McCutchen’s single in ninth leads Pirates to comeback win over Indians, Lee 3-2PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen hit a game-ending bloop single to score Jack Wilson and give the Pittsburgh Pirates a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. Pirates demote No. 2 starter Ian Snell, who is 11-27 since mid-2007PITTSBURGH — Ian Snell, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ No. 2 starter, has been demoted to the minors after winning only once in his last 12 starts. Former IBF champion Spadafora wins 1st fight in 14 monthsPITTSBURGH — Paul Spadafora, a former IBF lightweight champion fighting for the first time in 14 months, knocked out Ivan Bustos on Wednesday night. Pirates rough up Carl Pavano, beat Indians 10-6 to halt 5-game slidePITTSBURGH — Carl Pavano didn’t give his offense a chance to turn another big ninth inning during the Indians-Pirates interleague series into a potentially huge comeback. Peralta’s 3 RBIs, Huff’s 8 shutout innings lead Indians past Pirates 5-4PITTSBURGH — Jhonny Peralta homered and drove in three runs to support rookie David Huff’s eight shutout innings and the Cleveland Indians halted a six-game losing streak, dodging yet another ninth-inning bullpen collapse to beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Thousands of black-and-gold laden Penguins fans line Pittsburgh streets for Stanley Cup paradePITTSBURGH — Just call it the city of champions. Cheering the black and gold, thousands of Penguins fans in Pittsburgh for Stanley Cup paradePITTSBURGH — Penguins team owner Mario Lemieux says the Stanley Cup is finally back where it belongs. Penguins fans lining up for Stanley Cup parade; police plan for Steelers-like crowdPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins fans have been lining up along the Stanley Cup victory parade route since dawn and police say they’re prepared even if the crowd is as big as the one that turned out for a Super Bowl victory parade in February. Penguins’ Gonchar played 2 playoff rounds with torn MCLPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar played the final two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a partially torn right medial collateral ligament, a major injury that can sideline an athlete for months. Crosby: No apology for unintentionally not shaking some Red Wings’ handsPITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby isn’t apologizing for unintentionally failing to shake hands with some Detroit players after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, saying he didn’t realize the Red Wings were leaving the ice before he joined the handshake line. Repeat performance? Bylsma welcomes speculation Pens would win another Stanley CupPITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins spent a last few hours together Sunday, cleaning out their lockers, showing off the Stanley Cup at a Pirates game and wondering what could possibly top beating the Detroit Red Wings in a road Game 7. Wild Willis walks 8, Pirates beat Tigers 6-3PITTSBURGH — Dontrelle Willis fought with his control for the third consecutive start by walking eight in 3 2-3 innings, leading to all of Pittsburgh’s scoring, and Robinzon Diaz drove in three runs to help the Pirates beat the Tigers 6-3 on Sunday. Freddy Sanchez hits grand slam, Pirates rout Tigers 9-3PITTSBURGH — Freddy Sanchez hit a grand slam and Adam LaRoche added a solo home run as the Pittsburgh Pirates used a rare power surge to defeat the Detroit Tigers 9-3 Saturday night. First of many? ‘93 Penguins proved that talent, youth don’t guarantee Stanley CupPITTSBURGH — Oh, those kids. Jubilant Pittsburgh Penguins fans celebrate Stanley Cup victory over Red WingsPITTSBURGH — Thousands of jubilant people dressed in black and gold are on the streets of Pittsburgh celebrating the Penguins’ Stanley Cup title. Sid the Kid grows up to be Stanley Cup winner; Pens dethrone Wings with 2-1 win in Game 7DETROIT — Slide over Super Mario and make room on the Stanley Cup for a new batch of Pittsburgh Penguins. Max Talbot scored two second-period goals, and the Penguins overcame the loss of captain Sidney Crosby to beat the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in Game 7 and win the Cup on Friday night. Crosby crunched by hit in 2nd period of Game 7, returns in 3rdDETROIT — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby skated off the ice after taking a big hit in the second period against the Detroit Red Wings, then returned midway through the third on Friday night. Rick Porcello throws 7 sharp innings as Detroit Tigers beat Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1PITTSBURGH — Rick Porcello threw seven crisp innings and had a pair of RBI singles for his first major league hits, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Penguins’ Sykora likely to miss Game 7 with foot injuryPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Petr