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Byline: Tim Benz Jun. 21One of Jameson Taillon's many admirable traits during his time as a Pittsburgh Pirate is that he never publicly used his checkered history of injuries as [...]

Byline: Tim Benz Jun. 20Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Henry Davis is a former No. 1 overall draft pick in his first series as a Major League Baseball player. He's doing so [...]

Byline: Bob Brookover CLEARWATER, Fla. _ The long-delayed next chapter of Joe Girardi's rather remarkable journey through the often humbling world of professional baseball is finally going to begin at [...]

Byline: Matt Breen Oct. 24-- Oct. 24--The Phillies' decade-long quest to bring back John Middleton's World Series trophy led them Thursday to hire the manager who ripped their title away [...]

Byline: Tim Benz July 12-- Jul. 12--There's a growing opinion about the Pirates across the National League. They throw up-and-in too much. This isn't really a new thing. That reputation [...]

Byline: Tim Benz July 12-- Jul. 12--There's a growing opinion about the Pirates across the National League. They throw up-and-in too much. This isn't really a new thing. That reputation [...]

Byline: Tim Benz July 10-- Jul. 10--When the All-Star break ends, the second half of the season will resume the same way the first half ended for the National League [...]

Byline: Matt Rosenberg March 29--Well, that didn't take long. Cubs center fielder Ian Happ, a Mt. Lebanon graduate, homered on the first pitch of the 2018 MLB season, a fastball [...]

Byline: Larry Mahoney Dec. 13--BREWER, Maine -- Orono native Brian Butterfield is looking forward to being the third base coach and infield instructor with the Chicago Cubs after spending five [...]

Byline: Tom Oates April 08--MILWAUKEE -- Once they were the blueprint. Now the Chicago Cubs are the target. A target currently out of reach for the Milwaukee Brewers, but a [...]

Byline: Bob Keyes Nov. 04--It was a good week for Gibson Fay-LeBlanc. On Wednesday, he and his son stayed up late to watch his beloved Chicago Cubs win the World [...]

Oct. 24--When the Red Sox finally broke their 86-year-long curse to win the World Series in 2004, only one team had been waiting longer for a championship -- the Chicago [...]

Byline: Rob Biertempfel May 06--ST. LOUIS -- Stuck in postgame traffic near PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon, Tony Krizmanich turned on his radio and heard Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen assert [...]

Byline: Rob Biertempfel and Travis Sawchik Sept. 25--CHICAGO -- The last time the Pirates and Cubs met, on Sept. 17 at PNC Park, Cubs utility man Chris Coghlan slid near [...]

Byline: Jake Kaplan June 21--If you need a reason for why the Phillies have reportedly targeted longtime baseball executive Andy MacPhail to join their much-maligned front office, look no further [...]

Byline: Jake Kaplan June 21--If you need a reason for why the Phillies have reportedly targeted longtime baseball executive Andy MacPhail to join their much-maligned front office, look no further [...]

Byline: Jake Kaplan April 03--When Phillies president Pat Gillick and general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. began charting the organization's course for rebuilding, they set forth to acquire as much young, [...]

July 28--GOLF Canadian Open Montreal; Par: 70 Final a-amateur Tim Clark $1,026,000 67-67-64-65 -- 263 Jim Furyk $615,600 67-63-65-69 -- 264 Justin Hicks $387,600 66-67-70-64 -- 267 Gz. Fdez-Castano $235,600 [...]

July 26--GOLF Senior Open Bridgend, Wales, par 71 Bernhard Langer 65-66 -- 131 Chris Williams 68-70 -- 138 Colin Montgomerie 72-66 -- 138 Pedro Linhart 70-69 -- 139 Bob Tway [...]

July 03--NHL 2014-15 Red Wings Schedule Oct. 9 Boston, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 Anaheim, 7 p.m. Oct. 15 Boston, 8 p.m. Oct. 17 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 Toronto, [...]

July 02--World Cup SECOND ROUND Monday, June 30 At Brasilia, Brazil France 2, Nigeria 0 At Porto Alegre, Brazil Germany 2, Algeria 1, OT Tuesday, July 1 At Sao Paulo [...]

June 25--World Cup FIRST ROUND x-advanced to second round GROUP A W L T GF GA Pts x-Brazil 2 0 1 7 2 7 x-Mexico 2 0 1 4 1 [...]

June 14--GOLF U.S. Open Pinehurst, N.C., par 70 Martin Kaymer 65-65 -- 130 Brendon Todd 69-67 -- 136 Kevin Na 68-69 -- 137 Brandt Snedeker 69-68 -- 137 Brooks Koepka [...]

June 08--HIGH SCHOOL TRACK State meet Division I Girls 4x800 Relay: 1 Perrysburg (Jordan Doore, Taylor Monheim, Alexis Kemp, Courtney Clody) 9:04.63; 2 Geneva 9:04.77; 3 Centerville 9:11.14; 4 Mason [...]

June 07--HIGH SCHOOL TRACK State meet Division I Girls 4x800 Relay: 1 Perrysburg (Jordan Doore, Taylor Monheim, Alexis Kemp, Courtney Clody) 9:04.63; 2 Geneva 9:04.77; 3 Centerville 9:11.14; 4 Mason [...]

Byline: Greg Olson June 06--Young and old, many wearing New Berlin Pretzels and Chicago Cubs attire, streamed into the funeral home Thursday to pay their respects to 'Mr. New Berlin.' [...]

June 06--PGA-St. Jude Classic Memphis, Tenn., par 70 Ben Crane 30-33 -- 63 Peter Malnati 33-32 -- 65 Retief Goosen 35-31 -- 66 Joe Durant 31-35 -- 66 Freddie Jacobson [...]

May 22--Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX -- Agreed to terms with SS Stephen Drew on a one-year contract. Placed LHP Felix Dubront on the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES [...]

April 26--GOLF LPGA Swinging Skirts Classic Daly City, Calif., par 72 Karine Icher 34-32 -- 66 Lydia Ko 35-33 -- 68 Ilhee Lee 34-34 -- 68 Maria McBride 31-37 -- [...]

April 25--NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Thursday Atlanta 98, Indiana 85, Atlanta leads series 2-1 Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m., series tied 1-1 L.A. Clippers at Golden [...]

Byline: John Sharp May 20--PEORIA Ten years ago this Thursday, the first line-up cards were exchanged at 730 SW Jefferson Ave. Fans first got a glimpse of palm trees swaying [...]

Byline: Jim Salisbury Feb. 18--CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The opening of spring training brings the usual checklist of stories. There's the what-do-you-do-for-an-encore story. (See Ryan Howard.) There's the big-name-with-a-new-team angle. (See [...]