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Pirates’ magic number for wild card down to 1

Starling Marte drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates closed in on their third straight playoff berth by beating the Colorado Rockies 6-3 Tuesday night.


Pirates top Dodgers, extend wild-card lead

Pittsburgh trails St. Louis by four games in the NL Central.


Steelers look unstoppable against 49ers

Ben Roethlisberger threw for three TDs and DeAngelo Williams ran for three more.


Hamlin wins first playoff race

He earned an automatic berth into the second round.


Day cruises to BMW win, No. 1 ranking

He has won four times in his last six starts.


Sloppy Indians suffer costly loss to Sox

The game ended when Abraham Almonte was picked off first base by closer David Robertson.


Defense bails out Buckeyes’ balky ‘O’ against Huskies

For a team that seemed to have two great quarterbacks, Ohio State is now searching for one.


Browns get first look at Mariota today

Marcus Mariota set the bar high for himself in his first pro start. His NFL debut was spectacular, statistically sublime.


49ers’ Tomsula coming home to Pittsburgh

He’s been gone now, really, for 25 years. Yet Pittsburgh still tugs at San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Tomsula.


Busch outduels Kenseth for Xfinity victory

Joe Gibbs Racing grabbed its first victory of the weekend on Saturday night when Kyle Busch won the Xfinity Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.


Saturday On the links Professional golf results

BMW CHAMPIONSHIP LAKE FOREST, ILL. Jason Day shot a 2-under 69 at the BMW Championship, good


Here’s Johnny: Manziel gets the start

It’s all in front of Johnny Manziel: The chance to silence the critics and prove he belongs in the NFL. On Sunday, Manziel can re-start his career. His shot at redemption.


Northern Illinois goes for biggest win vs. Big Ten

When Ohio State coach Urban Meyer looks at Northern Illinois, he sees a lot of Big Ten in the Mid-American Conference champions.


Kluber exits early, Royals topple Tribe

Omar Infante drove in seven runs for Kansas City.


Steelers looking for points to go with all those yards

Pittsburgh is trying to improve its scoring after a sometimes-frustrating 2014 season.