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Williams pitches 7 strong innings, Guardians edge Nationals 3-2

CLEVELAND (AP) — Gavin Williams settled down after a choppy start and pitched seven solid innings as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series. Williams (8-3) allowed one run and only three hits — all in the first ...

Tri-Valley upsets Creek in district semi

MINGO JUNCTION — A little over a week after upsetting Big Red on the road in the quarterfinals, Tri-Valley came back to the area on Tuesday and toppled another local team in another upset. The fourth-seeded Scotties got a strong pitching performance from freshman Tanner Henry and just ...

Huskies start fast, fend off West M to reach district final

CADIZ — The Harrison Central baseball team is moving on.  The Huskies jumped out to a big lead in Tuesday’s Division V, East 2 District semifinal at home on Mazeroski Field and then held off West Muskingum for the 9-5 victory.  The Huskies (16-9-1), the No. 2 seed in the district, ...

Pirates send skidding Cubs to 10th straight loss

PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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 ...

Penguins re-sign star forward Evgeni Malkin to a 1-year deal

PITTSBURGH (AP) — 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, ...

WVU’s Gavin Kelly ‘100 percent’ and ready to go for NCAAs

MORGANTOWN — The best news for West Virginia, as it gets set to host its second NCAA baseball tournament regional since 2019 on Friday, is the Mountaineers will be at relative full health. That includes catcher/second baseman Gavin Kelly, who took a fastball across his hand in last week’s ...