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Sidney Crosby, Penguins top Flyers, stay alive in playoff series
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist Saturday as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive with a 4-2 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.,Rickard Rakell also scored a goal and set up another for Pittsburgh, which had been ...

NFL Draft Rounds 2 & 3: Ohio State DT Kayden McDonald lands with Texans
Kayden McDonald was in Pittsburgh for the NFL draft on Thursday night, and the defensive tackle watched 15 of his peers make the walk from the backstage green room to the stage to be announced as first-round selections.,The only player left in that room when the 32-player round ended was McDonald.,M...

NFL Draft Round 2: Ohio State DT Kayden McDonald lands with Texans
Defensive tackle Kayden McDonald was in Pittsburgh for the NFL draft on Thursday night, and the defensive tackle watched 15 of his peers make the walk from the backstage green room to the stage to be announced as first-round selections.,The only player left in that room when the 32-player round ende...

Pittsburgh sets Day 1 NFL draft attendance mark at 320,000
Pittsburgh set an attendance record for the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday with 320,000 fans on hand.,The total announced by commissioner Roger Goodell smashed the previous mark of 275,000 in Detroit in 2024.,The number also dwarfed the 205,000 who attended Day 1 of the 2025 draft in Green...

Raiders back at No. 1, Jets comb best of Buckeyes
Time is shorter and the wait is longer when the 2026 NFL Draft takes the stage in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. ,The vagabond event marks a return to the home of the Steelers for the first time since 1948. Across three days, seven rounds and 257 total picks at Point State Park and Acrisure Stadium, ...

Steelers owner has Ravens' fan seating moved at Pittsburgh draft
Brotherly love is not in the air in Pittsburgh, where Steelers owner Art Rooney II ceases to give the franchise rivalry with the Baltimore Ravens a day off. ,Rooney surveyed the stage and draft layout ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft in his home city and was surprised to find the chart called for Ravens ...

Capitals stay alive in playoff race with win over Penguins
Logan Thompson posted his fourth shutout of the season, and Connor McMichael scored a pair and added an assist for the Washington Capitals, who scored a 3-0 victory Sunday over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins in a must-win game for the host squad.,McMichael had his third three-point game of the sea...

Carson Kelly's walkoff single caps Cubs rally, avoids Pirates sweep
Carson Kelly drove in pinch-runner Scott Kingery with one out in the ninth inning to give the host Chicago Cubs a 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday.,Kelly's RBI single delivered the Cubs' first lead of the day as they rallied from deficits of 5-0 and 6-2 to avoid being swept. Cubs closer Da...

Bryan Reynolds' homer the difference as Pirates blank Cubs
Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run, Carmen Mlodzinski threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Friday afternoon.,Chicago starter Shota Imanaga held Pittsburgh hitless in his six-inning stint.,The third pitch from Cubs reliever Caleb Thielbar (...

Bryan Reynolds' homer the difference in Pirates' defeat of Cubs
Bryan Reynolds hit a two-run home run, Carmen Mlodzinski threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings and the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Friday afternoon.,Facing Chicago starter Shota Imanaga, Pittsburgh didn't tally its first hit until the top of the seventh.,Cubs reliever Caleb Thie...

Ex-Oriole Ryan O’Hearn helps Pirates finish sweep
Braxton Ashcraft struck out a career-high eight and Ryan O'Hearn drove in four runs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,O'Hearn and Oneil Cruz each hit two-run home runs to help the Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the Orioles, and ...

Rickard Rakell scores twice as Penguins handle Panthers
Rickard Rakell scored twice, and Evgeni Malkin added a pair of helpers as the Pittsburgh Penguins upended the visiting Florida Panthers 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.,With the win, the Penguins (40-22-16, 96 points) picked up their second win over the Panthers in as many days and swept the three-game seas...

Ryan O’Hearn helps Pirates knock off Orioles
Braxton Ashcraft struck out a career-high eight and Ryan O'Hearn drove in four runs to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon.,O'Hearn and Oneil Cruz each hit two-run home runs to help the Pirates complete a three-game sweep of the Orioles, and ...

Ascending Penguins overpower slumping Red Wings
Egor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday.,The Penguins are 3-1-0 in their last four games, and have outscored opponents 14-4 during a two-game winning streak. The solid stretch of play has elevated Pittsburgh (38-21-16...

Pirates use the long ball to take down Reds
Oneil Cruz hit a pair of home runs and Ryan O'Hearn and Bryan Reynolds hit back-to-back home runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates' offense broke out during an 8-3 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.,O'Hearn and Reynolds' successive homers highlighted a five-run second inning, which helped ...

Pirates, Reds turn to young pitchers with injured veterans out
Two teams with expectations to rise in the National League Central in 2026 meet for the first time Monday night when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series.,Both teams are leaning on young right-handers as they navigate early-season rotation challenges....

Mikko Rantanen, Stars double up Penguins
Mikko Rantanen scored in his first game in nearly two months, and the Dallas Stars tallied three unanswered second-period goals to end a four-game skid and defeat the host Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday.,Rantanen and Jason Robertson each had a goal and an assist for Dallas (44-18-11, 99 points)...

Miko Rantanen, Stars double-up Penguins
Miko Rantanen scored in his first game in nearly two months, and the Dallas Stars tallied three unanswered second-period goals to end a four-game skid and defeat the host Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday.,Rantanen and Jason Robertson each had a goal and an assist for Dallas (44-18-11, 99 points),...

Freddy Peralta vs. Paul Skenes headlines Mets-Pirates opener
The New York Mets were expected to overhaul their roster following a disappointing 2025.,The Pittsburgh Pirates responding to their latest sub-.500 finish in similar fashion qualified as a far bigger surprise.,A pair of retooled teams will open the season Thursday afternoon when the Mets host the Pi...

Avalanche chase payback vs. Penguins after 7-2 blowout
The Colorado Avalanche look to avenge a rare lopsided loss when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.,On March 16, the Penguins handed the Avalanche a 7-2 blowout in Denver. It was only the Avalanche's sixth regulation loss at home this season and their largest margin of defeat.,Gabriel Lan...