PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have added four players to the 40-man roster, including highly touted outfield prospect Gregory Polanco.
The Pirates also placed infi...
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez has another walk-off to go along with the 11 game-ending hits in his big league career.
The New York Yankees star walked out in the middle of a...
WASHINGTON — Even Sidney Crosby acknowledged his goal — and the lickety-split series of passes that led up to it — was “fun” and “one of the nicer ones.”
Crosby delivere...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger isn’t ready to talk about getting a new long-term deal.
Roethlisberger said Wednesday he is “extremely ha...
DETROIT — Less than two years after boldly signing Prince Fielder to a $214 million contract, the Detroit Tigers traded the slugging first baseman to Texas in another bl...
WHITE SWAN, Wash. — A tiny Washington high school is home to perhaps the largest running back anywhere in the country — amateur or professional.
At 400 pounds, Tony Pica...
DENVER — LaTroy Hawkins is returning to the Colorado Rockies and the veteran reliever may just possibly wind up as their closer.
Hawkins agreed to a one-year, $2.5 milli...
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have acquired left-hander Kris Johnson from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander Duke Welker in a swap of minor league pitchers.
Joh...
PITTSBURGH — The math is tantalizing.
The schedule is favorable.
The middle of the AFC is a mess.
Suddenly, things are looking up for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Consecut...
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Former NFL linebacker Thomas Howard died early Monday morning following a high-speed car crash on a freeway in Oakland.
The Alameda County Coroner’s of...
