CLEVELAND — James Wood hit a two-run homer and Keibert Ruiz had a two-run single in the second inning as the Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday night. Wood’s towering, 401-foot drive to right field was his 15th homer of the season and second in as many days ...
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers finally got past the second round and face-planted in the Eastern Conference finals. They weren’t ready for the Knicks or the big stage. The lights were too bright again. Cleveland’s season ended with a resounding, demoralizing and ...
PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin is going to get a chance to finish what he started in Pittsburgh. The Penguins re-signed the franchise icon to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million on Tuesday, answering perhaps the club’s biggest offseason question before the offseason truly starts. Malkin, ...
PITTSBURGH — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning on Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago’s losing streak to 10 games. The rookie became the seventh player in Pirates’ history to hit two home runs ...
BASEBALL DISTRICT SEMIFINALS DIVISION II Northeast 3 Mayfield 2, Boardman 0 — Stats not submitted by print deadline. Northeast 8 Hudson 2, Austintown Fitch 1 — Stats not submitted by print deadline. DIVISION III Northeast 5 Canfield 8, Louisville 0 — Ryan Weibling shut out Louisville, striking out six batters in six innings for Canfield. Weibling added a hit and two RBIs at the plate. Joey Gabriel pitched the final inning and struck out two batters and offensively had two hits. Jake Dovich had three hits and two RBIs for the Cardinals. Anthony Groner added two ...
PARIS — Aryna Sabalenka’s diamonds sparkled in the sun during a first-round victory at the heat-soaked French Open on Tuesday. The top-ranked Sabalenka looked light on her feet on Court Philippe-Chatrier, despite wearing two thick necklaces in a 6-4, 6-2 win against Jessica Bouzas ...
