No. 2 draft pick Pedro Alvarez refused to sign his contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the players' association filed a grievance Wednesday claiming the Aug. 15 deadline was unilaterally extended by Major League Baseball without the union's permission. ...more

August 28, 2008

The New York Yankees acquired outfielder Xavier Nady and left-hander Damaso Marte from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, bolstering their bullpen and offense ahead of next week's trade deadline. ...more

July 26, 2008

The Chicago Cubs tied the National League record for most players on an All-Star team when Carlos Marmol was selected Sunday to replace teammate Kerry Wood, becoming the eighth player picked for the team. ...more

July 14, 2008

It was bad enough, police say, when they showed up at 10406 N Mitchell Ave. early yesterday morning to find out that the man who called 911 did so because his friends were bothering him. ...more

July 5, 2008

Ken Griffey Jr. hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 603rd home run of his career. ...more

July 1, 2008

Editor's note: This is the first profile of the three Republicans running to challenge U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney for 16th District in the U.S. Congress. SEBRING — Tom Rooney is almost stereotypically Irish. He's tall, red-haired, flush-faced, freckled, and built like a lumberjack. Actually, he's a former tight end, an Army veteran and an attorney. His favorite rockers, according to his Facebook page, are the Dublin group U2. ...more

May 26, 2008

The calendar tells us spring doesn't begin until March 20, but it really arrived last week when baseballs began hitting wooden bats and pounding leather gloves - the real sounds of the season. ...more

February 25, 2008

Roberto Clemente was known for helping people as much as hitting baseballs. A Pittsburgh museum will honor the former All-Star, who died coming to the aid of others. ...more

December 22, 2007

I have been thinking about the phrase "role model" for some time, what it means to people, especially our youth. In the midst of my thoughts came the news that another superstar athlete was indicted for drug abuse. ...more

November 25, 2007

The collapse is complete. When the New York Mets needed a big game, Tom Glavine pitched one of his worst. ...more

October 1, 2007