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Sidney Crosby stars as the Penguins beat Red Wings, 6-3

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby matched Wayne Gretzky for seventh-most goals with a single franchise in NHL history, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Sunday. Crosby, Lars Eller, Reilly Smith and Valtteri Puustinen each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which ...

Bears trade quarterback Justin Fields to Steelers

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears traded Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night, clearing the way for them to draft a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick — perhaps USC’s Caleb Williams. The Bears received a 2025 sixth-round draft pick that could potentially become a ...

Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR race at Bristol

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track. Hamlin also won at NASCAR’s bullring last September. This one was much different. Tire ...

Golden Bears bats start off strong in DH sweep

CHESTER — The Oak Glen softball team’s bats got off the season off to a hot start on Saturday. The Golden Bears scored a combined 28 runs in a doubleheader sweep of visiting Clay-Battelle, winning 17-0 in two innings and 11-1 in five innings. The games were played at Allison ...

March Madness is here. UConn, Purdue, Houston and N. Carolina get top seeding

Even before the brackets came out Sunday, March Madness was a muddled mess. About the closest thing to a sure thing: UConn. The defending champion Huskies earned the top seed in the NCAA Tournament, joined by Houston,Purdue and North Carolina as No. 1 seeds in a bracket that started going ...

Wilson eager to reboot career in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson didn’t come out Friday and say he expects to be the starting quarterback in Pittsburgh. Considering the lengths the Steelers went to woo the nine-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion — including the stunning decision to move on from the player Wilson ...