The Pittsburgh Penguins Blog

With all of the excitement and attention the Pirates have created while contending for first place in the NL Central, fans have been screaming for the team to make a move and bring in a big bat. While I agree, to an extent, some of the players being thrown around in trade rumors are, quite […]

Treason (noun) – The betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery; Jaromir Jagr and Maxime Talbot in Philadelphia. To cap a week of bizarre twists and turns in a #JagrWatch saga for the ages, Benedict Jaromir spurned the Pittsburgh Penguins organIzation forever on the first day of NHL free agency 2011. Benedict […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-signed forward Tyler Kennedy to a two-year contract, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Kennedy's contract will run through the 2012-13 season and has an average annual value of $2 million. Kennedy, 24, is coming off the best season of his four-year career after […]

Rob Rossi first to report that the Penguins have signed Pascal Dupius, can they also land Jaromir Jagr and Tyler Kennedy? And if so, would that give the Pens the deepest top-three lines in the NHL? Line 1-Crosby, Jagr and Kunitz Line 2-Kennedy, Malkin and Neal Line 3-Staal, Cooke and Dupuis. E-mail us at sportstalk@tribweb.com […]

It was the third biggest crowd the park has seen in it's 11th season in MLB play. The Pittsburgh Pirates walked off the field a game over .500 with a 3-1 win over the team with the best record in the American League. At night's end, a look up at the NL Central standings showed […]

When the Pittsburgh Pirates lost catcher Chris Snyder to a back injury on May 27th, the team's backstopping situation officially became dire. Ryan Doumit was already on the shelf, as was the squad's most experienced AAA catcher in Jason Jaramillo. Eyes turned quickly to evaluate the franchise's minor league options behind the plate. And when […]

Pittsburgh already has a J. Harrison on one of its' sports rosters. The incumbent would be James of the Steelers, who has put together a resume that includes two Super Bowl rings (one as a starter), four Pro Bowls, a Defensive Player of the Year award, 49 sacks, the body-slamming of a Cleveland Browns fan […]

He was a Yankees fan growing up, and then turned down a $4 million dollar signing bonus the Yankees offered him coming out of high school. He walked just 24 this year in 114 innings pitched, yet MLB Network gave him a grade of 3 out of 10 in the control category of their draft […]