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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The quirks of scheduling for the NBA playoffs created three-day breaks between games in the Boston-Milwaukee and Memphis-Golden State...

In the midst of past few down seasons, the Pirates have claimed countless players off waivers. General manager Ben Cherington has categorized the effo...

NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 in Game 2 o...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Kenseth was doing yardwork when wife Katie came outside with her phone in hand, letting him know he’d just been selected t...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The longest active playoff streak in North American professional sports is alive and well. It’s the latest iteration of the group th...

A look at what’s happening around baseball Friday: FAMILIAR TERRITORY Ronald Acuña Jr. has never played the Rangers in Texas, and the Atlanta Braves h...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After frittering away a double-digit-point fourth-quarter lead twice in this series, the Minnesota Timberwolves could have already ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — D-E-F-E-N-S-E, D-E-F-E-N-S-E. That sure was the chant at the outset of the NFL draft Thursday night, with the first five selections c...

Patrice Bergeron recorded his eighth career hat trick and his 400th NHL goal, and David Pastrnak ended Boston’s 0-for-39 power-play slump with his 40t...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The nostalgia factor has worn off for Andrew McCutchen. Four-plus years removed from his departure from Pittsburgh, the five-time Al...

Kenny Pickett is staying in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Steelers grabbed the former University of Pittsburgh star with the 20th overall pick in the NFL...

All you need to know about the National Football League’s 87th Player Selection Meeting … aka “The Draft,” is that talent experts agree that this is t...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Very little is certain heading into an NFL draft. Not that the prospects on hand seem to care. There’s a level of confidence that, fo...

This past weekend, one of those TV network draft gurus was speculating on the Bills first-round draft pick tonight in Las Vegas. She assessed that the...

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — He stood atop the winning Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ready to celebrate in his own signature way. But when Ross Chast...

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele held off Sam Burns and Billy Horschel by two strokes Sunday in the Zurich Classic of New Or...

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera was intentionally walked in the eighth inning with 2,999 career hits, setting off a loud chorus of boos and derisive cha...

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Credit must be given to NASCAR for at long last shaking up the status quo and trying new things, no matter how outlandish the id...

Even in this era of triple-digit fastballs and high strikeout totals, Hunter Greene has a chance to stand out. The Cincinnati rookie went toe-to-toe w...

NEW YORK (AP) — The average salary in the major leagues rebounded to $4.4 million on opening day, boosted by a frenzy of free agent signings before an...