Kyle McPherson

Thirteen pitchers eligible to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic received points in Cy Young voting. That, sports fans, should largely be the pitching staff for the team Joe Torre will manage. Imagine a starting rotation of R.A. Dickey,...

Among the many moving parts of the rotation, the fifth spot has remained in flux. Its current occupant, Jeanmar Gomez, has pitched well enough that he might keep the spot for a few more weeks. Gomez, who will start series opener today against the...

Pirates right-hander Jeanmar Gomez will start Sunday's game in New York, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said Wednesday. Gomez threw five shutout innings on short notice Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners; he took the place of scheduled starter James...

As the Pirates tried to extend a three-run lead in the top of the ninth inning Saturday, television viewers in the Pittsburgh market lost their feed. A three-hour, 42-minute Pirates game created a conflict for Root Sports, whose hockey ratings are often...

West Virginia's postseason-free 13-19 men's basketball season cast a pall over the hoops season for many fans of the program. One man, however, seized opportunity when many saw gloom during this year's NCAA Tournament. He's $2,500 richer because of it....

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks traded shortstop John McDonald to Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash, giving the Pirates some much-needed infield depth.   The trade came two days after Pirates backup shortstop Chase...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Norwich City at Manchester United, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN2) Men’s College Basketball--Louisville at Syracuse, 11 a.m. (CBS); Alabama at Florida, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Butler at Virginia Commonwealth, 11 a.m....

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Justin Morneau was on Vance Worley's side this time.   That's the way the right-hander likes it.   Morneau hit a three-run double for Minnesota and the newcomer Worley pitched two scoreless innings in his spring debut...

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Clint Hurdle no longer digs his cleats in the dirt. That's a thrill he believes should be reserved for players. Besides, the Pittsburgh Pirates manager has too much on his mind these days to fool around in the batter's box...

NEW YORK (AP) — Ike Davis connected twice and reached a career-high 30 homers, Jenrry Mejia pitched five effective innings for his first major league win and the New York Mets beat the plummeting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Monday night for their...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yovani Gallardo gave up just two hits over 6 2-3 innings and the surging Milwaukee Brewers dropped the weary Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Tuesday night.   Gallardo (16-8) struck out six and walked four to win his eighth straight...

CHICAGO (AP) — With the ball jumping out of Wrigley Field, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was in search of a reliever who could keep the ball down and help hold a big early lead.   Hurdle was never able to find that reliever.   Anthony Rizzo hit...