Pirates

Elias Díaz hit a two-run homer off Félix Bautista in the eighth inning, and the National League snapped a nine-game losing streak in the All-Star Game with a 3-2 win over the American League.

Major League Baseball is reviewing video of the latest fight between the Pirates and Reds, with Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle expecting suspensions on both sides.

Oti Gildon gets her first start in 74 games, replaced Ruthy Hebard, had career highs of 20 points, helped No. 10 Oregon roll to an 87-45 victory over Hampton.

(AP) — It was a sweet victory of Ivan Nova on Sunday. Nova limited his former club to a run and four hits over seven innings as the Pirates cooled off the New York Yankees, 2-1 in Pittsburgh. He struck out a season-high seven, walked one and blanked the Yankees until Jacoby Ellsbury's seventh-inning homer...

East Carolina is out of the Big 12's expansion derby. School officials said Wednesday they have been told by the league that it's no longer considering the Pirates for membership. School spokesman Tom McClellan says Commissioner Bob Bowlsby notified Chancellor Cecil Staton of the league's decision Tuesday by phone. ...