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Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1

Penguins end long winless drought in Boston; beat Bruins 4-1
KEN POWTAK Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Mike Matheson scored a highlight-reel goal after a lengthy rush, and the surging Pittsburgh Penguins ended a long winless drought in Boston with a 4-1 victory over the Bruins. Zach Aston-Reese, Jason Zucker and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins, who won their fifth straight game and improved to 11-2-1 in their last 14. Casey DeSmith stopped 30 shots as Pittsburgh won in Boston for the first time since an overtime win Nov. 24, 2014, ending an 0-8-2 stretch since then. The Bruins had gone 12-0-1 in their last 13 games in TD Garden against the Penguins. Brad Marchand scored his 14th goal and rookie goalie Dan Vladar stopped 19 shots in his third career start for Boston, which had collected at least a point in five of its previous six games (4-1-1).

Geneva falls to Washington & Jefferson 20-6

The Golden Tornadoes travelled to Washington to take on the Presidents for tonight’s college football matchup.  No points made it on the board until the end of the first when W&J managed a touchdown, although their extra point attempt was blocked by Geneva.  With halftime closing in, Geneva finally made it into the endzone although the extra point attempt went wide left, bringing the game to a tie at 6 with a minute left in the half.  The Presidents managed to complete a 40 yard hail mary touchdown pass with 4 seconds to play to break the tie going into the half W&J 13 Geneva 6.  The Golden Tornadoes tried to make a comeback in the second half but were unsuccessful.  W&J managed one more score during the third and fourth was scoreless.  The final score was W&J 20 Geneva 6. You can hear the post game below.

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Hayes homers, Pirates 2-hit Cubs 5-3 on chilly opening day

Hayes homers, Pirates 2-hit Cubs 5-3 on chilly opening day
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a two-run homer and Pittsburgh’s relievers dominated in a two-hitter, helping the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on a chilly opening day. The gametime temperature at Wrigley Field was 36 degrees, and the flags at the iconic ballpark rippled in the breeze for much of the sunny afternoon. A crowd of 10,343 dressed in winter jackets, hooded sweatshirts and hats for the return of fans to Wrigley after they were kept out last summer because of the pandemic. Anthony Rizzo, Joc Pederson and Willson Contreras each hit a sacrifice fly for Chicago, but that was it for the reigning NL Central champions.

Justices uphold FCC’s easing of local media ownership limits

Justices uphold FCC’s easing of local media ownership limits
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld federal regulators’ decision to ease ownership limits on local media, rejecting a claim that the change would hurt minority and female ownership. The court ruled Thursday that the Federal Communications Commission acted reasonably in 2017 when it modified rules that predated the internet. The old rules prohibited a single entity from owning a radio or TV station and a daily newspaper in the same media market. They also limited how many radio and TV stations one company could own in a single market and restricted the number of TV stations a company could operate in one media market.

OPEC and allies agree to gradually boost crude oil output

OPEC and allies agree to gradually boost crude oil output
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries say they have decided to gradually add back some 2 million barrels per barrel per day of oil production from May to July. They’re moving cautiously in pace with the recovery of the global economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. The group is gingerly adding back production that was slashed last year to support prices as demand sagged during the worst of the pandemic recession, which sapped demand for fuel. The group will add back 350,000 barrels per day in May, 350,000 in June, and 400,000 in July. Meanwhile Saudi Arabia will restore an additional 1 million barrels per day that it made on its own.

Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams retiring after 33-year run

Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams retiring after 33-year run
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer
North Carolina says Hall of Fame basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring. The decision comes two weeks after Williams closed his 18th season with the Tar Heels and 33rd season as a head coach overall going back to his time at Kansas. Williams won 903 games in a career that included three national championships with the Tar Heels in 2005, 2009 and 2017. UNC lost to Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in his final game.

Friday Teleforum with Norm and Josh

Friday’s Teleforum takes us into the Easter weekend, with a visit from Norm Mitry, the president and ceo of Heritage Valley Health Systems. Also, 15th district Josh Kail will join the program. AND, the story of the dog on the cold tin roof. Teleforum happens every weekday from 9 till noon on am1230, am1460, and fm99.3 presented by St. Barnabas.

Monaca Road Slide Repair Work Begins Monday in Aliquippa

Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing slide repair work on Monaca Road (Route 3001) in the City of Aliquippa, Beaver County, will begin Monday, April 5 weather permitting.

Slide repair work will begin at 10 a.m. Monday morning on Monaca Road between Center Grange Road (Route 3012) and Kennedy Boulevard (Route 3016). The roadway will close to traffic continuously through Monday, May 10. Traffic will be detoured via Center Grange Road, Chapel Road (Route 3005), and Kennedy Boulevard.

Additional work will include installing new cross-pipe, inlet box, guide rail, and pavement.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.