Kevin Gorman stories, Page 147
Kevin Kramer, Ke’Bryan Hayes among latest round of cuts for Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their third round of spring training cuts on Monday, reducing their roster to 40 players. Second baseman Kevin Kramer was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, and third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was one of eight players reassigned to minor-league camp. Hayes, ranked the club’s No. 2 prospect by...
Jameson Taillon strikes out six to lead Pirates past Red Sox
The Pittsburgh Pirates unveiled a lineup that might be a preview for Opening Day, and their ace looked like he was ready. Right-hander Jameson Taillon, who will start the opener on March 28 at Cincinnati, allowed four hits while striking out six without a walk in five innings as the...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers need Ben Roethlisberger to be better leader
For a guy their general manager called the “unquestioned leader” of the Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s interesting to hear former teammates and former NFL players question Ben Roethlisberger’s leadership. Whether it’s Josh Harris claiming Roethlisberger purposely fumbled or Isaac Redman saying Roethlisberger didn’t do enough to build relationships in the locker...
Josh Harrison leads Tigers past Pirates
After parting ways with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Josh Harrison did damage against them for the Detroit Tigers. Batting leadoff, Harrison scored two runs and drove in another to lead the Tigers to a 6-3 victory over the Pirates on Saturday afternoon in a Grapefruit League game in Lakeland, Fla. The...
5 Pirates hit home runs off Phillies, snap 6-game Grapefruit League losing streak
Five Pittsburgh Pirates hit home runs off the Philadelphia Phillies to snap a six-game skid in the Grapefruit League with a 11-2 victory Thursday at LECOM Park in Bradenton, Fla. Trevor Williams allowed three hits and an unearned run but had four strikeouts with no walks in five innings. The...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers’ spin on Antonio Brown trade falls flat
The only thing worse than the Pittsburgh Steelers trading Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders for third- and fifth-round draft picks was their weak attempt at defending it. In an interview with Steelers.com, general manager Kevin Colbert tried to put a positive spin on a disaster of a deal by...
Kevin Gorman: Pros and cons to Penguins playing playoff hockey in March
The Pittsburgh Penguins are providing a treat typically reserved for April and beyond, playing a brand of hockey over a seven-game stretch this month that has positioned them for the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins are 5-1-1 since March 1, with back-to-back wins over two of the NHL’s hottest teams...
Kevin Gorman: Spotlight shines on Evgeni Malkin as Penguins star scores 1,000th pointVideo
Even after his milestone moment, Evgeni Malkin expression was more of relief than reward, more exasperation than celebration. Scoring the 1,000th point of his NHL career had become more burdensome than anything for the Pittsburgh Penguins center, who prefers to play in the shadows instead of the spotlight but was...
Penguins star Evgeni Malkin scores 1,000th career point against Capitals
Evgeni Malkin is the 88th player in NHL history to record 1,000 career points. Malkin reached the milestone when he recorded the second assist on a Phil Kessel power-play goal in the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Malkin came into the...
Jameson Taillon makes Grapefruit League debut, but Pirates lose to Twins
Jameson Taillon made his Grapefruit League debut, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out two and walking none in four innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Minnesota Twins, however, used a five-run ninth inning to cruise to a 10-4 victory over the Pirates on Tuesday at LECOM Park in...
Cole Tucker, Jason Martin among latest round of Pirates’ spring training cuts
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their second round of spring training cuts Tuesday, reducing their roster to 49 players. Shortstop Cole Tucker, outfielder Jason Martin and right-handed pitchers Jesus Liranzo and Aaron Slegers were optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis, and right-hander Alex McRae was reassigned to minor-league camp. Tucker batted .389 with...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Two points for Penguins, 1,000 for Evgeni Malkin
The Pittsburgh Penguins made it clear every point counts. That was especially true against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at PPG Paints Arena, where the Penguins were going for two points. Not only did they want the two points to pull within four points of the first-place Caps in...
