Davis added a critical RBI ...

Stars skate past undermanned Penguins

PITTSBURGH — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist in his return from injured reserve and the Dallas Stars pulled away from the undermanned Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday. Jason Robertson reached the 40-goal plateau for the third time in his career and assisted on Rantanen's goal ...

Wild Things bring back young trio

Three players who filled key roles a year when the Wild Things made a late-season run to the Frontier League’s Central Division title will be returning this year. The club announced that right-handed relief pitcher Chad Coles, catcher Three Hiller and shortstop Kyle Edwards will be back for ...

Leroux caps stellar career as O-R Player of the Year

Pressure is only what is allowed to be let in. From the outside, it would seem that with the talent returning coming off a state title there was a lot of pressure on the South Fayette girls basketball team this season. But for Juliette Leroux and the rest of the Lions it was more about ...

Cal has ‘hit the jackpot’ with softball coach

It didn’t take long for Kristin Erb to make her pitch to the PennWest California University softball team. The first-year coach has been making great pitches for a long time. Erb is the all-time winningest pitcher in NCAA Division II history and had been a veteran assistant coach at the ...