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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – Authorities in North Carolina say former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 71.  The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says authorities received a call believed to be from Trickle on Thursday saying that “there would be a dead body and it would be his.” More >

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Travis Snider homered for the first time in nine months and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Thursday night.  Snider finished 3 for 5, including a 458-foot blast off Hiram Burgos (1-2) in the sixth inning that gave the Pirates the lead. The More >

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Charles Woodson met with the Denver Broncos on Wednesday, then left town without a contract.  The Broncos have roughly $7 million in cap space and could use the veteran ball hawk in their secondary, which was burned for three long touchdown passes in their 38-35 loss to Baltimore in the playoffs.  Woodson, who More >

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Wandy Rodriguez allowed one run over seven strong innings and Neil Walker hit a two-run single as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 on Wednesday night.  Rodriguez (4-2) gave up six hits, walking one and striking out five. Jason Grilli worked the ninth for his National League-leading 16th save as More >

MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory is bringing its traveling exhibit to Miller Park.  The exhibit will feature Hank Aaron’s 700th home run bat and fans can hold bats used by Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, Geoff Jenkins and Rickie Weeks.  There will also be a demonstration that shows the old way of carving bats More >

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Andrew McCutchen homered leading off the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.  McCutchen hit a 2-2 pitch from Mike Fiers (0-2) into the right-center field stands for his fifth home run of the season and the fourth More >

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Organizers of the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon say they’ve made changes to better handle medical issues after heat and humidity sent 18 runners to emergency rooms last year.  This year’s marathon starts at 7 a.m. Sunday.  Race director Sean Ryan tells Press-Gazette Media (http://gbpg.net/17Xn1Xr ) that one key difference this year will More >

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 stolen bases for the Brewers. Jean Segura added three hits and three stolen bases as More >

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers have set the date for the popular intra-squad scrimmage in August.  Packers Family Night will be held Saturday night, Aug. 3 and will benefit the foster care adoption program founded by Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas.  Family Night is in its 13th year and features a scrimmage between the More >

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers’ decision to shuffle their offensive line was based on the need to protect the team’s most important asset in quarterback Aaron Rodgers.  After doing postseason evaluations of schemes and players and ranking each player on the roster, coach Mike McCarthy and his staff determined that Bryan Bulaga More >