Nov 6, 2018 3 min read

Penguins recall 2

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Garrett Wilson today from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.

Forward Derek Grant has been re-assigned to WBS.

Aston-Reese, 24, is third on WBS in scoring with nine points in 11 games. Wilson, 27, is in his first season as the captain of the WBS Penguins. He was off to a fast start, leading the club with 11 points on six goals and five assists.

Lydic player of year

Washington & Jefferson senior Madison Lydic was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, highlighting five Presidents that were selected to the All-PAC teams.

Lydic becomes the first W&J player since Jamie Gullen in 2005 to take home the conference’s highest year-end honor.

Joining Lydic on the All-PAC First Team are senior Abbey Eich and junior Mallory O’Brien. Fellow juniors Makenzie Coughlin and Morgan Jacques made Honorable Mention.

For Waynesburg, Libero Cassidy Guiser and outside hitter Jordyn Wyllie made Honorable Mention.

In college basketball

Quentin Grimes scored 21 points in his college debut and Dedric Lawson added 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 1 Kansas past No. 10 Michigan State 92-87 in the season-opening Champions Classic on Tuesday.

The Jayhawks won their third straight in one of college basketball’s premier events.

Michigan State was led by Joshua Langford with 18 points and Kenny Goins with 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Spartans are now 4-21 all-time against No. 1 teams.

• Freshmen Nate Laszewski, Robby Carmody and Dane Goodwin were among five Notre Dame players to score in double figures as the youthful Fighting Irish cruised by Illinois-Chicago 84-67 Tuesday night’s season opener.

The 6-10 Laszewski led the way with 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench. Carmody, who became the first freshman to start an opener for Notre Dame since 2002, added 11 points in 14 minutes.

In the NBA

Veteran center Tyson Chandler signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, two days after reaching a buyout agreement with the Phoenix Suns.

Chandler will provide needed frontcourt depth for the Lakers, who have relied on JaVale McGee and undersized forwards to guard big men during their 4-6 start to the season. Rookie center Moe Wagner still hasn’t made his debut while returning slowly from a knee injury, and Lakers basketball boss Magic Johnson didn’t want to wait any longer to bolster his team’s areas of need.

In the majors

Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. will miss all of next season following Tommy John surgery.

Houston announced McCullers had the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow repaired Tuesday.

The 25-year-old was 10-6 with a 3.86 ERA in 22 starts and three relief appearances this year. He was 10-4 before the All-Star break, then went on the disabled list from Aug. 5 to Sept. 24 because of elbow discomfort. McCullers returned for the final week of the regular season, then had a 1.80 ERA in five relief outings during the playoffs.

• CC Sabathia is staying with the New York Yankees for an 11th season, agreeing to an $8 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday.

The 38-year-old left-hander went 9-7 with a 3.65 ERA in 29 starts this year.