BOSTON — Angel Martinez homered and Joey Cantillo threw five one-hit innings in a bulk relief role as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. Cleveland is guaranteed at least an American League ...
PITTSBURGH — Ronny Simon raced home on Spencer Horwitz’s eighth inning sacrifice fly and the Pittsburgh Pirates assured themselves of the club’s first non-losing season in eight years with a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday. Simon reached on a walk by Ryne Stanek (2-3), ...
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. “definitely” sees himself playing at some point this season. When that is, even Porter doesn’t know, though he didn’t rule out making his 2026 debut on Sunday against Cincinnati. The fourth-year pro sat out each of ...
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes is only too aware of the impossibly high bar he set for himself during his first two years in the major leagues. And while his third didn’t come particularly close to meeting it, the Pittsburgh Pirates ace doesn’t view 2026 as a failure. “I’m not going to ...
Adam Fantilli had his bags packed by the door of his Michigan home for the past two weeks while he waited for a contract extension from the Columbus Blue Jackets. Fantilli finally got the call he was waiting for on Thursday morning telling him that it was time to drive down Interstate 75 and ...
CHAMPION — The first 40 minutes of Wednesday’s contest between Champion and Campbell was a back-and-forth affair with neither team able to find the back of the net. That changed after halftime, however, with the Golden Flashes scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes of the second ...