Nick Kingham rocked for 5 runs as Braves beat Pirates
The Atlanta Braves knocked Nick Kingham around Monday by scoring five runs on six hits and four walks in a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday in a Grapefruit League game in Orlando. Kingham got rocked in the first inning, allowing Ender Inciarte to hit a leadoff double followed...
Kevin Gorman: Antonio Brown deal a disaster for Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers allowed Antonio Brown to abandon his team, talk his way out of town, sabotage his trade value and still end up with a new contract that makes him the NFL’s highest-paid wide receiver with $30 million guaranteed. For their troubles, the Steelers got the equivalent of Martavis...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers are done with Antonio Brown, for better or worse
Antonio Brown got what he wanted – a new team and a new contract – and the Pittsburgh Steelers got rid of a headache that had become a migraine for one of the NFL’s flagship franchises. The Steelers will trade the four-time All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver to...
Chris Archer throws three scoreless innings, but Yankees beat Pirates
Chris Archer had another strong start for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, allowing only a pair of singles while striking out four batters with no walks in three innings against the New York Yankees. The Yankees won 6-5 in Grapefriut League action. Archer struck out Greg Bird with two runners...
Kevin Gorman: Pitt’s Jared Wilson-Frame puts punctuation on final game at PeteVideo
Jeff Capel wanted Pitt to punctuate its ACC regular-season finale by stopping its 13-game losing streak, and the first-year coach likened it to putting a period at the end of a paragraph. For Jared Wilson-Frame, it was an exclamation point. The Pitt senior got to walk off the floor at...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pitt snaps losing streak by beating Notre Dame in home finale
Pitt needed a victory against Notre Dame on Saturday at Petersen Events Center, not just because it was the final home game for three seniors. The Panthers needed a big win so they wouldn’t be the biggest losers. A loss would have secured back-to-back 20-loss seasons for the first time...
Pirates option top prospect Mitch Keller to Triple-A Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their first roster cut of spring training Saturday when they optioned their No. 1 prospect, pitcher Mitch Keller, to Triple-A Indianapolis. Keller, a 22-year-old right-hander who is ranked the No. 19 prospect by MLB Pipeline, allowed 10 runs (all earned) on 10 hits, including three home...
Kevin Gorman: Jake Guentzel’s goal is to push Penguins into playoffsVideo
Jake Guentzel doesn’t deny he is goal-oriented, even if the Pittsburgh Penguins winger is focused more on the standings than his statistics as he approaches a meaningful milestone. It’s more about the race than the chase. Guentzel’s overtime winner against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night was his 33rd goal...
Blue Jays belt seven homers in beating Pirates in both split-squad games
The Toronto Blue Jays hit seven homers in beating the Pittsburgh Pirates in a pair of split-squad games on Friday. In Bradenton, Trevor Williams made his spring debut and allowed two runs on five hits over three innings, striking out three and walking two in an 11-0 loss at LECOM...
Jameson Taillon, Josh Bell among 31 pre-arbitration Pirates to sign 2019 contracts
The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to terms with 31 players on pre-arbitration contracts for the 2019 season. The list includes starting pitchers Jameson Taillon, Trevor Williams and Joe Musgrove and first baseman Josh Bell, second baseman Adam Frazier, shortstop Erik Gonzalez, third baseman Colin Moran. Others who signed: pitchers Dario Agrazal,...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Penguins beat Blue Jackets for critical conference win
Only two points separated the Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets for eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings, so their Metropolitan Division game had Stanley Cup playoff implications. That their meeting Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena was the first of back-to-back games between the division rivals — they...
Cole Tucker hits walk-off homer as Pirates beat Orioles
Cole Tucker hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth — his second of the game and the team’s fifth — to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday in Bradenton, Fla. Erik Gonzalez and Adam Frazier hit home runs...
Pirates pitcher Aaron Slegers counting on another career changeup with new pitch
If anyone understands the arc from unusual angles and how the spin of a baseball can provide a career changeup, it’s Aaron Slegers. After a 7-inch growth spurt before his senior year of high school, Slegers changed his career arc from self-described “super-fringy” baseball player to major-college star to major...
