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Garner, key member of 1979 world champion Pirates, dies at 76

HOUSTON (AP) — Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who went on to manage the Houston Astros to their first World Series appearance, has died. He was 76. Garner's family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner had died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic ...

NHL playoffs have plenty of fresh blood

The Stanley Cup will have a new home this year after the back-to-back champion Florida Panthers had their season derailed by injuries. They’re not the only perennial contender to miss the playoffs, either, with the Buffalo Sabres among the roughly half dozen newcomers in the 16-team ...

Colonials top Steel Valley for first win

Kanyon Sutton threw a three-hit shutout and was 2 for 2 with a walk and an RBI as Albert Gallatin defeated visiting Steel Valley, 4-0, in a non-section baseball game Saturday to give Tony Watson his first win as coach of the Colonials. Sutton walked just one and struck out four. "The ...

Belle Vernon’s Kent sets 2 school records

Belle Vernon's Ryan Kent broke a pair of school records while competing in the Latrobe Invitational track and field meet on Saturday. Kent took first place in the discus with a throw of 174 feet, 4 inches, and was second in the shot put with a heave of 54-4, breaking the old Belle Vernon mark ...

Local calendar

Monday, April 13 High school Baseball Jefferson-Morgan at Avella, 4 p.m. Laurel Highlands at Albert Gallatin, at German-Masontown Park, 4 p.m. McKeesport at Connellsville, 4 p.m. Mount Pleasant at Yough, 4 p.m. Greensburg Central Catholic at Carmichaels, 4:15 p.m. Seton LaSalle ...

Local roundup: Belle Vernon’s Henson repeats as WPIAL champion

Max Henson made sure there was no drama for the second consecutive year. The Belle Vernon senior repeated as WPIAL Class 2A boys individual tennis champion on Thursday at North Allegheny High School, sweeping away Quaker Valley junior Will Meagher by scores of 6-0 and 6-2. It was the second ...