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Crosby, Penguins spoil Guentzel’s return to Pittsburgh

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist and the Penguins scored two goals on five shots in the second period, spoiling Jake Guentzel's return to Pittsburgh with a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Bryan Rust scored his ...

Pirates pitching prospect Jones makes big-league roster

By The Associated Press Jared Jones' impressive spring training has earned him a spot on the Pittsburgh Pirates opening-day roster. The team announced Monday that the 22-year-old right-handed pitcher made the club, giving the starting rotation a dash of youth. Jones, a second-round pick by ...

Duquesne provides some March Madness with upset of BYU

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer OMAHA, Neb. — As his players celebrated around him after springing the first big upset of the NCAA Tournament, Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot joked that they had refused to let their retiring coach reach "the promised land" with their down-to-the-wire ...

Penn State shoots for 3rd straight wrestling title

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Oklahoma State wrestler Daton Fix is positioned to finally win an elusive national championship, and Penn State is poised to win the team title again with two potential four-time champions. Fix has placed in the top four at the NCAA Division I Wrestling ...

Stanton hits 3 home runs as Yankees rout Pirates, 12-0

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Judge had an RBI double in his first at-bat in Wednesday night's game against Pittsburgh after sitting out nine days with an abdominal injury, and fellow New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit three home runs with eight RBI in a 12-0 win over the ...

Despite Fields’ fall, QB has potential to be special

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Justin Fields went from being considered a franchise quarterback to disregarded by the Chicago Bears in just three seasons. It's quite a fall for a former first-round pick who showed promise. After more than a dozen QBs switched teams last week in the ...