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PITTSBURGH — So I hear people say everyone wins because of college football's decision to expand its playoff field from four to 12 teams no later than the 2026 season.

Joe Biden and John Fetterman, who have both put unions at the centre of their campaigns, joined together in Pittsburgh on Labor Day, reports Richard Hall

PITTSBURGH — At a certain point in a season like Pirates' 2022 campaign, the losses tend to run together. Even so, the conditions that produced the Pirates' 4-3 loss Sunday to the Toronto Blue Jays were eerily similar to the previous night's.

PITTSBURGH — As adverse weather events like heavy rainfall, subsequent flooding and heat waves grow more severe and increase in frequency, checking the weather forecast means much more than knowing if you need an umbrella: Extreme weather is inextricably linked to our safety and well-being.

PITTSBURGH — By next Sunday, if it hasn't already, the looming launch of the NFL season will have fully swallowed what remains of our baseball consciousness around here.

PITTSBURGH — If there were ever positive vibes heading into a Pirates game, Saturday’s matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays had them.

PITTSBURGH — Like some coaches in the NFL, Mike Tomlin is customarily vague when it comes to publicly discussing the nature of a player's injury and the extent to which it might affect his playing time.

PITTSBURGH — Friday’s game featured plenty of what the Pirates have seen this season: an inability to generate offense. The hope for the rest of the season and into 2023 should be focused more on the brief glimpses they saw against the Blue Jays at PNC Park.

PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors this week gave notice to Robert Bowers' legal team that they will use his antisemitic vitriol on Gab.com at his trial as well as evidence from his phone, including a video of Jared Kushner in Jerusalem, images of Bowers making white supremacist gestures and antisemitic emails…