The Pittsburgh Pirates open a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs tonight at Wrigley Field. First pitch is 8:05pm. Pre-game on WISR begins at 7:40pm. Luis Ortiz will start for the Bucs tonight. His mound opponent will be former Pirate Jameson Taillon, who has struggled in Chicago with a 1-4 record and 7.04 ERA.
The Pirates begin the night 34-30 overall and have a one-game lead in the National League Central. The Cubs are 28-37 and are 6-1/2 games behind the Pirates.
Long-time Pittsburgh television and radio sports personality Stan Savran has passed away at the age of 76. Savran was a sports broadcaster for local television stations and numerous sporting events, but was best known co-hosting a sports talk show called “Sportsbeat” with Guy Junker. When it was canceled after 17 years in 2009, it had been the longest running sports talk show in the Pittsburgh market.
The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title following a 94-89 victory over the Miami Heat last night in Game 5 of their series. Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals MVP after a 28 point 14 rebound performance. (Ni-Cola Joe-kick)
Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final will be played tonight in Las Vegas. Face-off between Vegas and Florida is 8pm. The Golden Knights lead the series 3-1.
The Mars boys lacrosse team face Lampeter-Strasburg today in the PIAA Class 2A Semifinals. The match begins at 4pm at Penn State.
With their stadium under renovations that are likely to force a temporary relocation of home games, the Jacksonville Jaguars are in talks to play their home games inside Daytona International Speedway.
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