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Pirates snap losing skid, start Kelly’s tenure with win over Braves

Colin Beazley Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

May 09, 2025

PITTSBURGH — The first game of the Don Kelly era had three unlikely heroes. It ended with a 3-2 win. The Pirates, a day after firing manager Derek She...

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Lady Owls defeat Lady Green Wave; Punxsy claims win over Bradford boys

May 08, 2025

Softball Bradford 13, Oswayo Valley 3 Daisy Greene drove in four runs on two hits and earned the mound win to key Bradford’s Wednesday victory. Greene...

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Pirates’ offensive woes persist as losing streak reaches 6

Justin Guerriero The Tribune-Review, Greensburg

May 08, 2025

(TNS) —On paper, a quality start from Paul Skenes should provide the Pittsburgh Pirates with enough of a boost to come out on top in any given game. H...

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HS Wrap: DCC, Port Allegany claim baseball wins

May 07, 2025

KANE — DCC baseball used four-run first and second innings to guarantee a 10-0 shutout Tuesday. Leading DCC at the plate was Carter Himes, who went 2-...

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Fundamentals cost Pirates in series-opening loss to Reds

Colin Beazley Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Apr 11, 2025

CINCINNATI (TNS) — Fundamentals cost the Pirates again on Friday night. In the first three innings, Pirates starter Bailey Falter walked five batters ...

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Bart’s 13th-inning, walk-off single clinches Pirates’ 1st series win of the year

Colin Beazley Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

Apr 09, 2025

PITTSBURGH — Wednesday afternoon’s game at PNC Park was a 13-inning marathon. Joey Bart ended it with a fly ball that seemed to stay in the air for an...

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Keller fails to quiet Yankees’ bats in Pirates’ 9-4 loss in home opener

JERRY DIPAOLA The Tribune-Review, Greensburg/TNS

Apr 05, 2025

Opening Day at PNC Park didn't start well for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The organization missed by a minute its intended start time, 4:12 p.m. to match ...

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Portville tops Bradford for Gator Cup triumph

J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era

Apr 04, 2025

ALLEGANY -- The game featured several hard hit balls, 11 total hits and 13 runs. And yet, it was one of the most (seemingly) innocuous plays of the ev...

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Dominant outing from Paul Skenes wills Pirates to victory over Rays

NOAH HILES Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

Apr 03, 2025

TAMPA, Fla. — From injuries to poor performances, few things have gone right so far this season for manager Derek Shelton’s club. But luckily for the ...

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Salamanca baseball pulls away late against Otto-Eldred, wins 9-5

Connor Jackson cjackson@oleantimesherald.com

Mar 29, 2025

Salamanca and Otto-Eldred baseball faced off in Salamanca on Friday for each team’s first game of the season. After the team’s were deadlocked 4-4 thr...

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Paul Skenes could be MLB’s ticket to Gen Z. The Pirates ace will face it on his terms

WILL GRAVES AP National Writer

Mar 07, 2025

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — There are times when Paul Skenes, the 22-year-old, can't escape Paul Skenes, baseball's Next Big Thing. It happens randomly and...

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Bonnies hang on at the buzzer in home finale

SAM WILSON Special to the Era

Mar 06, 2025

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The final St. Bonaventure men’s basketball home game of 2024-25 came down to the buzzer. The Bonnies, for the fourth time sinc...

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Why the Andrew Heaney signing makes sense and what it could mean for the Pirates

JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Feb 26, 2025

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — This Pirates offseason has programmed many of us, myself included, to automatically grab a stick and start swinging at the nearest ...

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Pirates are more culpable than Dodgers in MLB’s payroll disparity farce

JOE STARKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

Feb 21, 2025

PITTSBURGH — Some of you might be burning over comments Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred made Tuesday. Speaking in Phoenix, Manfred addr...

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Baseball welcomes another season, with most pitchers and catchers reporting Wednesday

MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer

Feb 13, 2025

There's a new No. 2 in the New York Yankees' rotation behind Gerrit Cole. A familiar face is getting a fresh start leading the Cincinnati Reds. Meanwh...

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New Pirates 1B Spencer Horwitz to miss at least 6-8 weeks following wrist surgery

Feb 13, 2025

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Newly acquired Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss most of spring training after undergoing su...

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Pirates 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes is nearly pain-free after chronic back issues cost him in 2024

WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

Feb 13, 2025

BRADENTON, Fla. — Ke'Bryan Hayes is not entirely pain free. The Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman knows he may never be. Yet the doubt that crept into ...

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Analysis: What will Adam Frazier bring to the Pirates — and could they have done better?

NOAH HILES Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Jan 30, 2025

On Wednesday morning, the Pirates officially announced the return of Adam Frazier. Once a staple in Pittsburgh’s lineup, Frazier, now 33 years old, re...

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Pirates invite 13 non-roster players to camp

The Tribune-Democrat (TNS)

Jan 17, 2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates invited 13 players to spring training camp next month in Bradenton, Florida. Pittsburgh inked right-handed pitchers Carson Fulm...

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The return of McCutchen is fine, but Pirates’ plight involves much more

JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS

Dec 26, 2024

PITTSBURGH — For the first time in his incredible career, the news of Andrew McCutchen returning to the Pirates did not elicit immediate and utter ela...

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Bryce Harper reaches 1,000 RBIs in the Phillies’ 8-4 victory over the Pirates

By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO - Associated Press

May 16, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper reached 1,000 RBIs and was part of a wild seventh inning rally in which the Philadelphia Phillies scored four runs on...

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ST. BONAVENTURE: Eleven ROTC cadets commissioned

May 16, 2025

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Eleven graduating seniors who served as cadets in the U.S. Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at St. Bonavent...

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Hills Creek State Park Complex wins Park of the Year

May 16, 2025

CAMP HILL — The Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation (PPFF) held its 16th Annual Awards Banquet and celebrated 11 award recipients for their outs...

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Lawmakers laud new opportunities for ATV/UTV riders

May 16, 2025

HARRISBURG — In a major win for ATV/UTV enthusiasts across the commonwealth, a group of lawmakers announced portions of state highways could soon be o...

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Kiwanis Kapers up for international award

Savannah Barr savannah.m.barr@gmail.com

May 16, 2025

Kiwanis Kapers, Bradford’s local variety show cum fundraiser, has been going strong for 67 years. Next, the project will shine in an international spo...

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Studio B Dance Academy to hold ‘Legends’ recital Sunday

May 16, 2025

Studio B Dance Academy will hold its 12th annual dance recital Sunday. The show, “Legends,” will feature works based on the lives and achievements of ...

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