PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins center Max Talbot, sidelined with a broken right foot for three games, may play Sunday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Philadelphia.

Talbot broke his foot while blocking a shot in Game 3 of the second-round series against the Rangers. He returned to pract...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for a player to be named.

Michaels was designated for assignment Tuesday after hitting .207 with no home runs and nine RBIs in 21 games this season.

"We had a chance to get an established major ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson will remain out of the lineup for at least two more weeks with a strained left calf that has sidelined him for all but three games.

Wilson was expected to begin a rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Altoona last weekend, but the injury flared up again at the team's ex...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - If Ray Shero has displayed nothing else during his nearly two-year run as the Pittsburgh Penguins' general manager, it's that he is not afraid to make a potentially risky move.

After succeeding Hall of Famer Craig Patrick in May 2006, Shero was very tempted to make a very young Penguins team better ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tim Redding allowed one run over 6 1-3 innings, Aaron Boone homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Sunday.

Redding (4-2) closed out an 11-game homestand, Washington's longest of the season, by helping the Nationals to their sixth victory in seven games. Washington fi...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up the contract of left-hander Sean Burnett from Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday, adding him to the bullpen as a short reliever.

To make room for Burnett on the roster, the Pirates designated right-handed reliever Evan Meek for assignment. Pittsburgh has 10 days to trad...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Friday night's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals was delayed 25 minutes in the fourth inning when an electrical malfunction at Nationals Park caused lights along the left- and right-field lines to shut off.

The problem occurred after Ryan Zimmerman led off the bottom half ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Tom Gorzelanny will miss his scheduled start Tuesday against San Francisco because of a strained lower back, but expects to pitch next weekend against Atlanta.

Gorzelanny's back problem flared up during the fifth inning of a 13-1 victory over the Mets on Wednesday, cau...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Rookie free agent wide receiver Kevin Marion signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday after another receiver failed his physical.

The 5-foot-10 Marion caught 44 passes for 485 yards and one touchdown during his career at Wake Forest, making 18 catches for 192 yards as a senior in 2007.

Dorien...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers can't afford to have the wheels come off Willie Parker again.

NFL teams rarely devote a first-round draft pick to a position of strength, but that is exactly what the Steelers did by choosing Rashard Mendenhall of Illinois with the No. 23 pick last weekend.

Suddenly, Willie P...