Pirates from across the country attended the funeral of a 14-year-old fan of all things swashbuckling. Billy Maskell, from Liverton Mines, died on 15 December. He was born with the life-limiting ...

Pittsburgh Pirates (14-16, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Oakland Athletics (13-17, third in the AL West)Oakland, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (2-2 ...

The Pirates (14-16) dropped to two games below .500 for the first time this season, just ahead of the NL Central last-place St. Louis Cardinals (13-15), whose game at Detroit was postponed Monday.

The Independence Pirates lived up to their nickname by stealing a 112-111 overtime victory over the Barton Cougars Wednesday.