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PHOENIX (AP) — After a three-game losing streak in which the Arizona Diamondbacks came up empty too often with opportunities to drive in more runs,…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Josh Bell put on a show for his mom on Mother’s Day. With his mother Myrtle in the stands at Busch…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Lyles had to change his plan on the fly. Lyles overcame a 30-pitch first inning to combine with four relievers…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Trevor Williams didn’t have his prettiest outing, but he’ll take it. Adam Frazier opened the game with a homer, Starling Marte…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler came up with a novel idea to help the Cardinals break out of their hitting slump. The St. Louis…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a game full of monster shots, Hunter Pence hit the biggest home run of all. Pence connected for a pinch-hit grand…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Felipe Vázquez doesn’t let his failures linger. That wouldn’t help the Pittsburgh Pirates closer be any good at his job. Still, he…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Starling Marte can’t pinpoint why. The Pirates center fielder just knows there’s something about batting with the game on the line that…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Newman expected to be part of a platoon at shortstop with Erik Gonzalez when he made the Pittsburgh Pirates out of…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have been playing baseball for nearly 120 years. No catcher in team history has ever put together a game…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Bryan Reynolds is closing in on teammate Gregory Polanco for a little piece of Pittsburgh Pirates history. Polanco is enjoying…

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — When Bryan Reynolds led off the 11th inning with his first career homer, everybody on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bench erupted in…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Bellinger helps the Los Angeles Dodgers with power and a refined plate approach, too. Bellinger hit his 14th home run…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three starts into his delayed season and Clayton Kershaw already appears back in his usual form. Kershaw earned his first win,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Bellinger’s one mighty swing of the bat was loaded with historical significance. Bellinger hit a two-run homer in the first…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Zack Greinke did a little bit of everything on Thursday, holding the Pirates to two hits over seven innings and adding a…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — There was no stopping Ketel Marte and the Diamondbacks — especially not in Pittsburgh. Marte homered from both sides of the plate,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have reiterated repeatedly during an eventful offseason that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger remains the team’s unquestioned leader. They have handed…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jarrod Dyson watched the ball hit the dirt and bolted for home, an impressive read by the veteran speedster. He saw the…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Burdi’s combination of grit and resilience — oh and a fastball that can touch triple digits — helped the Pittsburgh Pirates…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Buster Posey kept insisting the longest homerless drought of his career wasn’t weighing on him even as days turned into weeks and…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cole Tucker’s day began with him frantically packing up what he could in his Indianapolis apartment in the middle of the night,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates right-hander Jordan Lyles expects to make his next start after an injury scare Friday night. It’s not so certain if center…

DETROIT (AP) – Colin Moran hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Wednesday night….

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The expectations were modest at first. The New York Islanders simply wanted to be better than the team that allowed the most…

NEW YORK (AP) – The Tampa Bay Lightning carved out their own slice of NHL history during a dominant regular season in which they tied…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with the based loaded, two outs and one of baseball’s hottest hitters at the plate in the bottom of the ninth…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Howie Kendrick is quickly making up for lost time. Limited to only five games last season because of a torn Achilles and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin Moran has less than a full season’s worth of at-bats in the majors, and just maybe the 26-year-old is becoming one…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Cubs were in need of a strong outing by a starter, and Jose Quintana delivered. The left-hander struck out 11 in…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Lyles had everything, including a retooled curveball, clicking on a cold, windy night at Wrigley Field. Lyles struck out 10 in…

EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have the big-name players. The New York Islanders rely on their system for success. Perennial All-Stars Sidney…

CHICAGO (AP) — First, Brad Brach escaped a tough situation. Then Brandon Kintzler, Randy Rosario and Pedro Strop finished the job. Chicago’s beleaguered bullpen stepped…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yasiel Puig looked eager to take a big swing. And not with a bat, either. An enraged Puig barreled into a bunch…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel’s 40th goal of the season had a significant impact on the Stanley Cup playoffs. Guentzel scored with 2:35 to play,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Whatever chance the Pittsburgh Pirates have of elbowing their way into the conversation in the NL Central hinges largely on their starting…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — So much for the slow start. The seemingly endless string of injuries to bold-faced names, to the ones that left the Pittsburgh…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Shildt would prefer to not have his team consistently find itself in a spot where it’s forced to rally. At the…

DETROIT (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins came up empty when they tried to clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday night. Tyler Bertuzzi led the way…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Down four on the road late against a team feeding off the adrenaline of its home opener, the St. Louis Cardinals waited…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pekka Rinne stopped 42 shots to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night. Rinne…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Unexpected stars, unconventional moves, one pleasing win. The David Bell era in Cincinnati got off to an encouraging start for a Reds…

NEW YORK (AP) — The surging Pittsburgh Penguins are closing in on the top spot in their division. Teddy Blueger scored twice, Matt Murray made…

DALLAS (AP) — Jared McCann is pretty sure his pirouette wasn’t as graceful as one might see from, say, Sidney Crosby. The result was good…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Late goals have hurt Pittsburgh lately. Sidney Crosby and the Penguins were able to reverse the trend Thursday night. Crosby’s goal…

The Associated Press Reigning national champion Villanova will be in action along with Michigan, the runner-up from a year ago, while Belmont and Murray State…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins traded hits — and, occasionally, goals — during an intense game with a decided playoff…

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez have won starting jobs in the infield with the Pittsburgh Pirates. General manager Neal Huntington…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Couturier beat Matt Murray with 3 seconds remaining in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers put together an improbable rally to edge…

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — With Sidney Crosby at the very top of his game, the Pittsburgh Penguins are peaking at the right time. Crosby contributed…