WASHINGTON — Logan Thompson stopped 24 shots, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 Sunday in perhaps the final home of Alex Ovechkin's brilliant career.
To reach the postseason, the Capitals must defeat Columbus in the season ...
HOUSTON — Phil Garner, a three-time All-Star infielder who won the World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979, has died. He was 76.
Garner's family issued a statement Sunday saying Garner died Saturday after a two-plus-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
"Phil never lost his signature ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Yohan Ramírez escaped bases-loaded jams in the 10th and 11th innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a throwing error by Caleb Thielbar to score the go-ahead run in a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday that clinched the three-game series.
Alex Bregman's ...