http://www.abc27.com/category/50905/pennsylvania-sports-headlines en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WHTM Sport 15 pennsylvania-sports-headlines http://www.abc27.com/story/22289043/spezza-to-return-to-senators-lineup-for-game-3 http://www.abc27.com/story/22289043/spezza-to-return-to-senators-lineup-for-game-3?t=2013-05-18T15:14:05Z WHTM Sat, 18 May 2013 15:08:00 EDT Jason Spezza will make his much-anticipated return to the Senators on Sunday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22289025/reds-option-lhp-cingrani-recall-inf-soto http://www.abc27.com/story/22289025/reds-option-lhp-cingrani-recall-inf-soto?t=2013-05-18T15:05:28Z WHTM Sat, 18 May 2013 15:04:00 EDT The Cincinnati Reds have optioned left-hander Tony Cingrani to Triple-A Louisville and recalled infielder Neftali Soto. Sport http://www.abc27.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880279 http://www.abc27.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880279&t=2013-05-18T15:35:28Z WHTM Sat, 18 May 2013 03:59:00 EDT Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brenden Morrow added his first playoff... Sport http://www.abc27.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880094 http://www.abc27.com/Global/story.asp?S=14880094&t=2013-05-18T15:35:11Z WHTM Sat, 18 May 2013 02:55:00 EDT Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22286953/dropped-fly-ball-gives-pirates-5-4-win-over-astros http://www.abc27.com/story/22286953/dropped-fly-ball-gives-pirates-5-4-win-over-astros?t=2013-05-17T23:13:39Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:00 EDT Jimmy Paredes dropped Russell Martin's bases-loaded fly ball when he collided with second baseman Jake Elmore with two outs in the ninth inning, the second missed catch by a Houston right fielder, and the Pittsburgh... Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22286749/crosby-leads-penguins-to-4-3-win-over-senators http://www.abc27.com/story/22286749/crosby-leads-penguins-to-4-3-win-over-senators?t=2013-05-17T22:24:45Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 22:24:00 EDT Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22286677/lee-rollins-lead-phils-over-reds http://www.abc27.com/story/22286677/lee-rollins-lead-phils-over-reds?t=2013-05-17T22:19:15Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:00 EDT Domonic Brown drove in the tiebreaking run on an infield grounder in the eighth and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped the Cincinnati Reds' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory on Friday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22286177/phillies-call-up-rhp-bj-rosenberg http://www.abc27.com/story/22286177/phillies-call-up-rhp-bj-rosenberg?t=2013-05-17T19:49:13Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 19:47:00 EDT The Phillies have recalled right-hander B.J. Rosenberg from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and sent left-hander Raul Valdes down. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22285952/pirates-put-rhp-jose-contreras-on-bereavement-list http://www.abc27.com/story/22285952/pirates-put-rhp-jose-contreras-on-bereavement-list?t=2013-05-17T19:17:29Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 19:15:00 EDT Right-hander Jose Contreras was placed on the bereavement list Friday by the Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander Jared Hughes was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis to take his spot in the bullpen. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22285124/f-sheldon-jeter-transferring-away-from-vanderbilt http://www.abc27.com/story/22285124/f-sheldon-jeter-transferring-away-from-vanderbilt?t=2013-05-17T17:49:09Z WHTM Fri, 17 May 2013 17:47:00 EDT Forward Sheldon Jeter is transferring away from Vanderbilt after only one season with the Commodores to play closer to home. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22277050/snider-powers-pirates-past-brewers-7-1 http://www.abc27.com/story/22277050/snider-powers-pirates-past-brewers-7-1?t=2013-05-16T22:30:09Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 22:25:00 EDT Travis Snider homered for the first time in nine months and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Thursday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22276689/raiders-sign-qb-matt-mcgloin http://www.abc27.com/story/22276689/raiders-sign-qb-matt-mcgloin?t=2013-05-16T21:02:52Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 21:01:00 EDT The Oakland Raiders have signed undrafted free agent quarterback Matt McGloin. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22274836/steelers-sign-4th-round-pick-shamarko-thomas http://www.abc27.com/story/22274836/steelers-sign-4th-round-pick-shamarko-thomas?t=2013-05-16T17:10:21Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 17:08:00 EDT The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed rookie safety Shamarko Thomas to a four-year contract. The Steelers selected Thomas with the 111th overall pick in last month's NFL draft, trading a third-round pick in 2014 to the... Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22274805/senators-hoping-to-tighten-up-against-penguins http://www.abc27.com/story/22274805/senators-hoping-to-tighten-up-against-penguins?t=2013-05-16T17:10:21Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 17:04:00 EDT The Ottawa Senators don't think they need to play a perfect game to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, just a smarter one. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22273129/psu-rutgers-to-debut-new-big-10-lineup-in-2014 http://www.abc27.com/story/22273129/psu-rutgers-to-debut-new-big-10-lineup-in-2014?t=2013-05-16T14:50:54Z WHTM Thu, 16 May 2013 14:48:00 EDT A previously scheduled nonconference game between Rutgers and Penn State in 2014 will become the Big Ten's first game under the new 14-team alignment with the Scarlet Knights joining the league. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22265361/rodriguez-pirates-silence-brewers-3-1 http://www.abc27.com/story/22265361/rodriguez-pirates-silence-brewers-3-1?t=2013-05-15T22:06:43Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:00 EDT Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run over seven strong innings and Neil Walker hit a two-run single as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Wednesday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22265281/donovan-leads-galaxy-past-union-4-1 http://www.abc27.com/story/22265281/donovan-leads-galaxy-past-union-4-1?t=2013-05-15T21:47:11Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 21:40:00 EDT Landon Donovan scored one goal and added two assists to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy past the Philadelphia Union 4-1 Wednesday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22261257/dupuis-stealing-spotlight-from-heralded-teammates http://www.abc27.com/story/22261257/dupuis-stealing-spotlight-from-heralded-teammates?t=2013-05-15T15:03:46Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 15:03:00 EDT It's no surprise the Pittsburgh Penguins have the leading goal scorer in the playoffs. The surprise it that it's not superstars Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin but veteran forward Pascal Dupuis. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22260901/penn-state-losing-guard-jermaine-marshall-early http://www.abc27.com/story/22260901/penn-state-losing-guard-jermaine-marshall-early?t=2013-05-15T14:40:03Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 14:35:00 EDT Penn State guard Jermaine Marshall, the team's second-leading scorer, is foregoing his senior year of eligibility to pursue a professional career. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22260714/penn-state-defends-medical-changes-after-report http://www.abc27.com/story/22260714/penn-state-defends-medical-changes-after-report?t=2013-05-15T14:16:39Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 14:15:00 EDT Penn State's athletic department is vigorously defending itself against a report questioning the quality of medical care for football players. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22258979/carlos-zambrano-phils-agree-to-minor-league-deal http://www.abc27.com/story/22258979/carlos-zambrano-phils-agree-to-minor-league-deal?t=2013-05-15T12:03:20Z WHTM Wed, 15 May 2013 11:59:00 EDT Right-hander Carlos Zambrano has agreed to a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22253316/mccutchen-homers-in-12th-as-pirates-top-brewers http://www.abc27.com/story/22253316/mccutchen-homers-in-12th-as-pirates-top-brewers?t=2013-05-14T23:40:08Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 23:39:00 EDT Andrew McCutchen homered leading off the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22252892/penguins-top-senators-4-1-to-take-series-opener http://www.abc27.com/story/22252892/penguins-top-senators-4-1-to-take-series-opener?t=2013-05-14T22:27:55Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 22:23:00 EDT Paul Martin and Chris Kunitz scored power-play goals and Pascal Dupuis added his sixth goal of the playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22250884/teams-take-calculated-risks-in-the-nfl-draft http://www.abc27.com/story/22250884/teams-take-calculated-risks-in-the-nfl-draft?t=2013-05-14T17:34:40Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 17:30:00 EDT The Arizona Cardinals took a risk by using a third-round draft pick on talented-but-troubled former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22250690/hinkie-formally-introduced-as-76ers-president http://www.abc27.com/story/22250690/hinkie-formally-introduced-as-76ers-president?t=2013-05-14T17:14:53Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 17:14:00 EDT The Philadelphia 76ers have named former Houston executive Sam Hinkie team president and general manager. