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The Associated Press Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final between the Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning will be Friday at 8:10 p.m. at Consol…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Nick Bonino put a rebound past Braden Holtby 6:32 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win over the Washington…

CINCINNATI (AP) – Tucker Barnhart hit the last of Cincinnati’s three solo homers off Jonathon Niese, and Reds relievers threw three scoreless innings – a…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are sticking with rookie goaltender Matt Murray. Coach Mike Sullivan announced Monday that Murray will remain in the net…

The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — John Jaso and Gregory Polanco homered and the Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-5, Sunday at Busch Stadium….

WASHINGTON (AP) – Alex Ovechkin’s teammates watched him turn his game up to a whole new level. Then the Washington Capitals followed him all the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin’s teammates watched him turn his game up to a whole new level. Then the Washington Capitals followed him all the…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Welcome back, Jung Ho Kang. Playing in his first game since suffering a knee injury last September, Kang homered twice and…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The well-traveled defenseman filling in for his team’s most indispensable player scored the first goal. The seemingly ageless center closing in on…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Patric Hornqvist beat Braden Holtby between the legs 2:31 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory over the Washington…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Murray isn’t in the mood to think about what it all means, this ride that he’s on. The NHL’s best team…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang for one game for an illegal hit on Washington’s Marcus Johansson. Letang…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jason Hammel raised his record to 4-0 and Anthony Rizzo hit two doubles as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Patric Hornqvist and Tom Kuhnhackl scored a minute apart in the first period, Matt Murray stopped 47 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brooks Orpik was trying to be physical. Yet the instant the Washington Capitals defenseman made contact with Pittsburgh defenseman Olli Maatta’s head…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The number of hits the Washington Capitals have tried to level on the Pittsburgh Penguins through two contentious games in the Eastern…

WASHINGTON (AP) – Already down a game in their second-round playoff series, Kris Letang and the Pittsburgh Penguins suddenly were down a man, too, on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already down a game in their second-round playoff series, Kris Letang and the Pittsburgh Penguins suddenly were down a man, too, on…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The youth movement in the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary is nearly complete. Pittsburgh grabbed defensive back Sean Davis out of Maryland in the…

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The NHL fined Capitals forward Tom Wilson $2,404 on Friday for his knee-on-knee hit on Pittsburgh’s Conor Sheary, sparing him a…

DENVER (AP) – Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has found a winning formula – regular rest for his players combined with a few other ingredients. All…

WASHINGTON (AP) – T.J. Oshie completed a hat trick in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday…

PITTSBURGH (TNS) – It took them nearly two decades, but the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night finally drafted a cornerback in the first round when…

The Associated Press As mock drafts yield to reality tonight, two things we could reasonably assume regarding the Steelers: They likely will not trade, and…

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin will be the headline of most stories about the Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals playoff series. The transcendent…

DENVER (AP) — Slumping outfielder Andrew McCutchen hit three homers and drove in five runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4…

The Associated Press The two faces most responsible for bringing the NHL full-throttle into the 21st century are inextricably linked. Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kessel speaks in a polite whisper, as if he’s worried talking too loudly might inadvertently attract the spotlight and well, he…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After the final horn and before the ceremonial handshakes, some St. Louis Blues players did a little ice dancing. Deservedly so….

NEW YORK (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady must serve a four-game “Deflategate” suspension imposed by the NFL, a federal appeals court ruled…

PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona pitcher Shelby Miller played left field and chased after Sean Rodriguez’s go-ahead double in the 13th inning before striking out to…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The end of two springs’ worth of playoff angst for the Pittsburgh Penguins came suddenly, crammed into 14 minutes of pure exhilaration,…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Murray watched the Pittsburgh Penguins’ second-round collapse against the New York Rangers from afar two years ago, the wispy goaltender still…

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — After losing six of eight games, the Pittsburgh Pirates needed a game like they got from Gerrit Cole on Thursday…

NEW YORK (AP) – Flashing his old brilliance, Evgeni Malkin scored two goals and set up two others and the Pittsburgh Penguins pushed the New…

NEW YORK (TNS) – Kris Letang avoided a suspension by the NHL on Wednesday after a nasty slash to the face of Viktor Stalberg in…

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Andy Green’s first ejection as a big league skipper gave Mark McGwire his first chance to manage. Wil Myers and…

NEW YORK (AP) – Matt Cullen beat Henrik Lundqvist on a semi-breakaway after beating two defensemen early in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins…

Associated Press | The NBA playoffs are supposed to be the time when the casual approach many teams take in the regular season goes out…

Franklin High School’s Danny Dinh (above) runs the 300 hurdles Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Harbor Creek Invitational. He took fifth place. Laura Danvers (right) wins her…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Keith Yandle and Derick Brassard scored 18 seconds apart in the second period and Henrik Lundqvist looked just fine dealing with an…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jon Niese made it sound simple as he talked about how he pitched. Niese combined with two relievers on a three-hitter and…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The breeze blowing in from center field did not bother Ryan Braun. Bruan hit two long two-run home runs and Jimmy Nelson…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jordan Zimmermann pitched six shutout innings, Nick Castellanos homered and drove in four runs and the Detroit Tigers remained unbeaten on the…

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Patric Hornqvist had his first playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away from the New York Rangers 5-2 in Game…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant went out with a Hollywood ending to his remarkable career. He scored 60 points in his final NBA game…

The Associated Press The real test of Kris Letang’s relentless stamina doesn’t come in the Pittsburgh Penguins dressing room after a long game. When he…

DETROIT (AP) – Justin Upton had four hits, including a first-inning home run off a camera well above center field, and the Detroit Tigers beat…

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (TNS) – Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and defenseman Olli Maatta each participated in practice Monday at the team’s workout facility in Cranberry….

DETROIT (AP) – The Pittsburgh Pirates’ offensive game plan worked out well on Monday. The Pirates doubled five times off Justin Verlander and drove up…