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Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, surrounded by supporters and family members of Tree of Life synagogue shooting victims, signs three gun-control bills into law, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh. (Steph Chambers/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

The Latest: NRA backs suit on synagogue-inspired gun control

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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) faces off against New York Islanders center Valtteri Filppula (51) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, in New York. The Penguins and Islanders will face each other in a first round playoff series beginning Wednesday, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Star-laden Penguins open playoffs against stingy Islanders

By VIN A. CHERWOO - Associated Press

Opponents give a thumbs down, as others applaud, after the Pittsburgh City Council voted 6-3 to pass gun-control legislation, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Pittsburgh. The bill, introduced in the wake of the synagogue massacre last October, places restrictions on military-style assault weapons like the AR-15 rifle that authorities say was used in the attack that killed 11 and wounded seven.(Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Suit filed over gun controls inspired by synagogue shooting

By RAMESH SANTANAM and MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

Cincinnati Reds' Matt Kemp, left, celebrates with third base coach J.R. House (56) while running the bases on his three-run home run off Miami Marlins pitcher Wei-Yin Chen during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Reds end 8-game skid, drub Marlins 14-0 with 5 HRs

By JOE KAY - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan gives instructions during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Penguins nearly at full strength as Islanders loom

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

New York Rangers' Ryan Strome celebrates his winning goal in the overtime period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Strome scores in OT to lift Rangers past Penguins 4-3

By DAN SCIFO - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates his third-period goal with Evgeni Malkin (71) and Phil Kessel (81) and Patric Hornqvist (72) in the team's NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 4, 2019. The Penguins won 4-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Lucky 13: Penguins survive rocky path to playoff spot

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates' starting pitcher Joe Musgrove delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Musgrove outduels Gray, Pirates hand Reds 3rd shutout in row

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Jordan Lyles pitches against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Lyles, Pirates bullpen combine to blank Reds 2-0

By ALAN SAUNDERS - Associated Press

Washington Capitals Lars Eller (20) and his line mates are congratulated after Eller scored a goal during the first period of their NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens in Washington, Thursday, April 4, 2019. The Capitals beat the Canadiens, 2-1. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Capitals beat Canadiens to take Metropolitan Division

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Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Phil Kessel greets teammates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Malkin closer to return as Penguins vie for playoffs

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Detroit Red Wings left wing Tyler Bertuzzi is acknowledged as the first star after the NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Bertuzzi stays hot as Red Wings beat Penguins 4-1

By PAUL HARRIS - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Josh Bell hits an RBI-single off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Sonny Gray in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Pirates 1B Bell looking for power boost in 2019

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

The Latest: Democrat claims win in Pittsburgh-area election

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cullen (7) gets a shot past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney (35) for a goal with Hurricanes' Jaccob Slavin (74) defending during the first period an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Penguins inch closer to playoff spot, top Hurricanes 3-1

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne blocks a shot during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Friday, March 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Rinne leads Predators to 3-1 win over Penguins

By DAN SCIFO - Associated Press

Pirates put OF Lonnie Chisenhall on DL with broken finger

By JOE KAY - Associated Press

A person holds roses during a vigil for Antwon Rose II at the basketball court in the Hawkins Village housing complex, where Rose used to play in Rankin neighborhood, southeast of Pittsburgh on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The mother of Rose, a black teenager fatally shot by a white police officer outside Pittsburgh, told supporters at the vigil that she was glad to see her son's life celebrated at the place that meant so much to him. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Foreman defends acquittal of officer for black teen’s death

Associated Press

File-This March 22, 2019, file photo shows Michelle Kenney, center, the mother of Antwon Rose II, leaving the Allegheny County Courthouse with supporters after hearing the verdict of not guilty on all charges for Michael Rosfeld, a former police officer in East Pittsburgh, Pa. Kenney joined friends of supporters at a vigil Sunday, March 24, 2019, at the basketball court in the Hawkins Village housing complex in Rankin, where she lives. “This was definitely his spot right here,” Kenney said. “If you was looking for Antwon, you’d find him on the basketball court.” Supporters, she said, put the event together while she was sleeping.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar/File)

Slain teen’s mother joins supporters at vigil

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Pittsburgh Penguins center Jared McCann (19) is congratulated for scoring a goal with teammates Teddy Blueger (53), Kris Letang (58), Brian Dumoulin (8) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Saturday, March 23, 2019. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

McCann scores twice to help Penguins hold off Stars, 3-2

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press