Kevin Gorman stories, Page 136
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North? Ravens in control of disaster of a divisionVideo
The Baltimore Ravens are the best team in the NFL’s worst division. Mostly by default. Seriously, the AFC North stinks something awful. That the Ravens needed overtime to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, who were down to playing an undrafted rookie quarterback from an FCS program, shows the depths to which...
Kevin Gorman: Devlin Hodges the only feel-good story for Steelers in loss to RavensVideo
Devlin Hodges had dreamed of playing quarterback in the NFL since he was a kid and defied all odds to become the backup for the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent rookie. His dream came true only after a nightmarish scenario as Mason Rudolph was knocked out cold when...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Ravens outlast Steelers to win weird game in OT
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens don’t hide their hatred for one another in their AFC North rivalry. In this one, there was nowhere to run or hide. The Steelers overcame the loss of their starting quarterback after Mason Rudolph suffered a scary concussion that left him knocked out cold,...
Steelers waive tight end Xavier Grimble with injury settlement
The Pittsburgh Steelers waived tight end Xavier Grimble with an injury settlement, according to an NFL transactions report. The team has yet to announce the move. The 6-foot-4, 261-pound Grimble was placed on the injured reserve with a calf injury Sept. 25, two days after the Steelers sent a fifth-round...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers ready for Mason Rudolph to make big plays vs. RavensVideo
James Washington recognized the look on Mason Rudolph’s face on “Monday Night Football,” when he saw the sly smile and electric eyes after a 43-yard touchdown pass to Diontae Johnson. Washington has been on the receiving end of passes — and that look — from Rudolph at Oklahoma State and...
Pirates extend television deal to keep AT&T SportsNet as their television home
The Pittsburgh Pirates and AT&T Sports Networks on Friday announced a multi-year extension of their television rights deal that will continue to make AT&T SportsNet the regional television home for the Pirates. The network will televise at least 150 live Pirates game, along with pre- and post-game coverage and team-related...
Kevin Gorman: Sleepwalking Penguins need to hear Evgeni Malkin’s wakeup callVideo
The exclamations of exasperation from Evgeni Malkin tend to come when the Pittsburgh Penguins need to hear it the most — during a midseason slump or on the brink of postseason elimination. That Malkin was miffed after the season opener should have the Penguins worried. Actually, the way they played...
Penguins by Period: Evgeni Malkin scores on power play but Sabres, Sheary answerVideo
THIRD PERIOD The Sabres’ last-minute goal in the second period put the Penguins in a two-goal deficit that appeared to take its toll. The Penguins looked listless in the third period. First, they gave up another breakaway, only to see Kyle Okposo shoot high and wide right. And the fans...
Kevin Gorman: Penguins try to move away from sweep, closer to next Stanley CupVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins are two years removed from winning the Stanley Cup title, two weeks shy of six months since being swept in the first round of the playoffs. By a team that was swept in the second round. By a team that was swept in the third round. By...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers counting on LBs Mark Barron, Devin BushVideo
Neither Mark Barron nor Devin Bush has ever played against Lamar Jackson, so the Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebackers can only go by what they have watched on film. Barron and Bush are impressed by the Baltimore Ravens second-year quarterback, who has evolved into the NFL’s most dangerous dual-threat playmaker. “It’s...
Steelers LB Vince Williams returns to practice after ‘temporary misery’
Vince Williams hasn’t missed many games in his seven-year NFL career, so few that he can count them on one hand. The Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker was “just mad and uncomfortable” about being forced to sit out the past two games against San Francisco and Cincinnati with a hamstring injury....
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers have no one to simulate Ravens QB Lamar JacksonVideo
Where the wildcat formation was the talk of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football, Mike Tomlin is focused on his defense. The Steelers hit Andy Dalton a dozen times, including eight sacks, in putting on their best defensive performance of the season in the...
Kevin Gorman’s Who runs the North?: Browns run over Ravens, Steelers beat BengalsVideo
Just when it looked like the Baltimore Ravens were about to run away with the AFC North, they ran into the Cleveland Browns. Or, should we say, they were run over by the Browns. Nick Chubb broke the game open with an 88-yard touchdown run — the longest in Cleveland...
