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The Minnesota Vikings have selected UCLA punter Jeff Locke with the 155th overall selection in the fifth round.That could spell the end of veteran Chris Kluwe's time in Minnesota. Locke was the first punter taken in the draft.Kluwe has gained some notoriety for being outspoken on several political issues, and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer appeared to tire of the headlines Kluwe was making as the season wore on.The Vikings started the day on Saturday by taking Penn State linebacker Gerald Hodges in the fourth round. They also have a choice in the sixth round and two more in the seventh.The draft picks on Saturday join first-rounders Sharrif Floyd of Florida, Xavier Rhodes of Florida State and Cordarrelle Patterson of Tennessee in the Vikings draft class....
Andrew McCutchen's solo homer in the bottom of the 12th inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the second test of a four-gam...
Lefty Wandy Rodriguez makes his 25th career start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night when the Pittsburgh Pirates host them in game three of a four-game...
Jeff Locke tossed six scoreless innings in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the second test of a four-game set.Locke (2-1) struck ou...
The Minnesota Vikings officially placed punter Chris Kluwe on waivers Monday, ending the outspoken veteran's eight- year tenure with the team.Kluwe averaged a solid ...
The Pittsburgh Pirates try to get themselves back into the win column on Thursday when they open a four-game set against the New York Mets at Citi Field.Pittsburgh s...
Mike Baxter smacked a game-winning, pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the New York Mets downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2, Thursday in the opene...
Skidding right-hander Kyle Lohse will try to snap a three- start skid on Tuesday night when the Milwaukee Brewers visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for game two of a four...
Wandy Rodriguez tries to put the brakes on a personal two- game losing streak on Friday when the Pittsburgh Pirates continue their four- game series against the New ...
No luck, no run support — no wins for Jeremy Hefner.Jake Peavy pitched three-hit ball in his return from a balky back and the Chicago White Sox got bookend home runs...
Jon Lester and Jeff Locke each pitched four solid innings. Steven Wright still has some fine-tuning ahead.Lester, projected to start for the Red Sox on opening day, ...
Tyler Moore's tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning helped send the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the midd...
Chris Kluwe is the most famous punter in the NFL but the acclaim was never generated from his play on the football field.Kluwe has never been shy about speaking his ...
Pittsburgh's Jeff Locke eyes his fourth consecutive winning decision on Sunday when the Pirates close out a three-game series with the Houston Astros at PNC Park.Loc...
Jeff Locke allowed three hits over seven innings, Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates won for the eighth time in 10 games, 1-0 over the Houston Astros o...
Jeff Locke fired seven shutout innings to outduel Lucas Harrell, while Pedro Alvarez's solo homer provided the only scoring in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 1-0 victory ov...
Lucas Harrell threw 98 pitches Sunday, and most were very good.One of his best, though, was met by a better swing, and that's all it takes to beat the Houston Astros...
1 (23) - Shariff Floyd, DT, Florida; 1 (25) - Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State; 1 (29) Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR, Tennessee; 4 (120) - Gerald Hodges, OLB, Penn St...
Left-hander Jeff Locke tries to stretch his unbeaten string to five starts Saturday afternoon when the Pittsburgh Pirates go up against a struggling Stephen Strasbur...
Russell Martin hit two of Pittsburgh's four home runs to back a second straight solid outing from Jeff Locke.The Pirates left-hander held St. Louis to three singles ...