Kevin Gorman stories, Page 147
Greensburg’s Offutt Field receives grant for new turf field through Steelers, NFL
Greensburg’s Offutt Field will get new turf after the Greensburg Salem School District was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Pittsburgh Steelers through the NFL Foundation Grassroots Program. The century-old stadium was chosen by the Steelers, the NFL Foundation and and Local Initiatives Support Corporation as part of $3 million...
Kevin Gorman: Vince Williams welcomes Steelers’ new inside linebackersVideo
If you expected Vince Williams to sound insecure or insulted about the Pittsburgh Steelers signing a free-agent inside linebacker and selecting another inside linebacker with their top draft pick, you don’t know Vince Williams. Williams never is at a loss for words, but he directed his vitriol toward what he...
Vince Williams ‘excited’ to see Steelers plug top pick Devin Bush into defenseVideo
Vince Williams wouldn’t say he was impressed, but Pittsburgh Steelers first-round pick Devin Bush certainly has made a strong first impression on the veteran inside linebacker. Bush has lined up next to Williams in the Steelers’ first-team defense in the first two days of organized team activities at UPMC Rooney...
Kevin Gorman: Big Ben takes big step toward becoming better leader for SteelersVideo
The Pittsburgh Steelers endured an offseason notable for its negativity, with much of the criticism directed at the lack of leadership by franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. That Roethlisberger took it to heart could prove to be a positive, especially if he becomes a better leader. It’s what they need from...
Ben Roethlisberger ‘lacked in leadership’ for Steelers in non-playoff seasonVideo
Ben Roethlisberger took the criticism from former teammates and NFL analysts to heart, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said Tuesday at the start of organized team activities. “I lacked in leadership,” Roethlisberger said, “because that’s my job as the leader of this team, to get us to the playoffs.” Roethlisberger’s on-field...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Ben Roethlisberger misses mark in interview
If you somehow missed its promos the past two days, KDKA-TV scored an exclusive interview with Ben Roethlisberger. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback made his first public comments since the 2018 season ended short of the NFL postseason, after almost five months of silence. What KDKA billed as “The Interview: Ben...
Kevin Gorman: Mitch Keller’s next start should be for Pirates
This is a complicated time for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their pitching staff, with top starters Jameson Taillon and Trevor Williams on the injured list. So I’ll make this simple. It’s time for Mitch Keller to make his major league debut. Keller isn’t just the top prospect in the organization...
Tarentum’s Tika Hemingway wins Golden Gloves national championship in ring return
Thirteen years after winning her first national title, and less than three years after having a baby, Tika Hemingway won another Golden Gloves national championship. Hemingway made a triumphant ring return after a three-year layoff to score a 5-0 decision over Felicia Thomas of Texas in the 178-pound women’s final...
Steelers Ryan Switzer, B.J. Finney star as special guests at prom for patients
Ryan Switzer and B.J. Finney might be role players for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the special guests were superstars Friday night at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s prom for patients. Thanks to @steelers @Switz and @catcenter66 for attending our annual prom! pic.twitter.com/gxhkUfF2q1— UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (@ChildrensPgh) May 10,...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers should be setting new tone at rookie minicampVideo
This apparently wasn’t the time or place to talk about the Pittsburgh Steelers and their problems of the past year, not with dozens of players being introduced to the organization at rookie minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. I asked Mike Tomlin anyway. The Steelers, after all, missed the playoffs...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers play numbers, name games at rookie minicampVideo
For the first day of Steelers rookie minicamp, all eyes were on No. 55 – and Devin Bush was enjoying every moment. “It was fun, just being out there and getting back in football mode and learning plays and being around different guys,” said Bush, the inside linebacker from Michigan...
Kevin Gorman: Devin Bush shows off by calling shots at Steelers rookie minicampVideo
Devin Bush knew Ryan Shazier was watching, but the player the Pittsburgh Steelers traded up 10 spots to select with their first pick in the NFL Draft wasn’t looking over his shoulder. The Steelers are hoping their search to fill the void at inside linebacker since Shazier was lost to...
Wearing 55 for first time with Steelers ‘fit good’ on top pick Devin Bush
Devin Bush wore a Pittsburgh Steelers practice jersey for the first time in his NFL career Friday at the team’s rookie minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side. The rookie inside linebacker, the No. 10 pick in the NFL Draft, felt like he belonged from the beginning....
