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Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, left, relays on to to first after forcing Chicago Cubs' Tommy La Stella out at second to complete the double play on Ben Zobrist in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Frazier homers as Pirates top Cubs 2-1 in 11 innings

By WES CROSBY - Associated Press

Bishop David Zubik, current Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, takes questions from reporters after vocation Mass at Saints John and Paul Parish in Franklin Park, Pa. Zubik, the bishop of Pittsburgh's Roman Catholic diocese, is pushing back against a call for his resignation and says the diocese has followed every single step needed for responsible action after allegations of child sexual abuse. (Michael M. Santiago/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)

David Zubik defends Pittsburgh’s Catholic diocese after sexual abuse report

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Pittsburgh Pirates starter Joe Musgrove pitches to a Chicago Cubs batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Musgrove frustrates Cubs, Pirates win 3-1 to end skid at 5

By WES CROSBY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 file photo, Archbishop Donald Wuerl talks with the media after Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in Washington. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2018, a Pennsylvania grand jury accused Cardinal Wuerl of helping to protect abusive priests when he was Pittsburgh's bishop. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Washington cardinal entangled in two sex-abuse scandals

By DAVID CRARY - Associated Press

Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington shaking hands with churchgoers at St. Mathews Cathedral after the Red Mass in Washington on Oct. 1, 2017. In 1993, Cardinal Wuerl, then bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, coined the term "circle of secrecy" to describe the methods in place to protect accused members of the church, according to the report. (Associated Press)

Donald Wuerl, Vatican covered up Catholic Church priest sex abuse, grand jury report reveals

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

In this June 30, 2015, file photo, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, speaks while outlining the schedule for Pope Francis' September 2015 visit to Washington, during a news conference at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington. Wuerl wrote to priests to defend himself on the eve of the scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, release of a grand jury report investigating child sexual abuse in six of Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

The Latest: Priest abuse report faults Cardinal Donald Wuerl

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Pittsburgh Pirates' David Freese runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run off San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Derek Law during the seventh inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Pirates hit 3 HRs to back Nova in 10-5 win over Giants

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN - Associated Press

Parents of teen fatally shot fleeing traffic stop file suit

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Trevor Williams delivers in the first inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Mets in Pittsburgh, Saturday, July 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Williams outduels deGrom, Pirates blank Mets 5-0

By WES CROSBY - Associated Press

Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts hits a walk-off solo home run in the 10th inning of the team's baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Boston. The Red Sox won 4-3. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Betts homers leading off 10th to lift Red Sox past Twins

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Pittsburgh sees hands-on restart of Uber’s self-driving cars

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FILE - In this June 4, 2018, file photo, New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur walks among the players during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in East Rutherford, N.J. Shurmer moved up from offensive coordinator in Minnesota to head coach in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Haley, Turner among intriguing new offensive coordinators

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

AFC North Training Camp Capsules

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Kennywood Park announces new Steelers-themed coaster

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U.S. Team Mitch Keller, of the Pittsburgh Pirates, works in the first inning during the All-Star Futures baseball game, Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Nationals Park, in Washington. The the 89th MLB baseball All-Star Game will be played Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Joel Hanrahan back at Nationals Park as a coach

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

Friday’s Sports In Brief

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Jordy Mercer watches his RBI single off Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Wade Miley during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Taillon, Mercer shine in Pirates’ 6-3 win over Brewers

By WES CROSBY - Associated Press

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, playing for the Potomac Nationals, delivers a pitch to a Lynchburg Hillcats batter during the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in Lynchburg, Va. Strasburg pitched 3 1/3 innings in the rehab assignment. (Jay Westcott/The News & Advance via AP)

Stephen Strasburg pitches rehab game, closer Doolittle to DL

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Tines

FILE – In this June 22, 2018, file photo, demonstrators protesting the fatal police shooting of Antwon Rose Jr. cross the Roberto Clemente Bridge during an evening rush hour march that began in downtown Pittsburgh. The fatal police shooting of Rose as he fled during a traffic stop on June 19, is the first in the Pittsburgh area in the Black Lives Matter era, and it is galvanizing residents who say they’ve been frustrated for too long. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Teen’s police killing tests long-frustrated black Pittsburgh

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

People start a protest march against the shooting death of Antwon Rose Jr. on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Rose was fatally shot by a police officer seconds after he fled a traffic stop June 19, in the suburb of East Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

The Latest: Teen shot by cop showed hands, had no gun: DA

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