By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK — On the eve of opening day, Paul Skenes set forth lofty goals for the Pittsburgh Pirates. "We want to win the division. We want to make the playoffs. That's it. How we do that, who knows?" the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner said ...
At 1:15 p.m. today at Citi Field in New York, the Pirates will open against the New York Mets with a fanbase more optimistic and upbeat than it has been in a decade. Start spreading the news. Be a little careful in believing the hype. The Pirates did, seemingly, make their offense better. ...
NEW YORK — Connor McDavid called the Pacific Division path to the playoffs "a bit of a pillow fight right now." The same race down the stretch in the NHL's Eastern Conference is anything but. No team has clinched a berth, and only three — Carolina, Tampa Bay and Buffalo — are strong bets ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Necas scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon poured in his NHL-leading 46th goal and the Colorado Avalanche breezed past the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Necas, Sam Malinski and Parker Kelly scored within a 1:55 span late in the first period to break it open as ...
BRADENTON, Fla. — Mike Clevinger's career reset with the Pittsburgh Pirates is going to start in the minors. The club reassigned the veteran right-handed pitcher to minor league camp on Monday. The 35-year-old, who agreed to a minor league deal with Pittsburgh in early February, went 1-0 ...
PITTSBURGH — Seth Jarvis scored on a power play and assisted on two other man-advantage goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Sunday. Sebastian Aho and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored on power plays for the Hurricanes, who beat the league's best penalty kill team ...