Kevin Gorman: Jaylen Samuels goes from zero to hero for SteelersVideo
The Cincinnati Bengals were stacking the box against Mason Rudolph, daring the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback to beat them on Monday Night Football in his first start at Heinz Field. That’s when the Steelers revealed a new wrinkle to their offense, a package that initially appeared to be born out of...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers ride direct snaps, sacks to beat BengalsVideo
Mason Rudolph’s stat line in his first start for the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field was pretty impressive. The second-year quarterback completed 24 of 28 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns against the Cincinnati Bengals, faring better than Ben Roethlisberger did by going 17 of 25 for 174 yards...
Kevin Gorman: If Pirates’ shortcomings were ‘collective,’ why only fire Clint Hurdle?Video
In an awkward attempt to avoid serving up a scapegoat for this colossal disaster of a season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, general manager Neal Huntington called it a “collective shortcoming.” Call it whatever you want. Pirates chairman Bob Nutting fired one man, Clint Hurdle. Perhaps it’s the first of many....
‘Collective shortcoming’ led Pirates to part ways with manager Clint Hurdle
Clint Hurdle announced his arrival to the Pittsburgh Pirates with charm, charisma and his intention to reconnect the city to its major-league baseball club amid a two-decade losing streak. The Pirates announced with a news release Sunday that Hurdle had been fired as manager, shortly after he said he needed...
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle: ‘We need to win more games … sell more tickets’Video
Clint Hurdle was deep in conversation about what a waste of time it is to try to change a person’s perception when the Pirates manager was asked about his own perception of where the Pirates are and what they need to do next season. His answer: Win more games. Sell...
Kevin Gorman: Pitt’s Taysir Mack the perfect playmaker in Nick Patti’s first startVideo
Nick Patti had a hunch all week he could be playing quarterback for Pitt on Saturday, but it wasn’t until 45 minutes before kickoff that he learned he would make his starting debut. With Kenny Pickett sidelined by a right shoulder injury that didn’t cooperate during warm-ups, the Panthers didn’t...
Kevin Gorman: If Steelers are going to get back to business, it has to start up frontVideo
Maurkice Pouncey wiped a towel down his face and across the back of his neck while being asked about what the Pittsburgh Steelers have to do to establish a running game. The All-Pro center wiped his face again, shook his head and let out a little laugh in exasperation inside...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Pitt requires 4th-quarter comeback to beat Delaware
The big question with Pitt football is always about how the Panthers will respond to a signature victory. Apparently, it’s by resting starters. Following its thrilling victory over No. 15 UCF with a game against Delaware gave Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi a chance to keep Kenny Pickett and several others...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers corners ready for new challenge of stopping Bengals receiversVideo
Joe Haden gets up for going against the NFL’s best wide receivers, so the Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback always looked forward to facing Cincinnati Bengals star A.J. Green. “I feel like he was one of the top-5 receivers in the league since he came in,” said Haden, who spent his first...
Free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick ‘happy’ with his performance in Steelers debutVideo
Minkah Fitzpatrick was traded to a new team, received a crash course in a new playbook and terminology and made his starting debut for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the span of six days. So, the second-year free safety was pretty pleased with his performance on Sunday at the San Francisco...
Kevin Gorman: Time for Steelers to stop talking about winning and handle businessVideo
Mike Tomlin issued a declaration Wednesday that was a bit of bravado tinged with a touch of truth, one that perfectly captured what is wrong with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “Football is our game. Our business is winning,” Tomlin said at his weekly news conference. “So, we haven’t been handling business.”...
Kevin Gorman: Denver debacle behind him, Xavier Grimble ready to step in for SteelersVideo
With Vance McDonald walking around Pittsburgh Steelers headquarters wearing a sling, the Pittsburgh Steelers are in next-man-up mode at one of the team’s thinnest positions. That the next tight end up is Xavier Grimble has to be a concern, considering he’s remembered more for the touchdown he didn’t score than...