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22249442/vikings-sign-3-draft-picks-hodges-mauti-dawkins http://www.abc27.com/story/22249442/vikings-sign-3-draft-picks-hodges-mauti-dawkins?t=2013-05-14T15:38:07Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 15:34:00 EDT The Minnesota Vikings have signed three of their nine draft picks: linebackers Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti and defensive tackle Everett Dawkins. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22247776/vokoun-starting-in-goal-for-penguins http://www.abc27.com/story/22247776/vokoun-starting-in-goal-for-penguins?t=2013-05-14T13:14:46Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 13:10:00 EDT The Pittsburgh Penguins are sticking with goaltender Tomas Vokoun for Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against Ottawa on Tuesday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22247186/mcnabb-says-hes-going-to-retire-as-an-eagle http://www.abc27.com/story/22247186/mcnabb-says-hes-going-to-retire-as-an-eagle?t=2013-05-14T12:19:44Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 12:18:00 EDT Donovan McNabb says he will retire with the Philadelphia Eagles this fall. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22247185/eagles-add-to-backfield-sign-rb-felix-jones http://www.abc27.com/story/22247185/eagles-add-to-backfield-sign-rb-felix-jones?t=2013-05-14T12:19:43Z WHTM Tue, 14 May 2013 12:18:00 EDT The Philadelphia Eagles have signed former Cowboys running back Felix Jones to a one-year contract. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22240527/brewers-snap-skid-drop-sloppy-pirates-5-1 http://www.abc27.com/story/22240527/brewers-snap-skid-drop-sloppy-pirates-5-1?t=2013-05-13T22:07:37Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 22:06:00 EDT Marco Estrada allowed three hits over seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the sloppy Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Monday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22238754/hunter-pence-making-early-impact-for-giants http://www.abc27.com/story/22238754/hunter-pence-making-early-impact-for-giants?t=2013-05-13T17:37:09Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 17:33:00 EDT At around age 10, Hunter Pence acquired a Barry Bonds poster from his elementary school fair. Ever since, he has choked up on his bat just as Bonds did in that prized picture. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22238041/familiar-foes-ottawa-pittsburgh-offer-contrasts http://www.abc27.com/story/22238041/familiar-foes-ottawa-pittsburgh-offer-contrasts?t=2013-05-13T16:40:36Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 16:33:00 EDT The Pittsburgh Penguins felt a mixture of relief and joy when they beat the New York Islanders in six games to advance to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in three years. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22235770/bergevin-murray-shero-vie-for-top-nhl-gm-honors http://www.abc27.com/story/22235770/bergevin-murray-shero-vie-for-top-nhl-gm-honors?t=2013-05-13T12:41:53Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 12:41:00 EDT Marc Bergevin of the Montreal Canadiens, Bob Murray of the Anaheim Ducks and Ray Shero of the Pittsburgh Penguins were named Monday as first-time finalists to be the NHL's general manager of the year. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22234757/mike-keenan-hired-as-coach-of-russian-hockey-club http://www.abc27.com/story/22234757/mike-keenan-hired-as-coach-of-russian-hockey-club?t=2013-05-13T11:30:20Z WHTM Mon, 13 May 2013 11:29:00 EDT Veteran NHL coach Mike Keenan has signed a two-year contract to coach the Russian club Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22229815/bounce-goes-against-mets-in-3-2-loss-to-pirates http://www.abc27.com/story/22229815/bounce-goes-against-mets-in-3-2-loss-to-pirates?t=2013-05-12T19:48:00Z WHTM Sun, 12 May 2013 19:44:00 EDT For a split second, Lucas Duda's sharp grounder looked as if it was going to lift the Mets out of their doldrums. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22229735/phillies-rally-to-beat-d-backs-4-2-in-10-innings http://www.abc27.com/story/22229735/phillies-rally-to-beat-d-backs-4-2-in-10-innings?t=2013-05-12T19:31:08Z WHTM Sun, 12 May 2013 19:24:00 EDT Ryan Howard looped a two-run single to right field in the 10th inning after Philadelphia scored twice in the ninth to tie it, lifting the Phillies to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22229670/giants-hit-3-hrs-to-back-lincecum-beat-braves http://www.abc27.com/story/22229670/giants-hit-3-hrs-to-back-lincecum-beat-braves?t=2013-05-12T19:24:09Z WHTM Sun, 12 May 2013 19:12:00 EDT Pablo Sandoval splashed a home run into McCovey Cove, Brandon Belt and Marco Scutaro also connected to back Tim Lincecum, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Sunday to wrap up a strong homestand. