August 16, 2025 4:37 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Jack Suwinski hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs. Suwinski, a Chicago native, hit Daniel Palencia’s (1-3) 1-1 fastball the opposite way, into the left-field bleachers for his third homer. The Pirates ended a five-game losing steak and sent the Cubs to their fourth loss in five games. Pete Crow-Armstrong broke out of a 3-for-41 slump by going 3 for 3 with his first RBI since July 30. Crow-Armstrong also was hit by a pitch and scored a run. The Cubs All-Star was thrown out twice on the bases; trying to stretch a single to double in the fourth and was caught stealing in the ninth after leading off with a single.
August 16, 2025 4:35 am
CHICAGO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled left-handed pitcher Evan Sisk and right-hander Colin Holderman from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday before their series opener against the Cubs in Chicago. In a corresponding move, the Pirates designated lefty Ryan Borucki for assignment. Right-hander Cam Sanders had been optioned to Indianapolis on Wednesday following a 12-5 loss at Milwaukee that extended the last-place Pirates’ slide to five games.
August 15, 2025 5:46 pm
CHICAGO (AP) — Jack Suwinski hit a tie-breaking solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over the struggling Chicago Cubs on Friday. Suwinski, a Chicago native, hit Daniel Palencia’s (1-3) 1-1 fastball the opposite way, into the left-field bleachers for his third homer. The Pirates ended a five-game losing steak and sent the Cubs to their fourth loss in five games. Pete Crow-Armstrong broke out of a 3-for-41 slump by going 3 for 3 with his first RBI since July 30. Crow-Armstrong also was hit by a pitch and scored a run. The Cubs All-Star was thrown out twice on the bases; trying to stretch a single to double in the fourth and was caught stealing in the ninth after leading off with a single. Andrew McCutchen and Isaiah Kiner-Falefa each had an RBI double. The Cubs entered eight games behind surging NL Central-leading Milwaukee. Matt Shaw added a sac fly. Dennis Santana (4-4) got the final four outs for the win. Pirates rookie Braxton Ashcraft allowed one run on three hits in five innings, striking our four and walking none in his third and longest start. Cubs starter Colin Rea allowed one run on three hits in five innings.
August 15, 2025 4:29 am
Ohio State and Pittsburgh each placed three players on The Associated Press All-Time All-America football team and four other schools have two players each on the first team. The unveiling of the all-time team is part of the news organization’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the AP All-America team. The Big Ten led all conferences with seven selections, two more than the Southeastern Conference. A panel of 12 AP sports writers who cover college football selected the all-time team. It cannot be considered definitive. There have been far more great players over the last century than spots available. The three players to make the list from Pitt are Bill Fralic, Hugh Green and Larry Fitzgerald.
August 15, 2025 4:23 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says the NFL can be put on trial over claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. It upheld Manhattan federal Judge Valerie Caproni’s 2023 ruling that Flores can proceed with claims against the league and three teams: the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans. In February 2022, Flores sued the league and several teams, saying the league was “rife with racism,” particularly in its hiring and promotion of Black coaches. NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the league disagrees with the ruling and will seek further review.
August 15, 2025 4:24 am
The NFL is continuing its on-field social justice messaging for a sixth straight season. The Associated Press has learned that all 32 teams will feature an end zone message at each home game throughout the season. They will select from four options, including “End Racism,” “Stop Hate,” “Choose Love,” or “Inspire Change.” Once again, “It Takes All of Us” will be stenciled in the opposite end zone for all games. The only change from 2024 is that “Inspire Change” replaces “Vote.”
August 14, 2025 4:14 am
Chinese Taipei rallied from a 3-0 deficit Wednesday night to beat Washington County 6-4 in the 73rd PONY League World Series championship game. It’s the 12th title for the Asia-Pacific champions. The Hosts built a 3-0 in the middle innings. Kaden Harkins homered in the fourth to open the scoring. Washington County used a walk, Lucas Daniels’ rbi double and a run-scoring single from Luke Henderson. In the bottom of the inning, a pair of errors allowed Chinese Taipei to score four times, taking a lead it never surrendered. A one-out walk, a single and a hit-batter loaded the bases. Zi-Hao Quan’s infield grounder was thrown wide at home allowing one run to score. Zi-Han Yang promptly singled to right, tying the game. Chieh-Yu Sung’s sacrifice fly put Chinese Taipei in front. The eventual winners added a pair of runs in the sixth. Three singles in the seventh for Washington County pulled the locals to within two and brought the potential go-ahead run to the plate before a strikeout and a ground out ended the game. Henderson, Carson Simmers, and Daniels each had two hits, part of Washington County’s 10-hit barrage. Yang was the winning pitcher. Braxten Thompson took the loss despite only allowing one hit over the first four innings and only four through 5.1 innings when he reached PONY’s pitch-count limit for the day.
Award winners
Batting Champion: JJ de los Santos, Corpus Christi
Earned Run Average Award: Jonah Koontz, South Hills
Stolen Base Award: Gavin Stock
John Voytek Memorial Award (Washington County leading hitter): Carson Simmers
PONY Princess: Sydney Baber
PONY Hostess: Piper Roberts
Mike & Pat Ferrari Memorial Scholarship: Cameron Schofield
August 13, 2025 4:25 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras drove in four runs, Christian Yelich drove in three and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-5 to extend their winning streak to 12 games. Milwaukee scored double-digit runs for the second straight game and the fourth time this month. The Brewers belted out 12 hits but only two — back-to-back fourth-inning doubles by Sal Frelick and Isaac Collins — were for extra bases. Frelick and Joey Ortiz each drove in two runs and Collins had one RBI. The Brewers start an eight-game road trip with the first of three against the Reds in Cincinnati on Friday. The Pirates have lost five in a row.
August 14, 2025 4:26 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cleveland rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders sustained an oblique injury during practice Wednesday and is unlikely to play in the Browns’ preseason game against the Eagles. Sanders did not finish the practice session and was ruled out of Thursday’s practice. The Browns said Sanders is day to day. Sanders completed 14 of 23 passes for 138 yards with two first-half touchdown passes in his NFL preseason debut against Carolina on Friday night. The Browns took Sanders in the fifth round of the NFL draft. He is part of a crowded Browns quarterback room, with Deshaun Watson expected to sit out this season.
August 14, 2025 4:28 am
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has credited an experimental trial drug for successfully treating advanced melanoma as he disclosed his cancer diagnosis publicly for the first time. Jones revealed his illness in a documentary debuting on Netflix next week. The 82-year-old Jones told The Dallas Morning News how he was initially diagnosed in June 2010 and underwent two surgeries on his lung and two on his lymph nodes over the next 10 years after skin cancer cells metastasized. Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer described Jones’ fight with cancer as an “amazing story” and praised him for going public. He also revealed his own fight with thyroid cancer when he was 28.
