Niese, Nicasio score 3-1 victories
PITTSBURGH — Juan Nicasio was pretty much a one-pitch pitcher, and the fastball was all he needed against the slumping New York Mets’ o...
1942 Leafs only team ever to rally from 3-1 defi cit to win Stanley Cup Final
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The task facing the San Jose Sharks is daunting: No team in nearly three ...
PITTSBURGH — There is no magic button, even if the correlation between Mike Sullivan’s deft attempts to a get player’s attention and that player almost immediately eleva...
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Pittsburgh Penguins scored a power-play goal less than three minutes into the second period, opening a two-goal lead. The San Jose Sharks didn’t e...
PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker’s homecoming will have to wait one more day.
The scheduled game between the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed by rain Monday n...
Veteran driver avoids running out of gas before finishing race
LONG POND — Kurt Busch felt like a game show contestant who had to beat the clock to win a prize.
Told his ...
Penguins returning home needing 1 win to secure Cup championship
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nobody likes to shoot pucks more than Phil Kessel.
Few guys score more goals than he d...
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have cut ties with underperforming and oft-injured outfielder Carl Crawford, designating him for assignment.
Crawford was hitting .185 with two...
CLEVELAND — Julie Johnston and Alex Morgan scored goals, leading the U.S. women’s national team to a 2-0 win over rival Japan in a friendly halted in the 76th minute by ...
PARIS — A French Open champion at long last, and the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive major championships, Novak Djokovic grabbed a racket and ...
