16+ hour, 11+ min ago   (575+ words) CHICAGO -- Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking two-run single in Pittsburgh's three-run sixth inning, and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a sweep of their weekend series. Bryan Reynolds had two hits for Pittsburgh, including an RBI…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (219+ words) Rafael Flores Jr. added an RBI single to help the Pirates win for the eighth time in 10 games to climb back to.500. Pittsburgh used eight pitchers to hand the White Sox a second straight loss and their seventh in their…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (383+ words) FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Tua Tagovailoa was selected as the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday. The decision comes after Tagovailoa's monthslong competition with Michael Penix Jr., who started nine games for the…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (967+ words) And to think, Kyle Whittingham said he wanted to put an end to all the drama around Michigan. Nobody could have scripted a more dramatic finish to the former Utah coach's Michigan debut Saturday night. No. 16 Michigan beat Western Michigan…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (652+ words) PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings for his first win since July 19 and Henry Davis hit a home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Los Angeles Angels 1-0 on Sunday. Skenes (10-11) gave up four hits, struck out two and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (651+ words) NEW YORK -- Feeling better than he expected after a four-month absence, Carlos Alcaraz is planning to take more breaks during the tennis season. Alcaraz returned to play at the U.S. Open after being sidelined since April by a right wrist injury....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (494+ words) NEW YORK -- Baseball's spring training schedule will start Feb. 19 -- if there is labor peace. Major League Baseball said Friday that all 30 teams are scheduled to play exhibition games that day in Florida and Arizona as part of the lead-up to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (494+ words) NEW YORK -- Baseball's spring training schedule will start Feb. 19 -- if there is labor peace. Major League Baseball said Friday that all 30 teams are scheduled to play exhibition games that day in Florida and Arizona as part of the lead-up to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (671+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU coach Lane Kiffin's chances of fielding former NFL players improved Thursday night when a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA in a high-profile eligibility case. East Baton Rouge Parish Judge William Jorden issued…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (292+ words) PITTSBURGH -- Rafael Devers continued his hot hitting with his 32nd home run of the season and the San Francisco Giants scored twice in the 10th inning to defeat Pittsburgh 5-4 on Wednesday night, ending the Pirates' four-game winning streak. Devers had a solo…...