Jeff Locke

NFL draft is a real passing game for quarterbacks

2013-04-27 19:01:00

NEW YORK — Say this for the 2013 quarterback class: They've learned how to slide. Four of them were selected in the fourth round Saturday, two of whom — USC's Matt Barkley and Syracuse's Ryan Nassib — were widely believed to be first-...

NBA veteran Jason Collins is first active player to say he is gay

2013-04-29 21:20:00

Jason Collins had long been keeping a secret. As a standout high school player at Harvard-Westlake School, as a star at Stanford and through a 12-year NBA career, he had hidden something fundamental about himself from his family, friends and teammates....

Adrian Gonzalez-Carl Crawford combo, Hyun-Jin Ryu lead 6-2 win

2013-04-07 16:25:00

Score one for the Boston connection. Those two players the Red Sox seemed so eager to unload last season looked a lot like a couple of guys ready to earn their $100-million-plus contracts Sunday afternoon. Adrian Gonzalez drove in four runs on three...

Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez improves against left-handed pitchers

2013-04-08 00:00:00

addCustomPlayer('8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', '', '', 600, 418, 'perf8cqmm3yooufw16fbocvnmn2rk', 'eplayer15'); Adrian Gonzalez hit a team-high .379 against left-handers in his partial season with the Dodgers last year. And he's doing even better in the...

Dodgers lineup revamped for a day, mostly as scheduled

2013-04-07 13:10:00

When your offense is struggling and suddenly the lineup features four new starters, then maybe you figure there's an intentional shakeup going on. On Sunday, Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly penciled a different starting eight for the series finale against...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bernie Miklasz column

2013-05-17 03:44:02

Beware of the NL Central. Here were the best records in the National League going into Thursday's getaway-day schedule: St. Louis 26-13 Cincinnati 24-16 Pittsburgh 23-17 San Francisco 23-17 The Cardinals' start to 2013 is even more...

Brewers snap Pirates' winning streak

2013-05-13 20:26:00

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marco Estrada allowed three hits over seven innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the sloppy Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Monday night to snap a four-game losing streak. � Norichika Aoki went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and two...

Rickie Weeks sits for first time this season

2013-05-14 00:00:00

With Rickie Weeks showing no signs of breaking out of his season-long slump, Milwaukee Brewers manager Ron Roenicke benched his second baseman Monday in favor of Yuniesky Betancourt. Weeks came in hitting .183 with two home runs and nine runs batted in,...

Pirates notebook: Alvarez sits against righty Gallardo

2013-05-16 00:14:02

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez was out of the lineup against a right-handed pitcher Wednesday for the first time since June 5 last season when Alvarez sat against Cincinnati's Homer Bailey. Brandon Inge got the start at third. Pirates manager Clint...

Latest Pennsylvania sports

2013-05-14 21:56:16

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL; Cleveland (Kluber 2-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 1-5), 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-2) at Pittsburgh (W.Rodriguez 3-2), 7:05 p.m. MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER: Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. SENATORS-PENGUINS...

McCutchen homer in 12th gives Pirates rare victory vs. Brewers

2013-05-15 03:04:02

Andrew McCutchen hit a fly ball to deep center field in the first inning Tuesday. In the seventh, he cracked another one to right. Neither one left the park. So when McCutchen launched another to center in the 12th inning, he kept running -- even...

Late-inning struggles doom Brewers in loss to Pirates

2013-05-15 03:34:01

PITTSBURGH _ Just when it appeared the Milwaukee Brewers might be regaining a little momentum against their favorite punching bag, the Pittsburgh Pirates, they had the rug pulled out from beneath them Tuesday night. Stung by the continued struggles of...

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Locke throws against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.

2012-09-09 17:56:00

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke delivers during the second inning against the Houston Astros on Monday.

2012-09-03 14:51:00