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22229566/spezza-practices-with-senators http://www.abc27.com/story/22229566/spezza-practices-with-senators?t=2013-05-12T18:46:12Z WHTM Sun, 12 May 2013 18:40:00 EDT Fresh off their first-round elimination of the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators had a familiar face back on the ice on Sunday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22229165/alvarez-hits-rbi-single-in-8th-to-lift-pirates http://www.abc27.com/story/22229165/alvarez-hits-rbi-single-in-8th-to-lift-pirates?t=2013-05-12T16:55:03Z WHTM Sun, 12 May 2013 16:52:00 EDT Pedro Alvarez hit an RBI single against New York's overworked bullpen, and the Pittsburgh Pirates got a most fortunate bounce in beating the Mets 3-2 Sunday for a series win. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22226810/lee-phillies-beat-diamondbacks-3-1 http://www.abc27.com/story/22226810/lee-phillies-beat-diamondbacks-3-1?t=2013-05-11T23:46:04Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 23:43:00 EDT Cliff Lee pitched seven scoreless innings and Jimmy Rollins drove in a pair of runs as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 Saturday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22226571/orpiks-ot-goal-sends-penguins-to-2nd-round http://www.abc27.com/story/22226571/orpiks-ot-goal-sends-penguins-to-2nd-round?t=2013-05-11T22:32:15Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 22:31:00 EDT Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame three one-goal deficits in Game 6 to eliminate the New York Islanders with a 4-3 victory on Saturday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22226526/orpiks-ot-goal-sends-penguins-to-2nd-round http://www.abc27.com/story/22226526/orpiks-ot-goal-sends-penguins-to-2nd-round?t=2013-05-11T22:23:10Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 22:19:00 EDT Brooks Orpik scored 7:49 into overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins overcame three one-goal deficits in Game 6 to eliminate the New York Islanders with a 4-3 victory on Saturday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22226249/yale-beats-penn-st-10-7-in-1st-round-of-ncaas http://www.abc27.com/story/22226249/yale-beats-penn-st-10-7-in-1st-round-of-ncaas?t=2013-05-11T20:32:10Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 20:31:00 EDT Colin Flaherty scored three goals during a big second-half run that helped Yale rally from a four-goal halftime deficit to beat Penn State 10-7 Saturday in the first round of the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22225574/liriano-ks-9-in-pirates-debut-beats-mets-11-2 http://www.abc27.com/story/22225574/liriano-ks-9-in-pirates-debut-beats-mets-11-2?t=2013-05-11T17:19:49Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 17:11:00 EDT Francisco Liriano struck out nine and pitched into the sixth inning to win his debut with Pittsburgh and help the Pirates beat the New York Mets 11-1 Saturday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22225349/union-beat-fire-1-0-in-mls-on-mcinerneys-goal http://www.abc27.com/story/22225349/union-beat-fire-1-0-in-mls-on-mcinerneys-goal?t=2013-05-11T16:13:32Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 16:11:00 EDT Jack McInerney scored his league-leading seventh goal of the season Saturday and Zac MacMath made six saves to lead the Philadelphia Union to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22225185/unc-beats-lehigh-16-7-in-1st-round-of-ncaas http://www.abc27.com/story/22225185/unc-beats-lehigh-16-7-in-1st-round-of-ncaas?t=2013-05-11T15:30:03Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 15:27:00 EDT Chad Tutton and Jimmy Bitter had three goals and an assist apiece to lead North Carolina past Lehigh 16-7 on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22225141/steelers-hall-of-famer-jack-butler-dies-at-85 http://www.abc27.com/story/22225141/steelers-hall-of-famer-jack-butler-dies-at-85?t=2013-05-11T15:19:25Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 15:15:00 EDT Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame defensive back Jack Butler died Saturday morning following a lengthy battle with a staph infection. He was 85. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22224669/pirates-activate-francisco-liriano-for-start http://www.abc27.com/story/22224669/pirates-activate-francisco-liriano-for-start?t=2013-05-11T12:58:31Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 12:55:00 EDT Left-hander Francisco Liriano has been activated from the disabled list and is slated to start Saturday against the Mets in New York. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22222940/d-backs-beat-phillies-3-2-for-5th-straight-win http://www.abc27.com/story/22222940/d-backs-beat-phillies-3-2-for-5th-straight-win?t=2013-05-11T00:31:37Z WHTM Sat, 11 May 2013 00:30:00 EDT Miguel Montero hit a tiebreaking home to lead off the eighth inning, Ian Kennedy shook off a shaky start to pitch seven innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Friday night for their fifth... Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22222479/umps-get-it-right-on-jones-hr-pirates-beat-mets http://www.abc27.com/story/22222479/umps-get-it-right-on-jones-hr-pirates-beat-mets?t=2013-05-10T22:35:35Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 22:34:00 EDT Garrett Jones hit a three-run homer - a call that was correctly overturned by baseball's beleaguered umpires - and Wandy Rodriguez pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-3 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22221538/liriano-to-come-off-dl-for-pirates-debut-saturday http://www.abc27.com/story/22221538/liriano-to-come-off-dl-for-pirates-debut-saturday?t=2013-05-10T19:10:24Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 19:06:00 EDT Francisco Liriano is set to come off the disabled list and make his Pittsburgh Pirates debut Saturday against the New York Mets. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22221333/tavares-crosby-face-off-in-playoffs-and-hart-race http://www.abc27.com/story/22221333/tavares-crosby-face-off-in-playoffs-and-hart-race?t=2013-05-10T18:50:11Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 18:46:00 EDT For five games, Sidney Crosby and John Tavares have been on opposite sides in the quest to lead their teams to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22220141/ap-source-rebuilding-76ers-hire-hinkie-as-new-gm http://www.abc27.com/story/22220141/ap-source-rebuilding-76ers-hire-hinkie-as-new-gm?t=2013-05-10T16:46:47Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 16:42:00 EDT A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press the Philadelphia 76ers have hired Sam Hinkie as team president and general manager. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22218268/latest-pennsylvania-sports http://www.abc27.com/story/22218268/latest-pennsylvania-sports?t=2013-05-10T13:23:18Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 13:22:00 EDT The Pirates try to even up their series against the Mets tonight in New York with left-hander Wandy Rodriguez slated to get the start for the Bucs. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22216901/crosby-ovechkin-tavares-up-for-hart-trophy http://www.abc27.com/story/22216901/crosby-ovechkin-tavares-up-for-hart-trophy?t=2013-05-10T11:00:41Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 10:58:00 EDT Three top NHL players are finalists for the Hart Memorial Trophy. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22213301/corbin-leads-diamondbacks-to-2-1-win-over-phillies http://www.abc27.com/story/22213301/corbin-leads-diamondbacks-to-2-1-win-over-phillies?t=2013-05-10T00:34:43Z WHTM Fri, 10 May 2013 00:33:00 EDT Patrick Corbin threw six-plus strong innings and drove in a run to help lead the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Thursday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22212771/lagares-catch-baxter-hit-lead-mets-over-pirates http://www.abc27.com/story/22212771/lagares-catch-baxter-hit-lead-mets-over-pirates?t=2013-05-09T22:45:39Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 22:42:00 EDT Center fielder Juan Lagares robbed Andrew McCutchen of a go-ahead hit in the top of the ninth inning, then pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2... Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22212496/penguins-drop-islanders-4-0-to-regain-series-lead http://www.abc27.com/story/22212496/penguins-drop-islanders-4-0-to-regain-series-lead?t=2013-05-09T21:47:34Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 21:45:00 EDT Tomas Vokoun stopped 31 shots in his first playoff start in six years and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 4-0 on Thursday night in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22211109/lokomotiv-moves-on-from-crash-in-amish-country http://www.abc27.com/story/22211109/lokomotiv-moves-on-from-crash-in-amish-country?t=2013-05-09T18:16:25Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 18:13:00 EDT Lokomotiv Yaroslavl suffered one of the worst aviation disasters in sports history. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22210613/obrien-psu-staff-optimistic-on-recruiting-trail http://www.abc27.com/story/22210613/obrien-psu-staff-optimistic-on-recruiting-trail?t=2013-05-09T17:37:06Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 17:29:00 EDT Penn State is hitting the football recruiting trail hard with coaches visiting close to 200 schools in the first two weeks of the May recruiting period. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22210568/crosby-ovechkin-st-louis-finalists-for-lindsay http://www.abc27.com/story/22210568/crosby-ovechkin-st-louis-finalists-for-lindsay?t=2013-05-09T17:37:06Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 17:25:00 EDT Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby, Washington Capitals right wing Alex Ovechkin and Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis have been nominated as finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22210402/eagles-sign-five-draft-picks-as-rookie-camp-nears http://www.abc27.com/story/22210402/eagles-sign-five-draft-picks-as-rookie-camp-nears?t=2013-05-09T17:20:43Z WHTM Thu, 9 May 2013 17:09:00 EDT The Philadelphia Eagles have signed five draft picks on the eve of their rookie camp. