Crosby reaches milestone

Sidney Crosby got another milestone goal Sunday.

Crosby scored twice, including his 400th career goal, and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away from the St. Louis Blues for a 4-1 victory.

Crosby had not scored in his previous 10 games dating to Jan. 14. The captain stopped the drought in the second period in front of his father, Troy, who was on the two-game fathers’ trip that began Friday in Dallas.

“It’s tough when you’re waiting that long to get it, but it’s definitely worth the wait to have my dad here,” Crosby said. “So many early mornings and sacrifices so I could play hockey. It’s special to have him here.”

Troy Crosby got the puck after the game along with a big hug.

Crosby jammed a shot under Jake Allen’s pad from the side of the net at 3:31, tying it at 1 with his 18th of the season. He becomes the 95th player in NHL history to reach the 400-goal mark.

TENNIS

In Serena Williams’ first competition since giving birth five months ago, she and her sister Venus lost, 6-2, 6-3, to Lesley Kerkhove and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands in a Fed Cup doubles match Sunday in Ashville, N.C.

The U.S. already had clinched a victory in the best-of-five event thanks to a pair of singles victories by Venus Williams, so this doubles loss merely narrowed the final score to 3-1. The U.S. advanced to a World Cup semifinal April 21-22 at France.

Serena Williams hadn’t played competitive tennis since winning the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Danielle King had a season-best 25 points to lead the Marquette women’s team to a 78-59 victory over Butler at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Allazia Blockton finished with with 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Golden Eagles improved to 17-8 overall and 11-3 in Big East play.

Nebraska 51, UW women 48: Kate Cain scored 14 points and the host Cornhuskers held off the Badgers (9-17, 2-11 Big Ten).

HOCKEY

Pierre-Cedric Labrie scored the tie-breaking goal with 7 minutes, 5 seconds to play and the host Milwaukee Admirals edged the Stockton Heat, 5-4.

Labrie’s rebound goal gave the Admirals a 4-3 lead. Trevor Smith added a short-handed goal with 5:46 remaining to make it 5-3.

Stockton’s Andrew Mangiapane cut the gap to 5-4 with 4:54 to play, but the Admirals held on.