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High school baseball: Ringgold’s Dunlevy pitches shutout

Derek Dunlevy pitched a complete game shutout with four strikeouts in a 2-0 win over McGuffey in a nonsection game Wednesday. Dunlevy allowed only two hits and one walk. Ringgold got both of its runs in the bottom of the first on an RBI groundout by Xander Mahoney and a sacrifice fly by ...

Canon-Mac stays unbeaten with win over Trinity

CANONSBURG – Canon-McMillan coach Bredan Steele likes to break up the high school baseball season into three segments. The nonsection season, section play and the postseason. So far, the nonsection part has gone pretty well for a team that has aspirations of winning a WPIAL Class 6A ...

Skenes thinking playoffs for Pirates on eve of opener

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — On the eve of opening day, Paul Skenes set forth lofty goals for the Pittsburgh Pirates. "We want to win the division. We want to make the playoffs. That's it. How we do that, who knows?" the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner said ...

Pirates fans optimistic on opening day

At 1:15 p.m. today at Citi Field in New York, the Pirates will open against the New York Mets with a fanbase more optimistic and upbeat than it has been in a decade. Start spreading the news. Be a little careful in believing the hype. The Pirates did, seemingly, make their offense better. ...

Playoff chase in NHL’s East is ‘fight for your life’

NEW YORK — Connor McDavid called the Pacific Division path to the playoffs "a bit of a pillow fight right now." The same race down the stretch in the NHL's Eastern Conference is anything but. No team has clinched a berth, and only three — Carolina, Tampa Bay and Buffalo — are strong bets ...