By GARY SCHATZ Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Bryce Harper homered in his return to the lineup following the birth of his third child, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 Thursday for their second shutout win in splitting a four-game series. Zack Wheeler (2-3) ...
By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gary Sánchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a series split on Thursday. Sánchez drove an 0-2 sinker at 101.9 mph from Aroldis Chapman ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles and wide receiver A.J Brown have agreed to a three-year contract extension that includes $84 million in guaranteed money, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke Thursday to The ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — William Contreras had three hits and the Milwaukee Brewers used one big inning to edge the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Wednesday night. The Brewers took advantage of a sloppy second inning by the Pirates to turn an error, two walks and two ...
By The Associated Press Former Penn State wide receiver KeAndre Lambert-Smith is planning to transfer to Auburn. Lambert-Smith announced his commitment to the Tigers on social media Wednesday. He started most of the past three years for the Nittany Lions and has 116 career catches for 1,598 ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes is looking every bit the ace the Pittsburgh Pirates thought they were getting when they selected the hard-throwing right-hander with the first overall pick in last year's draft. Just don't expect Pirates general manager Ben ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a two-run home run, Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and the Cincinnati Reds ended the Philadelphia Phillies' seven-game win streak with an 8-1 victory on Tuesday night. Cincinnati's Santiago Espinal also had three hits including a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz broke out of a slump with three hits, rookie Jared Jones allowed one run in six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their skid at six games, beating Milwaukee 4-2 on Monday night to stop the Brewers' four-game win streak. Cruz capped a three-run sixth with a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen led off the bottom of the first with a home run for the second straight game, Bailey Falter took a shutout into the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night. McCutchen hit the first pitch of Tobias Myers' ...
By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen led off the bottom of the first with a home run for the second straight game, Bailey Falter took a shutout into the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Tuesday night. McCutchen ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Tyrese Maxey was sixth in the Most Improved Player voting two years ago, a tribute to the jump he made between his first and second seasons in the NBA. Voters thought the jump he made from his third year to his fourth was even more ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance related to the officiating during their series against the New York Knicks, a team spokesman said early Tuesday. The 76ers lost both games in New York, with the Knicks rallying in the ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An eight-point lead was gone. The Knicks' edge in the series and home-court advantage seemed about to follow. Madison Square Garden had fallen nearly silent. "I mean, it wasn't a good feeling," Donte DiVincenzo said. Moments later, ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Ranger Suárez allowed two hits in seven innings and Kody Clemens hit a three-run homer as the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak to seven games with a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Suárez (4-0) ...
By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz broke out of a slump with three hits, rookie Jared Jones allowed one run in six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their skid at six games, beating Milwaukee 4-2 on Monday night to stop the Brewers' four-game win ...
By ZACH ALLEN Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Aaron Brooks defeated reigning 86-kilogram gold medalist David Taylor in consecutive matches Saturday night at the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials, claiming a roster spot at the Paris Olympics. Brooks beat Taylor 4-1 earlier in the ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yes, the Phillies spent the last two seasons piling up wins late in the year and ended each of the last two seasons with deep runs in the postseason. But those cold April and Mays gnawed at the team. How could a team that ended 2022 and ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Wilyer Abreu had three hits and drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Abreu's RBI single off Martín Pérez (1-1) in the third gave the Red Sox the lead for ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martín Pérez knows what winning baseball looks like. The veteran left-handed pitcher has the World Series hardware to prove it. He knows what bad body language looks like too. And at the moment, the Pittsburgh Pirates are displaying far ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins eventually became the team Kyle Dubas envisioned in his first season as the club's general manager/director of hockey operations. That evolution, however, came a touch too late for Sidney Crosby and company to make the playoffs. Pittsburgh's spirited ...