Kevin Gorman: Tyler Glasnow’s fast start puts pressure on PiratesVideo
The word conviction repeatedly was referenced by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday when talking about pitching, and especially when talking about trading pitchers. Tyler Glasnow lacked it. Chris Archer possessed it and Neal Huntington used it to make a trade-deadline deal that was celebrated last July and now is being...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: UPMC Events Center at RMU shines in spotlightVideo
One of my all-time favorite basketball memories happened at Robert Morris University’s Sewall Center. And it has nothing to do with Kentucky. You had to be there to believe it. RMU was the host site every summer for the Five-Star Basketball Camp, and word got out that camp director Howard...
Led by Josh Phegley’s 8 RBIs, A’s rough up Joe Musgrove, pound PiratesVideo
Joe Musgrove followed a late start with an early exit that saw his ERA go up and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ perfect record against the American League go down in flames. The Oakland A’s got four hits and eight RBIs from catcher Josh Phegley in a 14-1 victory over the Pirates...
Robert Morris unveils UPMC Events Center, featuring 4,000-seat arena
Robert Morris unveiled UPMC Events Center on Friday, and the Colonials called it a “game changer” for their athletic programs, campus and community. The centerpiece of the 161,000 square-foot center is Peoples Court, the 4,000-seat arena for RMU men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball programs. Touring UPMC Events Center...
Kevin Gorman: Trading Evgeni Malkin would only cause Penguins more problems
If the Pittsburgh Penguins seriously are considering a trade of Evgeni Malkin, they seriously should reconsider. It’s that absurd of an idea. Trading Malkin would be an emotional overreaction to a stunning sweep by the New York Islanders in the Stanley Cup playoffs and a foolhardy attempt at addition by...
Kevin Gorman: Now that the NFL Draft is over, who runs the AFC North?
The NFL Draft saw the Pittsburgh Steelers make a leap of faith at linebacker, the Baltimore Ravens strengthen their skill positions, the Cleveland Browns pick a kicker and the Cincinnati Bengals bolster their offensive line. Who will be the king in the AFC North? The Browns made the boldest pre-draft...
Kevin Gorman: After top pick, Steelers played it too safe with draft choices
The contrast of the two words repeated often by the Pittsburgh Steelers about the NFL Draft — comfortable and competition — represented the conflict of an organization at a crossroads. They found no comfort in missing the playoffs last season, so the Steelers sent a message by creating competition with...
Pirates place Chris Archer on IL with thumb inflammation, recall Michael Feliz
The Pittsburgh Pirates have had one position player after another sidelined by injury. Now, they have lost a starting pitcher. The Pirates placed right-hander Chris Archer on the 10-day injured list with right thumb inflammation. Archer (1-2) allowed six runs on six hits, including a pair of home runs, in...
Kevin Gorman: Benny Snell fits the mold of Steelers running back, almost to a fault
The Pittsburgh Steelers are making a habit of drafting players of pedigree from football families. Their fourth-round pick, running back Benny Snell of Kentucky, certainly fits that mold. Snell has strong bloodlines. His father, Benjamin Sr., was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in 1998. His great uncle, Matt, ran for...
Kevin Gorman: Steelers get a playmaker at wide receiver, but AFC North gets Greedy
On the first day of the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers got greedy and traded up 10 spots to take coveted inside linebacker Devin Bush with the No. 10 pick. On the second day, the Cleveland Browns got Greedy. Once regarded as a top-10 pick, LSU cornerback Greedy Williams slipped...
Kevin Gorman’s Take 5: Steelers sit out second round, chase character with WR, CB
When Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told receivers coach Darryl Drake to watch video of Diontae Johnson, it didn’t take long for the Toledo wide receiver to show why. Watching Johnson proved Tomlin’s point. But Drake wanted to see Johnson up close and personal. “It was important to me what...
Kevin Gorman: Devin Bush makes no secret of his ‘super loyalty’ to SteelersVideo
The knock on Devin Bush, if there was one, is that he was viewed as undersized at inside linebacker. That was before the 5-foot-11, 225-pounder from Michigan was timed at 4.43 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. The same once was said of Ryan Shazier, who also...
