PITTSBURGH — John Barbero, the public address announcer at Pittsburgh Penguins games for more than 30 years, died after a bout with a brain tumor.

Barbero, who lived in Roscoe, Washington County, was 65.

Barbero began announcing at Penguins games in 1972 and last worked the team's victory in Game 6 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals. The Penguins won Game 7 in Detroit to win its third Stanley Cup.

Barbero's family says he died Monday night. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but the Penguins plan to honor him in a display at Consol Energy Center, the new arena opening in August.

WASHINGTON — Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg was diagnosed with inflammation in his pitching shoulder after being scratched from his scheduled start for the Washington Nationals Tuesday because he had problems warming up his prized and powerful right arm.Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Strasburg had "stiffness and discomfort" in his right shoulder, but an MRI and X-ray show no structural damage.Rizzo said Strasburg is day to day and he's not certain when the righty will pitch next.

MILWAUKEE — NASCAR team owner Jack Roush was in serious but stable condition after walking away from a plane crash in Wisconsin Tuesday night."There are injuries. Possible surgery," Roush Fenway Racing president Geoff Smith said in a text message to The Associated Press. "But he walked out of the plane."Smith confirmed that the plane belonged to Roush, and he was flying it. Smith said Roush's injuries include facial lacerations.According to a statement from the team, Roush was landing his plane when the accident occurred.