Sykora could miss Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals with a right foot injury sustained during his first playing time in more than a month. Prosecutors drop marijuana possession charge against Steelers wide receiver Santonio HolmesPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanor drug charge against Steelers wide receiver and Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes. Desperate Penguins beat defending champion Red Wings 2-1 at home to force Game 7 in DetroitPITTSBURGH — Every kid growing up with a hockey stick and a notion of being an NHL player wants to be in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. Sidney Crosby always did. Tyler Kennedy estimates he played a thousand Game 7s in his driveway. Red Wings let down by their usually reliable offense in 2-1 loss to Penguins, forcing a Game 7PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Red Wings had trouble getting pucks past Marc-Andre Fleury because most of their shots didn’t even get to Pittsburgh’s goaltender. Jordan Staal keeps Penguins’ hopes alive with key second-period goal in 2-1 win over WingsPITTSBURGH — Until now, Jordan Staal’s older brother Eric had the biggest goal in this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs. Fleury, Penguins rebound to beat Red Wings 2-1, force Game 7PITTSBURGH — Third-line teammates Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy gave the Penguins a two-goal lead, and Marc-Andre Fleury held off the defending champion Red Wings repeatedly during a frantic third period as Pittsburgh beat Detroit 2-1 on Tuesday night to tie the unpredictable NHL final series at three games. Staal and Kennedy score, Penguins beat Red Wings 2-1 to force Game 7 in Cup finalsPITTSBURGH — Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins forced Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals by beating the defending champion Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night. Jordan Staal’s goal gives the Penguins a 1-0 lead over the Red Wings in the second periodPITTSBURGH — Jordan Staal scored 51 seconds into the second period to give the desperate Pittsburgh Penguins a 1-0 lead over the Detroit Red Wings through two periods of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals on Tuesday night. The Penguins, trailing 3-2 in the series, needed to win to force a seventh game in Detroit on Friday. Staal snaps Osgood’s shutout streak, gives Penguins 1-0 lead through 2 periods of Game 6PITTSBURGH — Jordan Staal scored 51 seconds into the second period to give the desperate Pittsburgh Penguins a 1-0 lead over the Detroit Red Wings through two periods of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals on Tuesday night. Penguins outshoot the Penguins in fast-paced, but scoreless first period in Stanley Cup finalPITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins, trying to stay alive in the Stanley Cup finals, widely outshot the Detroit Red Wings in a fast-paced, yet scoreless first period in Game 6 on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh had the only two power-play chances in the frame, yet couldn’t solve goalie Chris Osgood, who shut them out in Game 5 to put the Red Wings on the verge of repeating as Stanley Cup champions. A nice ring to it: Pittsburgh Steelers get Super Bowl rings at Heinz Field ceremonyPITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have gotten their Super Bowl rings, four months after beating the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 for the franchise’s record sixth championship. Howe on his wife’s death: ‘If something like that happens, it makes you as weak as a kitten.’PITTSBURGH — Mr. Hockey is hurting. Red Wings look to repeat Stanley Cup celebration in Pittsburgh for 2nd straight yearPITTSBURGH — Nicklas Lidstrom carried his traveling bag back into the hotel for the Red Wings’ final road trip of the season. It’s a l-o-n-g season, for Red Wings _ and the Penguins who aren’t scoringPITTSBURGH — Bill Guerin, no goals in the series. Chris Kunitz, one goal in the playoffs — and he plays on Sidney Crosby’s line. Miroslav Satan, one goal in the playoffs. Penguins come home down 3-2 against Red Wings again, hoping for a different resultPITTSBURGH — The series score is the same, so is the opponent and the location, yet this Game 6 has a distinctly different feel to the desperate Pittsburgh Penguins. Penguins’ whiteout all that stands between Red Wings and Stanley Cup championship repeatPITTSBURGH — How do you paint a town red when everyone in the enemy rink is covered completely in white? The Hossa Theory: Red Wings 1 win away from proving Hossa was right to reject PenguinsPITTSBURGH — Right about now, what must bother the Pittsburgh Penguins more than their inability to switch off the power of Pavel or the disappearance of their stars during a meltdown in Motown is that Marian Hossa could be right. |