2-minute Drill: Marte Key to Pirates


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  • Wondering which way the Bucs will trend? Look no further than Starling Marte, who’s pulled Pittsburgh into his orbit: Through Wednesday, the Pirates were 13-5 when he played and 1-9 without him.
  • Bryan Reynolds never was hugged by a pop superstar.
  • A judge sent an influential youth basketball coach to prison effectively for the rest of his life Thursday, saying he secretly collected sexual images of 440 boys and molested more than a dozen over a 20-year period.
  • Patrice Bergeron scored twice, and the Boston Bruins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Nationwide Arena on Thursday.
  • Penn State big man Mike Watkins will return to State College for his final year of eligibility, the program announced.

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