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Rust has goal, assist as the Penguins send Wild to 5th straight loss

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist, Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota 4-1 on Thursday night to hand the Wild their fifth straight loss. Rust’s tip-in of Ryan Shea’s long pass from the point broke a 1-1 tie 6:29 into the third. Ben ...

WVU getting creative in efforts to fix short-yardage struggles

On West Virginia’s second drive of the game, after just going three-and-out, Rich Rodriguez kept the offense out on the field and lined up to go for it on a fourth-and-1 on its own 34-yard line. After the game, Rodriguez said if it’s fourth-and-1, he’d like to go for it. WVU lined up ...

Rodriguez dealing with unique situation at QB

Rich Rodriguez and the rest of the West Virginia quarterbacks head into the meeting room, or as Rodriguez calls them, the “truth rooms,” where anything goes. The coaching staff is straight up with the players while watching film. If they do something bad, they’ll tell them. If it’s ...

Yesavage pitches Blue Jays past Dodgers 6-1 for 3-2 lead in the World Series

LOS ANGELES — Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts, and the Toronto Blue Jays opened Game 5 with back-to-back homers in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993. Davis Schneider ...

Brown, Celtics snap the Cavaliers’ win streak

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, including 13 during a 20-3 run to end the first half that helped the Boston Celtics pull away from Cleveland to win 125-105 on Wednesday night and snap the Cavaliers’ three-game winning streak. Sam Hauser scored 21 points off the bench for Boston, ...

Twins hire ex-Pirates skipper Shelton as manager

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have picked former bench coach Derek Shelton as their new manager, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed Wednesday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the hire. Major ...