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Hertl's goal lifts Golden Knights past Hurricanes 5-4 to open Stanley Cup Final

Local Sports June 3, 2026

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Tomas Hertl took a backhand pass from Colton Sisson and beat Frederik Anderson from the slot with 3:24 left in the third period, lifting the Vegas Golden Knights past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Tuesday night's opener of the Stanley Cup Final. Hertl's finish off Sisson's feed from the right faceoff circle broke a 4-4 tie and pushed the Golden Knights ahead in an entertaining back-and-forth start on the sport's biggest stage. It marked Vegas' seventh straight win of the playoffs, starting with the last two games of the six-game second-round series against ...

Cruz and Lowe hit 3-run homers as the Pirates beat the Astros 10-6

Local Sports June 3, 2026

HOUSTON (AP) — Oneil Cruz and Brandon Lowe hit three-run homers and Endy Rodríguez added a two-run shot to power the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-6 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Jake Mangum tied a career-high with four hits to help the Pirates to their fourth straight ...

Texas Tech faces familiar foe Texas for Women's College World Series title

Local Sports June 3, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nijaree Canady and Texas Tech have performed well under pressure at the Women's College World Series. The 11th-seeded Red Raiders won three elimination games, including two against top-seeded Alabama on Monday to earn a return trip to the finals. Canady saved her best for last, pitching a complete-game two-hitter as Texas Tech defeated Alabama 2-0 in the second semifinal matchup of the day. "I don't have any doubt that was her best performance of the year, and that's a great confidence builder for our team and NiJa to go into the finals with that effort," ...

Ramírez doubles in 3 straight at-bats as the Guardians beat the Yankees 9-4

Local Sports June 3, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — José Ramírez doubled in three straight at-bats and drove in the go-ahead run against Cam Schlittler in the fifth inning before the Cleveland Guardians pulled away for a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. Kyle Manzardo launched a two-run homer off ...

Wildcats headed to regional final

Local Sports June 3, 2026

CADIZ — The Edison baseball team has shined when the pressure has been at its highest all season. That clutch gene has helped keep their tournament run going deeper than any Edison team in neatly two decades. The Wildcats found a way to come out on top of another close battle on Tuesday ...

Brooke's strong season ends on Day 1 of state tourney

Local Sports June 3, 2026

SOUTH CHARLESTON - The Brooke softball team's first trip to the state tournament sine 2003 came to a heartbreaking end. Brooke — the No. 7 seed — took an early lead against No. 6 seed PikeView, however, the Panthers plated the final four runs and escaped a bases-loaded jam in the top of ...