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Taillon to undergo treatment

PITTSBURGH — It didn’t seem like there could be a bigger bombshell announcement that Starling MarteĢƵ 80-game suspension.Sadly, the Pirates topped that Monday with the news that pitcher Jameson Taillon is undergoing treatment for possible testicular cancer.Far beyond what this means for ...

Thames homers in Brewers’ 6-2 win over Bucs

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eric Thames was unable to get warm in his hotel room on a cold Saturday night. The next day, his bat heated up on a sunny afternoon.Thames broke out of his slump with a home run and three hits, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on ...

Rowes Run native Rice caught baseball fever at early age

Chad Rice caught baseball fever at an early age. The former Brownsville Area High School standout grew up right across the street from a baseball field in Rowes Run.“I started playing probably since I could pick up a bat,” Rice recalled. “At three, four or five years old I played T-Ball, ...

Analyzing the Pirates’ arms with “FIP”

Welcome to the first edition of Bucs by Numbers. Here you will find many numbers and, hopefully, some context to go with them as they pertain to the Pittsburgh Pirates.In todayĢƵ baseball climate, advanced stats rule the day. Acronyms buzz around fans like ever-present insects on a sticky ...

Time to push panic button on Bucs

I’m typically not one for jumping off the bridge at the first sign of trouble when it comes to sports, but with how this season has started for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the water below is looking pretty inviting. And if there is one thing Pittsburgh is known for, it is its bridges.As April ...

Art Rooney II will have his own ways

PITTSBURGH — Art Rooney II has been running the Steelers for a while now, so thereĢƵ no official change in leadership with the team.The difference is he can no longer walk down the hall and tap into the knowledge his father accumulated over a lifetime in the game.Dan RooneyĢƵ passing ...