2-minute Drill: Pirates Pick up Hechavarria from Rays

| August 7, 2018


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  • With time running out on this season and the Pittsburgh Pirates in danger of falling out of wild-card contention, general manager Neal Huntington decided he wanted to continue tinkering with the roster.
  • Arizona Cardinals starting center A.Q. Shipley, a Penn State graduate, tore his ACL in practice Saturday and is done for the 2018 season, coach Steve Wilks said.
  • In May, after having his only pro offer rescinded, Damoun Patterson faced the longest of odds to securing a contract with an NFL team. He was among 20 undrafted free agents — and 55 players overall — invited to attend the Pittsburgh Steelers’ three-day minicamp on a tryout basis.
  • NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France is taking a leave of absence after his arrest Sunday night on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.
  • For the second straight year, the Penguins dynamic duo of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin ranked in the top three, but not the top spot, of the NHL Network’s annual countdown of the best centers in the game.

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