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WHEELING, W.Va. — G. Ogden Nutting, whose 2006 investment in the Pittsburgh Pirates led to his son taking control 11 years later and helped grow his family’s newspaper business to more than 50 daily publications in 18 states, has died. He was 87. Nutting died Friday, according to The Intelligencer...

The fate of AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh appears to have been resolved: Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, will buy the cable channel from Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal that’s expected to close in October, according to a report from Sports Business Journal. Terms of the deal were...

A young baseball player in the 1970s, John Wehner grew up in Pittsburgh as a massive fan of the Pirates and their 1979 World Series championship team. Now a broadcaster for the Pirates after wearing the uniform himself for nine years, those memories have not faded for the Carrick High...

Amid an abysmal August, Jack Suwinski has to remember to remind himself that he’s leading the Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs, ranks second in RBIs, walks and on-base percentage and is the fastest player in franchise history to reach 40 career home runs. That’s no easy task for Suwinski. The...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 59-65) edged Iowa (Cubs), 2-1. C Grant Koch (.268) was 3 for 4 and had a two-run single in the second inning. SS Nick Gonzales (.268) hit two doubles. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.252) was 2 for 3 with two walks. 1B Malcolm Nunez (.246) and 2B/3B Jared Triolo...

The Chicago Cubs signaled they were making a chase for the NL Central title by trading for Jeimer Candelario at the deadline, reacquiring the hot-hitting corner infielder for a potential playoff run. Candelario continues to pay dividends, batting .305 with with 11 extra-base hits and 11 RBIs in 23 games...

Cody Bolton was back in the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse Sunday, clean-shaven and ready to pitch in relief. The right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and added to the active roster for the series finale against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park. To make room for Bolton, the Pirates optioned right-hander...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-65) gave up two runs in the seventh and lost 4-3 to Iowa (Cubs). RHP Roansy Contreras (2.81) started and went five innings, allowing two runs on six hits, incuding a homer. He struck out six and walked none. RHP John O’Reilly (3-5, 4.58) gave up two runs...

ALTOONA — Paul Skenes’ highly anticipated Double-A debut with the Altoona Curve on Saturday turned out to be a dud. The No. 1 overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in July’s MLB Draft failed to get through the first inning of an Eastern League game against the Akron RubberDucks before...

Selected to speak for the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame’s second class of inductees, Kent Tekulve naturally relied on an unorthodox delivery by turning the attention away from the four men being honored and toward their teammates. Inducted alongside 1960 World Series champions in 95-year-old ElRoy Face and the late...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 58-64) held on for a 2-1 victory over Iowa (Cubs). RHP Max Kranick (0.00), rehabbing after Tommy John surgery, opened for Indy and allowed one hit and one walk while striking out four in 2.2 innings. RHP Kyle Nicolas (7.39) went 1.1 innings and only allowed a walk...

The Chicago Cubs promoted top-10 prospect Jordan Wicks to make his major league debut Saturday night, only for the Pittsburgh Pirates to give him a wicked welcome to the show. Before Wicks knew what hit him, Ke’Bryan Hayes sent his second pitch into the left field seats for a home...

Mitch Keller was amid a masterpiece when he took a comebacker off his right shin with one out in the eighth inning. The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star right-hander dropped to the grass, clutching his leg. Pirates catcher Jason Delay came to the mound and showed little sympathy, given that Keller was...

A tale of two injuries: Shohei Ohtani’s bum elbow is devastating to so many on so many levels, not least Ohtani himself. Oneil Cruz’s stalled-out rehabilitation for his broken left ankle might diminish the ability of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ projected best player, or even worse. Ohtani’s torn UCL could necessitate...

Joshua Palacios knew the moment his bat connected with Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele’s 2-1 fastball in the third inning Thursday night that it was a home run to tie the game for the Pittsburgh Pirates. “Yeah, knew we got that one,” Palacios said, flashing a confident smile to match...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 57-64) defeated Iowa (Cubs), 10-9, when 2B Nick Gonzales was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the ninth. LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.252) went 2 for 4 with a pair of solo home runs, his 12th and 13th. SS Chris...

Ian Happ has made a habit of providing heroics in his hometown, and the Mt. Lebanon alum came through again for the Chicago Cubs with the winning hit in the 10th inning. With a pair of runners in scoring position, Happ hit a single to shallow right field to score...

Oneil Cruz hasn’t closed the door on a return to playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, despite the soreness in his surgically repaired left ankle that forced him to stop a running program. “You don’t want it to happen, but it’s normal with the kind of surgery we had...

Thursday’s “First Call” gets the full breakdown of the San Francisco 49ers quarterback depth chart as they prepare for the regular-season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. We also have the network broadcast team for that game, and a little Steelers-Niners history from an opening-day perspective. Plus, we examine the latest...

With Ke’Bryan Hayes batting leadoff ahead of Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen, the top of the order has become the heart of the order for the Pittsburgh Pirates this month. The trio has found its groove by hitting a collective .287/.350/.526 with 15 doubles, 12 home runs and 37 RBIs...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 56-64) knocked around Iowa (Cubs), 9-4. RF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.248) went 2 for 5 with a run scored and an RBI. LF Ryan Vilade (.262) went 2 for 4 and drove in a pair. SS Jared Triolo (.296) went 1 for 3 with two walks and three runs...

The Pittsburgh Pirates fans who attended the finale of the three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday afternoon wanted to see Andrew McCutchen have a milestone moment. And McCutchen did, just not the way they expected. One home run shy of his career 300th, McCutchen didn’t put one...

Oneil Cruz’s recovery from a fractured left ankle was off and running but hit a speed bump that could prevent the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop from returning to play in the majors this season. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Cruz’s rehabilitation has “plateaued,” and he stopped his running...

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 55-64) was knocked around by Iowa (Cubs), 10-4. RHP Jared Jones (2-3, 5.91) started and was tagged for six runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings. LF Miguel Andujar (.352) went 3 for 3 with his 16th homer, a double, two runs scored and a...

Luis Ortiz was back with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, just not officially. Ortiz was in the home clubhouse as a member of the taxi squad, waiting to be activated to the major league roster on Wednesday. Pirates manager Derek Shelton said the 24-year-old right-hander will start the series finale...