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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rich Hill’s first 98 pitches left the Pittsburgh Pirates confounded, occasionally fuming and absolutely hitless. His 99th turned a potentially historic night…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers added two more players to the disabled list Tuesday: 14-game winner Alex Wood and rookie of the year…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yasiel Puig spent Monday afternoon eagerly awaiting the solar eclipse at PNC Park, then provided a moonshot of his own to wrap…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Conner overcame Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a serious right knee injury to reach the NFL. He showed in his Pittsburgh Steelers debut…

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Despite spending the afternoon with 12-year-old Little Leaguers who idolize pros like himself, Josh Bell didn’t find himself dispensing much advice….

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Erik Jones really needed to win, and Kyle Busch would have loved to celebrate the first Cup win for the kid…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Frazier and the Pittsburgh Pirates finished off a win at PNC Park, then packed their bags for a trip — to…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Carpenter seemed to send the St. Louis Cardinals on their way to an easy win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cardinals center fielder Dexter Fowler had not felt fully healthy for quite a while. But nothing was ailing him when St. Louis…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Home runs have been key to the Milwaukee Brewers’ production this season. The suddenly resurgent Brewers hit five more Wednesday, including Manny…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Zach Davies anticipated exactly how the Pittsburgh Pirates played. Keon Broxton hit a pinch-hit home run, Manny Piña drove in two runs,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martavis Bryant slowly made his way down the hill that connects the locker room at Saint Vincent College with Chuck Noll Field,…

TORONTO (AP) — Walking off the mound to a standing ovation from a crowd that included his parents and sister, Chris Rowley started to become…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Watching T.J. Watt and Josh Dobbs in their first NFL game, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin got what he expected…

DETROIT (AP) — A few words of advice from a Hall of Famer gave Josh Bell the inner belief that someday he would harness his…

DETROIT (AP) – Justin Verlander allowed one hit over eight innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Wednesday night. Josh Bell…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The first RBIs of Chad Kuhl’s major league career came at the end of a sequence that mirrored the Pittsburgh Pirates’ yo-yo…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Williams lost out in the derby to be the Pittsburgh Pirates’ fifth starter in the spring. Banished to the bullpen for…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Rodriguez’s improbable weekend had a Hollywood ending. Rodriquez homered in the 12th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 5-4 win…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The way Dinelson Lamet tinkers with his slider — throwing it hard and soft, inside and outside, high and low — Pittsburgh…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco put himself into an exclusive club and the Pirates into the lead. Polanco hit a go-ahead, three-run homer into the…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chad Kuhl went more than two months between victories earlier this season as his ERA soared and his confidence threatened to plummet….

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jesse Winker watched Cincinnati Reds teammate Scooter Gennett take batting practice Wednesday. When Gennett sent a ball flying over the Clemente Wall…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cincinnati Reds rookie Jesse Winker arrived at PNC Park less than an hour before the first pitch on Tuesday night, fresh off…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — His team stuck on the fringe of the playoff race — not quite in it and not quite out of it —…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andrew McCutchen paused a bit as he rounded first base after hitting his third home run Sunday, wanting to make sure…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dinelson Lamet needed 27 pitches to get through the first inning. He settled down quite nicely from there. Lamet pitched two-hit…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Travis Wood settled in quickly with the San Diego Padres. Acquired Monday in a six-player trade with Kansas City, Wood picked…

LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers trickled into training camp on Thursday in pickup trucks and Porsches, Rolls Royces and Rubicons. And in the…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On Wednesday, a Gold Glove winner’s misplay made the difference. When a routine fly ball dropped right next to Starling Marte,…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates kept clearing the fences, and the San Francisco Giants were left arguing plate umpire Chris Conroy’s tough strike…

DENVER (AP) — In the midst of a dominating outing, German Marquez had one wayward pitch that fueled a near brawl. Marquez matched a career…

DENVER (AP) — A rough first inning could have meant an early exit for Pittsburgh starter Trevor Williams. The rookie settled down, though, and rode…

PITTSBURGH — Adam Frazier had not yet walked off against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday when Pirates general manager Neal Huntington addressed the implications the…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Max Moroff was an unlikely candidate to come through in extra innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates. None of his six career hits…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Starling Marte could feel the jitters as he darted out of the dugout and onto the field in a major league game…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — By his own admission, it used to take Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco a day — sometimes more — to get over…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates closed their series against the St. Louis Cardinals the same way they began it: with a walkoff win. Adam Frazier’s…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lance Lynn grew up hitting from both sides of the plate, a notion the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher abandoned when he reached…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — With the winning run on second base as he stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the ninth, Pittsburgh Pirates…

COLE HARBOR, Nova Scotia (AP) — Sidney Crosby said Wednesday he did not pay attention to those questioning whether he should continue playing hockey after…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins didn’t look very far for assistant coach Rick Tocchet’s replacement after he left to take the head coaching job…

MIAMI (AP) – Aaron Judge dominated the All-Star Home Run Derby in the same manner he has smashed his way through his rookie season. The…

CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester gamely held up his glove, asking home plate umpire Adrian Johnson for another baseball. The symbol of hope belied reality,…

CHICAGO (AP) — Although Gregory Polanco hasn’t always lived up to his advance billing, he showed Saturday night why there was so much hype when…

CHICAGO (AP) — No matter how easy they made it look a year ago, Anthony Rizzo insisted the Chicago Cubs in no way expected to…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Most of Chad Kuhl’s family and friends sat in the family section at Citizens Bank Park Thursday night, but his brother-in-law scored…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle felt like he was watching Little League, not major league. Gerrit Cole pitched six strong innings and drove…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The visitor’s bullpen in Citizens Bank Park is elevated, giving Juan Nicasio a bird’s-eye view of the mess he walked into Tuesday…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The San Francisco Giants’ recent run of success hasn’t surprised Brandon Belt. Belt also wasn’t surprised when he helped continue that success…