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PITTSBURGH — What Luis Ortiz did Sunday during his first PNC Park start was outstanding. His velocity overpowered Cubs hitters. That snappy slider produced some goofy swings, too. In the second inning, Ortiz came a foul ball short of an Immaculate Inning.

PITTSBURGH — An amusement park outside of Pittsburgh remained closed Sunday after three people were injured in a shooting and others suffered what Allegheny County police described as “trample injuries” in their scramble to escape the chaos during the Saturday night opening of Kennywood's Phantom Fall Fest.

PITTSBURGH — If Frank Cignetti Jr.'s offense didn't get enough reps this week in practice, the offensive coordinator for No. 24 Pitt made sure the group saw plenty of action on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH — Bryan Reynolds and Jack Suwinski supplied the homers. Ji Hwan Bae picked up his first MLB hit and stole two bases, and the Pirates showed plenty of fight during Friday's game against the Cubs. Shoot, Oneil Cruz even drove one to the warning track in the ninth, giving…

PITTSBURGH — Make no mistake, Mike Tomlin has never met a moral victory he liked.

PHILADELPHIA — He rallied in Erie and marched in Pittsburgh. He held a town hall at a rural inn in Franklin County, spoke to union members in the Lehigh Valley, and headlined Democratic dinners in Northeastern Pennsylvania. But since launching his campaign in February 2021, Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman…

PITTSBURGH — Using a factory floor in Monongahela as a backdrop, U.S. House Republican leaders, on a no-holds-barred pursuit to take back the majority this November, unveiled a plan on Friday to curb inflation, secure the southern border and fight rising crime rates — an effort, they said, that will…

PITTSBURGH — As reporters gathered around Evgeni Malkin's dressing room stall at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for the first time since pandemic restrictions were lifted, the Penguins center was clearly ready. Once he finished untying his skates following a morning workout and scrimmage, Malkin quickly started cracking off jokes.

PITTSBURGH — Everything about Thursday night’s Pirates game against the Chicago Cubs felt a little off.