Cruz: ‘I feel like I’m in a really good spot against lefties right now.’ Baltimore Orioles left-hander Cade Povich got Oneil Cruz swinging for strikes at four-seam fastballs on his first two pitches, ...

The former Gold Glove winner could be sidelined for several weeks. Just as the Pittsburgh Pirates were figuring out the left side of their infield, a knee injury has sidelined Jared Triolo and caused ...

There would be no hoisting of the cone for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who encountered a traffic jam on the bases against the San Diego Padres. The Pirates followed a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with t...

You can call me a homer if you want, but what I’m about to say is based more on fact than sentimentality. Name for me one other professional sports city whose fortunes have made a quicker about-face t...

What the Pittsburgh Pirates lacked more than pop in the middle of the lineup last season was the synergy to support a strong starting pitching performance. Braxton Ashcraft got both as he recorded a c...

PHOENIX — The Pittsburgh Steelers are going big when it comes to reshaping their wide receivers corps. Literally and figuratively. Two-plus months into the tenure of new coach Mike McCarthy and with f...

The arrival of spring brings longer days and longer mock drafts. ESPN, CBS Sports and NFL. com were among the outlets this week that projected multiple rounds of the upcoming NFL Draft. The three-day ...

With four games remaining in the regular season, the Pens sit in 2nd place in the Metro. Sidney Crosby was satisfied reaching one more career milestone. And Rickard Rakell was content in continuing to...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — All of the emotions were there, from joy to jitters and everything in between. Well, almost everything. The one thing Konnor Griffin didn’t feel when the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop...

By CHRIS HARLAN TribLive The Pittsburgh Steelers begin voluntary offseason workouts in less than a week, according to a schedule released Friday by the NFL. Each team can hold a nineweek program focus...

The Pittsburgh Steelers will select a record-breaking player in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft if Mike McCarthy can repeat what he did in Green Bay and Dallas. Sure, that’s a lot to ask. But...

Pitt wide receiver Blue Hicks is quickly running out of room on his helmet. The shell of Hicks’ helmet, from the top of his head down to the facemask, is plastered with white stickers spelling out “Bl...

The first time Brandon Lowe visited PNC Park, he made a point to step onto the field and see the city skyline so that he could appreciate the view of one of baseball’s most beautiful ballparks. After ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins don’t necessarily have a starting goaltender. But they have one who has been getting a few more starts than the other as of late. Such was the case Thursday as Stuart Skinner w...

Baseball’s No. 1 prospect could see a long-term contract in the very near future according to sources. Konnor Griffin will make his major-league debut in the home opener, as the Pittsburgh Pirates are...

By the Mon Valley Independent California (Pa.) erupted early and used a five-run seventh inning to pull away for a 12-6 victory over Wheeling in nonconference play Tuesday at EQT Park. The Vulcans (17...

PHOENIX — Though they are in their first offseason together as the primary power brokers for the football operations of one of the NFL’s higher-profile franchises, this is not the first spring that Om...

Oneil Cruz homered again and Paul Skenes struck out five over five innings. CINCINNATI — After being pulled two outs into the first inning of his Opening Day start against the New York Mets, Paul Sken...

PHOENIX — Art Rooney II stands by the policy that bears his family name, and the NFL at large does as well. Four days after Florida attorney general James Uthmeier sent an open letter to league commis...

CINCINNATI – Bubba Chandler was in the tunnel of the visitor’s dugout when he heard commotion in the crowd and wondered who hit the home run, only to find out that Oneil Cruz crushed one. The Pittsbur...