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Scottie Scheffler focusing on Scottish Open, not future
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is in the middle of another sensational season with three wins in his last six events, including his third major at the PGA Championship.,Discussing his ongoing success Wednesday as he prepared for the Genesis Scottish Open, Scheffler talked about the importance of stay...
Xander Schauffele ready to 'take hands off wheel' in Scotland
Xander Schauffele was playing the best golf of his life at this time last year, two months after his major breakthrough at the PGA Championship and one week before capturing The Open Championship.,Back in the United Kingdom for this week's Genesis Scottish Open, the World No. 3 has battled through a...
Tarik Skubal, Paul Skenes, Clayton Kershaw headline full All-Star rosters
Tarik Skubal and Paul Skenes topped the American and National League starters in player balloting as the All-Star Game pitchers and reserves were revealed on Sunday afternoon.,Skubal (10-2, 2.15 ERA), the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner for the Detroit Tigers, is a likely candidate to start the ga...
Pirates' Paul Skenes, Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski set for 'epic' duel
Thanks to what is being billed as an "epic" pitching matchup, one of the hottest tickets of the 2025 season will be Wednesday afternoon's rubber game between the host Milwaukee Brewers and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates., ,The contest will feature a showdown between two of baseball's hardest thro...
Pirates-Tigers postponed, will play doubleheader Thursday
The Wednesday night contest between the Pittsburgh Pirates and host Detroit Tigers was postponed due to inclement weather.,The game has been rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on Thursday. The first game is slated to begin at 1:10 p.m. ET with the nightcap scheduled for 5:40 p.m. ET.,Tigers...
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler commits to Scottish Open
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler confirmed his entry into next month's Genesis Scottish Open.,The three-time major winner joins a loaded field at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Ludvig Aberg, Sepp Straka and defending cha...
Paul Skenes, Pirates chase series win vs. Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks
All Star, meet All-Star.,The past two National League starting pitchers in the All-Star Game will take the mound when the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates meet in the rubber match of a three-game series Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix. ,Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes (3-5, 2.36 ERA) beca...
Paul Skenes, assured of remaining with Pirates, faces Brewers
A day after the Pittsburgh Pirates' front office declared its intention to keep ace Paul Skenes for the long term, the right-hander will get the start Friday against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,Skenes, who has been the subject of trade speculation, will oppose Brewers ace Freddy Peralta in the s...
Paul Skenes Deserves a Team That’s Actually Trying, the Pittsburgh Pirates Aren’t
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a generational ace, a bottom-tier payroll, and an owner who still won’t spend in order to compete during his championship window....
Pirates' Paul Skenes commits to U.S. for 2026 WBC
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes committed Tuesday to pitch for Team USA at the 2026 World Baseball Classic.,Skenes, 22, joins New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge as the second player to publicly pledge his services to the U.S. squad for the global competition.,Judge already was designated as the...
Pete Alonso lifts Mets over Pirates with walk-off sac fly
Pete Alonso lofted the walk-off sacrifice fly Monday night for the New York Mets, who edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in the opener of a three-game series. ,David Bednar (0-4) struck out Luisangel Acuna to open the ninth before Francisco Lindor's routine grounder behind second base skipped under th...
Report: President Trump wading into NIL waters
President Donald Trump has asked his aides to begin researching the creation of an executive order to better control the name, image and likeness landscape in college sports, The Wall Street Journal reported.,His directive came after a meeting on Thursday with former Alabama football coach Nick Saba...
Pirates send out Paul Skenes in series decider vs. Cubs
It can be tough for second-year players to match a strong rookie season. However, for Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes, it's been business as usual.,The right-hander looks to continue his effective sophomore campaign when he faces the visiting Chicago Cubs in the rubber match of a thr...
Paul Skenes fans nine as Pirates shut out Dodgers
Paul Skenes got the best of a pitching showdown with nine strikeouts over 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 3-0 victory.,Oneil Cruz hit an RBI single and scored in a two-run fifth inning as the Pirates improv...
Paul Skenes aims to help Pirates rebound vs. Guardians
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes will pitch on four days' rest for the first time in his major league career on Saturday afternoon when he faces the visiting Cleveland Guardians for the first time.,Skenes (2-1, 2.96 ERA) will try to put the Pirates' rotation back on track after a string of four co...
Pirates' Paul Skenes seeks first victory over Cardinals
After losing seven of their first nine games, the Pittsburgh Pirates have won two in a row and will have ace Paul Skenes on the mound when they host the struggling St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.,Skenes (1-0, 1.46 ERA), last year's National League Rookie of the Year, will make his third start ...
The Year of the Splinker: How Paul Skenes Is Changing Baseball
Pirates ace Paul Skenes took MLB by storm in 2024 with his signature pitch—the splinker. As 2025 begins, he’s poised for even bigger things....
Spring training roundup: Orioles no-hit Pirates behind Zach Eflin, six relievers
Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes was the marquee pitcher entering Saturday's spring game between the host Pirates and Baltimore Orioles in Bradenton, Fla., but Zach Eflin wound up in the bigger spotlight.,Eflin and six relievers combined on a no-hitter as Baltimore beat Pittsburgh 4-0 with the teams' regula...
Zach Eflin, six Orioles relievers no-hit Pirates in spring game
Zach Eflin and six relievers combined on a spring-training no-hitter Saturday as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in Bradenton, Fla., with the teams' regular-season opener less than a week away.,Eflin pitched the first three innings, striking out four and walking one. Reliever R...
Paul Skenes' rookie card sells for $1.1M at auction
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes' rare rookie baseball card sold for a whopping $1.11 million at auction.,The 2024 Topps Chrome Update MLB Debut Patch card, numbered 1-of-1 with an on-card autograph, was sold to an anonymous buyer early Friday morning through Fanatics Collect.,According t...