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Sweden wins hockey title

COLOGNE, Germany — Telling himself to stay calm, Henrik Lundqvist stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout and Sweden dethroned two-time defending champion Canada to win the world hockey championship 2-1 on Sunday night.

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Plenty to smile about

The Penguins' Carter Rowney celebrates one of his three assists Sunday in Pittsburgh's 7-0 win over Ottawa in Gamwe 5 of the Eastyern Conference Finals. The Penguins lead the series, 3-2.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan calls it “getting to our game.”

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Par putt in playoff wins for Horschel

IRVING, Texas — Billy Horschel had missed four straight cuts when he arrived at TPC Four Seasons, a course he was never particularly fond of.

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Ex-Rock standout Adams anxious to play in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Matt Adams was eager to hit, looking for a batting cage as soon as he unpacked his bag at his new locker in the Atlanta Braves’ clubhouse.

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Busch claims All-Star victory

CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch used a bold three-wide pass for the lead Saturday night to win NASCAR’s annual All-Star race for the first time.

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Bucs’ Kuhl, 4 relievers shut down Phils, 1-0

PITTSBURGH — Coming off two subpar outings, Chad Kuhl went into the video room to find some past success he could recreate.

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Boston rally shocks Cavaliers

CLEVELAND — Leprechauns are imaginary. Celtic pride is very real.

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Pirates can’t solve Phillies’ Hellickson

PITTSBURGH — His club mired in a miserable funk that’s drained all the momentum from a promising April, Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin called a team meeting before a weekend series in Pittsburgh.

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The right spark

Murray, Crosby lead Penguins to win to even series with Ottawa

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates his goal against Ottawa with teammates Phil Kessel (81), Jake Guentzel (59) and Evgeni Malkin (71) during the second period of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday. The Pens hung on for a 3-2 win to even the series.

OTTAWA, Ontario — Matt Murray was back — and so was Sidney Crosby.

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Taillon upbeat in cancer fight

Pirates pitcher optimistic as he waits on tests

Pirates starting pitcher Jameson Taillon collects himself on the mound in this file photo. Taillon had surgery for testicular cancer. He was home by the end of the day and is already back playing catch and doing light cardio while he awaits further blood tests to determine whether there is any cancer remaining in his system.

PITTSBURGH — Jameson Taillon felt like he was in a movie, as if he was watching somebody else’s life change and not his own.

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Kokrak leads by 5 at Byron Nelson

Spieth misses cut once again

IRVING, Texas — Jason Kokrak shot a bogey-free 8-under 62 Friday for a record five-stroke lead after two rounds at the AT&T Byron Nelson, where local favorite Jordan Spieth missed the cut for the first time at the tournament where he made his debut as a 16-year-old high school junior.

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U.S. Women’s open Butler Country Club to host qualifying tourney Monday

PENN TWP — Butler Country Club will play host to a U.S. Women’s Open Sectional Qualifying tourney Monday.

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Frazier collects 4 RBI in Bucs’ win

PITTSBURGH — Adam Frazier is making the most of his chance as Pittsburgh’s new left fielder.

5/19/2017 Professional Baseball 0 comments

Sullivan won’t commit to goalie

Fleury, Murray debate on entering Game 4

OTTAWA, Ontario — Mike Sullivan isn’t any hurry to announce who will start in goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins in Friday’s critical Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against Ottawa.

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Overtime goal pulls Ducks even with Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Corey Perry just keeps finding the net in overtime this postseason, and his third goal in extra time helped the Ducks tie the Western Conference finals said.

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U.S. hockey ousted by Finland, 2-0

COLOGNE, Germany — The United States’ ice hockey world championship campaign ended Thursday with a 2-0 quarterfinal defeat against Finland, after a record-equaling run of six straight victories for Jeff Blashill’s young roster.

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Steelers release Green, Warren

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers released tight end Ladarius Green and long snapper Greg Warren on Thursday after both failed physicals.

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Cole controls Nat bats

Pirates’ ace allows 3 hits in 6-1 win

PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole spent the last six weeks stringing together dominant performance after dominant performance with little to show for it, thanks to a Pittsburgh Pirates offense that always seemed to sputter whenever their ace’s turn in the rotation came up.

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Fleury chased early in Pens’ loss

Ottawa scores 4 goals on 1st 9 shots while rolling to 5-1 victory in Game 3 Wednesday

OTTAWA, Ontario — Mike Hoffman and his Ottawa Senators teammates heard all the chatter on social media about their style of play, which some perceived as “boring.”

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2 best horses side-by-side for Preakness

BALTIMORE — The two best horses in the Preakness will be eyeball to eyeball coming out of the starting gate. There’s no avoiding each other for Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming and rival Classic Empire.

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Steelers sign No. 2 draft pick

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed second-round pick Juju Smith-Schuster to a four-year deal.

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Kang's appeal dismissed by South Korea

Bucs' infielder facing setback

Pirate third baseman Jung Ho Kang's suspended prison sentence has been upheld during an appeals hearing in Korea. The ruling further clouds Kang's chances of returning to the Pirates this season.

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court today upheld a suspended prison sentence for Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang over a drunken driving conviction, a ruling that may complicate his plans to rejoin the National League baseball team this season.

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Stevens’ accomplice gets year in prison

BOSTON — A Massachusetts man who authorities say conspired with a former NHL player in a scheme to illegally sell prescription painkillers is headed to federal prison.

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In Brief

Wife claims Brady has concussion issue

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James nets 38 in Cavs’ victory

BOSTON — LeBron James embarrassed every defender Boston threw at him and the Cleveland Cavaliers picked up where they left off following a long layoff, rolling to a 117-104 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.