PITTSBURGH — Ian Happ homered for the second consecutive game and the Chicago Cubs handed Paul Skenes his third straight loss with a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The win came one night after the Cubs ended a 10-game losing streak. Happ hit a tiebreaking three-run ...
PITTSBURGH — Leslie Dowdle called it. Months before her son Rico entered free agency after running for more than 1,000 yards for Carolina, Leslie Dowdle rang Rico just minutes after the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that Mike McCarthy would replace Mike Tomlin as head coach in ...
PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterbacks coach Tom Arth likes what he’s seen from the team’s two young quarterbacks so far this offseason. With second-year pro Will Howard and rookie Drew Allar competing for roster spots behind veteran Aaron Rodgers, while also having veteran Mason Rudolph, ...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Former NL MVP outfielder Andrew McCutchen was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on Wednesday, after he hit .192 in his 37 games. The 39-year-old McCutchen was replaced by free agent infielder Nicky Cruz in a move spurred by the lingering absences of shortstop ...
CONCORD, N.C. — Daniel Suarez’s surprising win Sunday night at the Coca-Cola 600 gave Spire Motorsports its second victory of the season, matching the total of racing giant Hendrick Motorsports. For a team with three full-time Cup drivers and only 175 employees, that’s saying something. But that doesn’t mean the team is satisfied. “Yes, we’re seeing results. Yes, we are being competitive,” Suarez said. “But we’re not even close to our full potential.” Suarez, the first Mexican-born driver to win the Coca-Cola 600, said when he arrived at Spire last October that it ...
PITTSBURGH — Esmerlyn Valdez hit a two-run home run to cap a five-run first inning on Tuesday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the skidding Cubs 12-1 to extend Chicago’s losing streak to 10 games. The rookie became the seventh player in Pirates’ history to hit two home runs ...
