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Not a happy camper

The Pirates’ Khristian Curtis tries to settle down after giving up a run on a wild pitch Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. See story here.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore shuts down Pittsburgh Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Matthew Liberatore ended an 11-start winless stretch and Alec Burleson got his major league-best 112th RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesday night. Liberatore (6-14) gave up one run and six hits in 5ª innings with six strikeouts and no ...

Jones continues solid September with another gem for Pirates

PITTSBURGH — Jared Jones allowed one hit over seven dominant innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates inched closer to the franchise’s first winning season in eight years with a 2-0 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night. The hard-throwing Jones (5-6) retired the first 16 batters he faced before ...

Pittsburgh Penguins season preview capsule

Last season: 41-25-16, lost to Philadelphia in opening round of the playoffs Coach: Dan Muse (41-25-16, one season) Season opener: Sept. 30 at Philadelphia Departures: F Anthony Mantha, D Ryan Shea, D Parker Wotherspoon, F Noel Acciari, F Kevin Hayes, G Stuart Skinner Additions: F ...

Pittsburgh Steelers at an early-season crossroads

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers hasn’t lasted 22 years in the NFL out of pure luck. The most sacked quarterback in history knows how to take a hit. So moments after getting drilled by all 231 pounds of New England linebacker Christian Elliss running at full speed in the second quarter of what ...

Steelers offense goes nowhere in loss at New England

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have yet to find much of the offensive rhythm that propelled their Super Bowl run last season. The defense was there to pick up the pieces against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Elijah Ponder had a 19-yard fumble recovery for a score, TreVeyon ...