Sign helps save fan’s life

One lucky Pittsburgh Penguins fan has a new kidney thanks to the help of social media.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Kelly Sowatsky had been on the organ transplant waiting list since 2015. Desperate for a new kidney, she attended a Penguins game in March with a sign telling potential donors to give her a call.

The Penguins posted a photo of Sowatsky’s sign on Twitter, which caught the eye of fellow fan Jeff Lynd, who lived nearly 300 miles away in Delaware.

The two were a match and they underwent a successful surgery Nov. 6.

Sowatsky says both Lynd and the Penguins helped save her life. She nicknamed it “Sidney the Kidney” after Penguins captain Sidney Crosby.

BASEBALL

Cincinnati Reds closer Raisel Iglesias has agreed to a restructured three-year deal through the 2021 season, avoiding arbitration.

Iglesias was on a seven-year, $27 million contract through 2020 that allowed him to opt for arbitration in 2018. He made $3,214,286 last season, when he had a career-high 30 saves in 34 chances and a 2.38 ERA.

AUTO RACING

Santino Ferrucci has been hired to drive fulltime for Dale Coyne’s IndyCar team in 2019.

The American competed in four races last season with Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais as his teammate on Coyne’s team. Ferrucci qualified 13th in the second race at Detroit and finished a season-best 11th in last season’s finale at Sonoma despite dealing with a mechanical problem the entire race.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Miami has dismissed leading receiver Jeff Thomas from its team, a move that comes just three days before the Hurricanes play their regular-season finale.

Thomas led Miami with 35 catches and 563 receiving yards this season. The team did not say specifically why Thomas was dismissed.