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22199962/torres-singles-in-10th-lifts-giants-past-phillies http://www.abc27.com/story/22199962/torres-singles-in-10th-lifts-giants-past-phillies?t=2013-05-08T19:19:44Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 19:16:00 EDT Andres Torres lined a game-ending single to right field with two outs in the 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22199247/penn-state-readies-for-big-ncaa-lacrosse-weekend http://www.abc27.com/story/22199247/penn-state-readies-for-big-ncaa-lacrosse-weekend?t=2013-05-08T18:19:30Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 18:12:00 EDT Penn State men's lacrosse is celebrating the program's 100th anniversary in groundbreaking fashion. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22198189/burnett-sharp-but-pirates-fall-to-mariners-2-1 http://www.abc27.com/story/22198189/burnett-sharp-but-pirates-fall-to-mariners-2-1?t=2013-05-08T17:04:06Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 16:52:00 EDT A.J. Burnett knew his margin for error was slim. It tends to happen when the other guy on the mound is one of the best pitchers in baseball. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22197292/penn-st-coach-not-expecting-2nd-wave-of-departures http://www.abc27.com/story/22197292/penn-st-coach-not-expecting-2nd-wave-of-departures?t=2013-05-08T15:44:54Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 15:44:00 EDT Penn State coach Bill O'Brien says he doesn't expect another wave of player departures from the Nittany Lions, even though NCAA sanctions still allow his players to transfer without sitting out a season. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22197253/hernandez-tops-burnett-mariners-trip-pirates-2-1 http://www.abc27.com/story/22197253/hernandez-tops-burnett-mariners-trip-pirates-2-1?t=2013-05-08T15:44:54Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 15:40:00 EDT Felix Hernandez scattered six hits and Jesus Montero broke a tie with a solo home run in the seventh inning off A.J. Burnett to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Wednesday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22196818/penguins-turning-to-backup-vokoun-for-game-5 http://www.abc27.com/story/22196818/penguins-turning-to-backup-vokoun-for-game-5?t=2013-05-08T15:02:30Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 15:00:00 EDT Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma insists he still believes in Marc-Andre Fleury, that the issues for the reeling Penguins go far beyond the struggles of their Stanley Cup-winning goaltender. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22196817/penn-state-pitt-to-meet-in-big-10-acc-challenge http://www.abc27.com/story/22196817/penn-state-pitt-to-meet-in-big-10-acc-challenge?t=2013-05-08T15:02:30Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 15:00:00 EDT In-state rivals Penn State and Pittsburgh are facing off again - on the basketball court. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22196357/halladay-to-have-shoulder-surgery-eyes-13-return http://www.abc27.com/story/22196357/halladay-to-have-shoulder-surgery-eyes-13-return?t=2013-05-08T14:19:21Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 14:16:00 EDT Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22189964/utley-howard-homer-as-phillies-beat-giants-6-2 http://www.abc27.com/story/22189964/utley-howard-homer-as-phillies-beat-giants-6-2?t=2013-05-08T01:17:25Z WHTM Wed, 8 May 2013 01:11:00 EDT Chase Utley and Ryan Howard homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Tuesday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22189113/pirates-beat-mariners-4-1-behind-jeanmar-gomez http://www.abc27.com/story/22189113/pirates-beat-mariners-4-1-behind-jeanmar-gomez?t=2013-05-07T22:09:39Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 22:03:00 EDT Jeanmar Gomez pitched five shutout innings while making a surprise spot start and the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Tuesday night. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22189034/tavares-2-goals-lift-isles-into-2-2-series-tie http://www.abc27.com/story/22189034/tavares-2-goals-lift-isles-into-2-2-series-tie?t=2013-05-07T21:55:59Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 21:47:00 EDT John Tavares scored his second goal of the game with 9:49 left, and the New York Islanders tied their first-round series with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night with a wild 6-4 victory. