NEWARK, N.J. (AP) 鈥� For the first time in four years, it will soon be a great day for playoff hockey in Pittsburgh. The Penguins clinched a playoff spot Thursday night by beating New Jersey, ending their postseason drought that lasted three seasons. They had made 16 postseason appearances ...
OTREBUSY, Poland (AP) 鈥� On rainy spring nights in a forest near the Polish capital, a citizen 鈥淔rog Patrol鈥� springs into action 鈥� humans helping amphibians survive dangerous road crossings for a chance to enjoy millennia-old mating rituals. As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double, Jake Cronenworth added a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday. Castellanos鈥� double began a four-run seventh inning that broke open a scoreless game and helped San Diego clinch the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� It might be a stretch to say that the rivalry between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin saved the NHL. There is no doubt their arrival ushered in a new era for a league desperately in need of a jolt after losing the 2004-05 season to a lockout. Separated by a year in the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut. The deal, the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) 鈥� The future the Pittsburgh Pirates once envisioned fully became the present on Tuesday night. Paul Skenes on the mound. Konnor Griffin at shortstop. Two first-round picks drafted a year apart 鈥� Skenes in 2023, Griffin in 2024 鈥� who have embraced the pressure that ...
