DENVER (AP) — Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe homered, and Seth Smith hit an inside-the-park home run to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. » Full Story

MIAMI (AP) — Against junkballer Jamie Moyer, those home run swings the Florida Marlins like to take produced mostly feeble grounders and popups.

Again. » Full Story

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Joe Paterno has his own take on Mark Twain’s ‘‘Life on the Mississippi’’ and the challenge a riverboat captain faces trying to navigate the waters of a mighty river. » Full Story

DENVER (AP) — Scott Podsednik had three doubles among his four hits and two runs scored, and Jorge De La Rosa pitched six gritty innings to give the Colorado Rockies a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pira » Full Story

MIAMI (AP) — The game brought to mind a Saturday beer league, with plenty of swinging from the heels by both the Florida Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies. » Full Story

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Penn State coach Joe Paterno helped a lot of players make it into the College Football Hall of Fame. He counts former Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie among them. » Full Story

DENVER (AP) — Chris Iannetta homered and drove in three runs and Ubaldo Jimenez pitched seven strong innings to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night » Full Story

OAKLAND, Calif. » Full Story

PITTSBURGH (AP) — If family members who own the Pittsburgh Steelers sell all or part of the team to outside interests, the county controller wants the team to repay some of the $281 million taxpayers » Full Story

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The hitting is much better than expected, the pitching much worse. At the All-Star break, it adds up to a typical Pittsburgh Pirates season. » Full Story