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22188813/phillies-still-waiting-for-word-on-halladay http://www.abc27.com/story/22188813/phillies-still-waiting-for-word-on-halladay?t=2013-05-07T20:58:29Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 20:55:00 EDT The Philadelphia Phillies are still unsure how long they'll be without injured two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22188479/jets-owner-extremely-happy-to-have-geno-smith http://www.abc27.com/story/22188479/jets-owner-extremely-happy-to-have-geno-smith?t=2013-05-07T20:05:20Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 19:55:00 EDT New York Jets owner Woody Johnson is "extremely happy" to have Geno Smith on his team, and looks forward to a "fun" quarterback competition. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22188200/penguins-get-d-orpik-lw-neal-back-for-game-4 http://www.abc27.com/story/22188200/penguins-get-d-orpik-lw-neal-back-for-game-4?t=2013-05-07T19:17:01Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 19:15:00 EDT The Pittsburgh Penguins have two key additions to their lineup for Game 4 against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night: forward James Neal and defenseman Brooks Orpik. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22187107/pirates-place-rhp-james-mcdonald-on-disabled-list http://www.abc27.com/story/22187107/pirates-place-rhp-james-mcdonald-on-disabled-list?t=2013-05-07T17:36:32Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 17:35:00 EDT The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed struggling right-handed pitcher James McDonald on the 15-day disabled list with stiffness in his right shoulder and recalled infielder Josh Harrison from Triple-A Indianapolis. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22185774/former-browns-gm-heckert-joins-broncos http://www.abc27.com/story/22185774/former-browns-gm-heckert-joins-broncos?t=2013-05-07T16:00:21Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 15:55:00 EDT Former Cleveland Browns general manager Tom Heckert is the Denver Broncos' new director of pro personnel. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22184452/norris-trophy-finalists-subban-letang-suter http://www.abc27.com/story/22184452/norris-trophy-finalists-subban-letang-suter?t=2013-05-07T13:51:33Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 13:51:00 EDT Montreal's P.K. Subban, Pittsburgh's Kris Letang and Minnesota's Ryan Suter are finalists for the Norris Trophy, given annually to the NHL's top defenseman. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22177983/giants-dominated-by-phillies-cliff-lee-once-again http://www.abc27.com/story/22177983/giants-dominated-by-phillies-cliff-lee-once-again?t=2013-05-07T02:09:45Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 02:06:00 EDT Cliff Lee has established quite a comfort zone in the energized confines of pitcher-friendly AT&T Park. He found the strike zone again Monday, outpitching a fellow southpaw who has been rather solid himself on this... Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22177832/phillies-cliff-lee-dominates-giants-once-again http://www.abc27.com/story/22177832/phillies-cliff-lee-dominates-giants-once-again?t=2013-05-07T01:02:48Z WHTM Tue, 7 May 2013 01:02:00 EDT Cliff Lee shut down the Giants once again with eight strong innings, Michael Young hit a two-run double among his three hits, and the Philadelphia Phillies stopped San Francisco's season-best six-game winning streak with... Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22177088/artery-abnormality-cited-in-pa-runners-death http://www.abc27.com/story/22177088/artery-abnormality-cited-in-pa-runners-death?t=2013-05-06T22:13:23Z WHTM Mon, 6 May 2013 22:02:00 EDT Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a runner who collapsed and died during the half-marathon competition of the Pittsburgh Marathon had an inherited abnormality of the coronary artery system. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22176357/phillies-place-roy-halladay-on-dl http://www.abc27.com/story/22176357/phillies-place-roy-halladay-on-dl?t=2013-05-06T19:35:11Z WHTM Mon, 6 May 2013 19:34:00 EDT The Philadelphia Phillies have placed two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay on the 15-day disabled list because of an injured right shoulder. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22176332/iginla-penguins-look-to-take-big-lead-over-isles http://www.abc27.com/story/22176332/iginla-penguins-look-to-take-big-lead-over-isles?t=2013-05-06T19:35:11Z WHTM Mon, 6 May 2013 19:30:00 EDT Jarome Iginla spent parts of 17 seasons as the go-to guy for the Calgary Flames, on and off the ice. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22175528/joe-greene-steps-down-from-steelers-scouting-role http://www.abc27.com/story/22175528/joe-greene-steps-down-from-steelers-scouting-role?t=2013-05-06T18:03:48Z WHTM Mon, 6 May 2013 18:02:00 EDT Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Joe Greene is stepping down from his role in the team's player personnel department. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22173368/rookie-qb-jones-focusing-on-offense-not-future http://www.abc27.com/story/22173368/rookie-qb-jones-focusing-on-offense-not-future?t=2013-05-06T14:53:08Z WHTM Mon, 6 May 2013 14:50:00 EDT Rookie Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Landry Jones says he has no idea if he'll one day replace Ben Roethlisberger. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22166396/phillies-halladay-to-have-tests-on-sore-shoulder http://www.abc27.com/story/22166396/phillies-halladay-to-have-tests-on-sore-shoulder?t=2013-05-05T18:46:10Z WHTM Sun, 5 May 2013 18:45:00 EDT Roy Halladay has discomfort in his right shoulder and the struggling Philadelphia Phillies pitcher is headed to Los Angeles for tests. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22166217/hechavarria-has-7-rbis-marlins-rout-halladay-14-2 http://www.abc27.com/story/22166217/hechavarria-has-7-rbis-marlins-rout-halladay-14-2?t=2013-05-05T18:02:27Z WHTM Sun, 5 May 2013 17:57:00 EDT Adeiny Hechavarria hit a grand slam and a bases-loaded triple off beleaguered Philadelphia Phillies starter Roy Halladay, driving in seven runs for the Miami Marlins in their 14-2 victory Sunday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22166039/moore-espinosa-homer-nationals-beat-pirates http://www.abc27.com/story/22166039/moore-espinosa-homer-nationals-beat-pirates?t=2013-05-05T17:17:59Z WHTM Sun, 5 May 2013 17:09:00 EDT Tyler Moore hit a three-run homer and Danny Espinosa homered and drove in three runs, leading the Washington Nationals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Sunday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22166015/marlins-place-of-kearns-on-bereavement-list http://www.abc27.com/story/22166015/marlins-place-of-kearns-on-bereavement-list?t=2013-05-05T17:08:23Z WHTM Sun, 5 May 2013 17:05:00 EDT The Miami Marlins placed outfielder Austin Kearns on the bereavement list and recalled catcher Kyle Skipworth from Triple-A New Orleans on Sunday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22165689/kunitzs-2nd-pp-goal-gives-pens-ot-win-over-isles http://www.abc27.com/story/22165689/kunitzs-2nd-pp-goal-gives-pens-ot-win-over-isles?t=2013-05-05T15:47:33Z WHTM Sun, 5 May 2013 15:41:00 EDT Chris Kunitz scored his second power-play goal of the game 8:34 into overtime, off a pass from Sidney Crosby, and the Pittsburgh Penguins shook off an early deficit and a late blown lead to beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on... Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22165321/nationals-bryce-harper-ejected-against-pirates http://www.abc27.com/story/22165321/nationals-bryce-harper-ejected-against-pirates?t=2013-05-05T14:02:14Z WHTM Sun, 5 May 2013 14:01:00 EDT Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper has been ejected by third base umpire John Hirschbeck for arguing a checked-swing third strike. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22163444/fernandez-dominates-phillies-marlins-win http://www.abc27.com/story/22163444/fernandez-dominates-phillies-marlins-win?t=2013-05-04T22:46:25Z WHTM Sat, 4 May 2013 22:40:00 EDT Cole Hamels made two bad pitches on a night he had to be perfect. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22163286/fernandez-dominates-phillies-marlins-win http://www.abc27.com/story/22163286/fernandez-dominates-phillies-marlins-win?t=2013-05-04T21:49:14Z WHTM Sat, 4 May 2013 21:44:00 EDT Jose Fernandez pitched one-hit ball and struck out nine in seven dominant innings, leading the Miami Marlins over the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 Saturday night for his first win in the majors. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22162929/nationals-get-3-sac-flies-beat-pirates-5-4 http://www.abc27.com/story/22162929/nationals-get-3-sac-flies-beat-pirates-5-4?t=2013-05-04T19:33:44Z WHTM Sat, 4 May 2013 19:28:00 EDT Stephen Strasburg struck out eight in seven innings and the Washington Nationals won a game he started for the first time since opening day by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 Saturday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22162805/rosales-equalizer-gives-sounders-2-2-tie-at-union http://www.abc27.com/story/22162805/rosales-equalizer-gives-sounders-2-2-tie-at-union?t=2013-05-04T18:48:28Z WHTM Sat, 4 May 2013 18:48:00 EDT Mauro Rosales scored a goal in the 64th minute to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-2 draw on the road against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday. Sport http://www.abc27.com/story/22162647/isles-return-home-for-long-awaited-playoff-game http://www.abc27.com/story/22162647/isles-return-home-for-long-awaited-playoff-game?t=2013-05-04T17:56:46Z WHTM Sat, 4 May 2013 17:56:00 EDT The New York Islanders said all the right things in the days leading up to their first-round playoff matchup against the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins. Sport