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Yorke’s walk-off hit lifts Pirates past Orioles

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Yorke singled home Bryan Reynolds in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Reynolds doubled against Ryan Helsley (0-1) with one out. Baltimore then intentionally walked Ryan O'Hearn to ...

Patience, rain and trout fishing go together

If retirement has taught me anything, it's that patience has certainly become a virtue … of sorts. I can recall as a lad, peering out the windows of Jefferson-Morgan High School, the rain falling in the afternoon during baseball season. “How could God possibly allow it to rain on game ...

WVU advances to College Basketball Crown championship game

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Chance Moore threw up the exclamation point with a two-handed slam in the final seconds Saturday, but WVU freshman D.J. Thomas had already clinched the Mountaineers’ spot in the finals of the College Basketball Crown tournament long before then. The 6-foot-9 Thomas, a ...

WVU’s Sieg just focusing on defense early in spring

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Before spring practice started, West Virginia football's safety and more a utility freshman, Matt Sieg, drew a lot of interest. Sieg, a Fort Cherry standout, was a National Signing Day steal from rival Pitt, Penn State and other local schools, and was a top-5 high school ...

Griffin, 19, is eager to shed the ‘top prospect’ label

PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin endured plenty of emotions when the 19-year-old shortstop learned the Pittsburgh Pirates were calling him up to the majors just a week into the season. Shock was not one of them. "I'm ready for this," Griffin said Friday, just hours before making his major league ...

Raise it: Pirates beat Orioles, win home opener

PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin debuted in style. The 19-year-old Pirates shortstop delivered an RBI double in his first big league at-bat as Pittsburgh held off the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday. Griffin, called up on Thursday and the consensus top prospect in baseball, looked every bit the ...