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Malkin, Crosby and Letang help the Penguins beat the Devils to clinch a playoff spot

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored as part of his two-point game, Sidney Crosby set up two goals and Kris Letang had an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins clinched a playoff spot by defeating the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night. The Penguins are playoff-bound for the first time since 2022, ending a three-year drought that followed a streak of qualifying 16 seasons in a row. Crosby, Malkin and Letang have been around for all of it, including Stanley Cup runs in 2009, ‘16 and ‘17. Bryan Rust, who was part of the back-to-back championships, scored his 29th goal of the ...

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MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez hasn’t revealed too much about West Virginia football’s quarterback room this spring. Rodriguez said he wants to have some sort of a depth chart by the end of the spring, because it’s easier to release a depth chart now, since there is no risk of losing ...

All-Potomac Valley Conference teams revealed

ELKINS — The Potomac Valley Conference was once again well-represented in the state tournament this past season. The all-PVC Division teams recently released are headlined by players that played on the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center floor last month. Tucker County, East Hardy ...

Lady Bucs trip regional foe Oak Hill, 7-1

OAK HILL — Kynnedy Marple struck out 11 and allowed just four hits in a complete-game effort as Buckhannon-Upshur picked up a 7-1 win over South Region foe Oak Hill on Wednesday. The Lady Bucs treated Kennedy to a 3-0 lead before she took to the mound as Madi Knabenshue’s single in the bottom of the first plated Marple and Payton Brown. Knabenshue then raced home on Zoey Burr’s two-out single. An RBI single by Squires made it 4-0 in the second inning. The Lady Red Devils dented the scoreboard in the third on an error. B-U, however, answered in the fourth when Marple ...

Pirates drop 8-2 verdict to Padres

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double, Jake Cronenworth added a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday. Castellanos’ double began a four-run seventh inning that broke open a scoreless game and helped San Diego clinch the three-game series. Michael King (1-1) allowed two runs on four hits over six innings while striking out four and walking three for San Diego. Justin Lawrence (0-1) took the loss after giving up four runs on three hits in one inning for Pittsburgh. The game remained scoreless through six innings as ...

Minutemen surge past Tigers

ELKINS — Lewis County erupted for 10 runs in the sixth inning to take a 12-6 win over Elkins in Big 10 Conference play Tuesday night at EHS Field. The Tigers held a 5-2 advantage until the Minutemen used just four hits in the sixth to take control. They scored all of their runs with two ...