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• DK'S GRIND

  Kovacevic: The real divide between Pitt, Duquesne

  The divide between our city's two Division I basketball programs is not 14 points. Nor is it the 14 consecutive victories for one over the other.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 11:12 PM December 5, 2014
• Penguins

  Friday Insider: Penguins’ phone ringing ‘off hook’

  DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS Weekly roundup of a lot of randomness from a lot of time around our city’s teams … • The NHL already has Sharks and...

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 12:05 AM December 5, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Best move for beat-up Penguins? None

  And that, hockey fans, is why smart general managers don't make significant trades in December. Or January. Or even early February.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 12:38 AM December 3, 2014
• Steelers

  Kovacevic: This defense embarrasses Steelers

  The Steelers' defense had just taken to Heinz Field, still at least theoretically within range of the Saints after a Le'Veon Bell touchdown closed the deficit to eight.

  at Heinz Field

  POSTED: 3:57 PM November 30, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Crosby, Penguins on outs with refs?

  Sidney Crosby was still steaming at his stall late Friday night, well after the Penguins' rather sickly 4-2 loss to the cellar-dwelling Hurricanes.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 12:04 AM November 29, 2014
• Pirates

  Friday Insider: Pirates’ payroll should top $90M

  DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS A weekly roundup of a lot of randomness from a lot of time around our city’s teams … • The Pirates “certainly can and...

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 12:01 AM November 28, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Early feast for Penguins … at the net

  It's one thing for Mike Johnston to pop up this summer, seemingly out of nowhere, and preach that these Penguins needed to change their feathers.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 12:00 AM November 27, 2014
• Steelers

  Kovacevic: A Thanksgiving appreciation in threes

  I'm thankful to cover professional sports in a town blessed by not one not two but three truly elite performers on each team.

  in Pittsburgh

  POSTED: 2:15 AM November 26, 2014
• Steelers

  Kovacevic: This defense could use real upside

  "Gang's all here!" Ike Taylor fairly shouted as the Steelers strode off their South Side fields Monday. The picture was thousand-words perfect, too.

  at Rooney Sports Complex

  POSTED: 1:05 AM November 25, 2014
• DK'S GRIND

  Kovacevic: Cure Pitt’s sickness, not symptoms

  The Pitt football program isn't nearly good enough, but it seems that's just an inconvenient annoyance for far too great a percentage of its aging, fading fan base.

  at Heinz Field

  POSTED: 8:46 PM November 22, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Johnston flunks own first exam

  The Penguins' 5-4 shootout loss to the Islanders on Saturday night was one game of 82. It was no big deal from the season scope nor even this singular outcome.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 11:16 PM November 21, 2014
• Pirates

  Friday Insider: How Pirates finished with Russ

  DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS A weekly feature rounding up a lot of randomness from a lot of time around our city’s teams … • There are countless reasons...

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 1:22 AM November 21, 2014
• Steelers

  Kovacevic: Le’Veon lifts Steelers to next level

  The offensive lineman is at the epicenter. He doesn't just experience each play. He feels it. He doesn't just execute each play. He understands how every cog contributed.

  in Nashville, Tenn.

  POSTED: 3:22 AM November 18, 2014
• Steelers

  Kovacevic: Steelers’ motivation? Pick one

  Breaking down the Steelers' matchup with the Titans isn't about how Dick LeBeau dominates rookie quarterbacks and will lengthen that legacy against Zach Mettenberger.

  in Nashville, Tenn.

  POSTED: 5:30 AM November 17, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: On mayhem, making amends, Malkin

  The Penguins lost, and then they won. And unlike Dewey defeating Truman, this wasn't a matter of faulty reporting but a matter of fact. At least for a minute or...

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 1:38 AM November 16, 2014
• DK'S GRIND

  Kovacevic: Colter vs. cancer? Nothing but net

  No sooner had the basketball been launched from Derrick Colter's fingertips than he was hacked by Bluefield State's Avery Holliday.

  at A.J. Palumbo Center

  POSTED: 10:24 PM November 15, 2014
• Pirates

  Kovacevic: A.J. makes it all feel so real … again

  "I want to win a ring, and I want to win it with Pittsburgh." See, that used to be a real hoot around here, spouting stuff like that.

  in Pittsburgh

  POSTED: 6:21 PM November 14, 2014
• Penguins

  Friday Insider: Bylsma had chance to change

  DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS A weekly feature rounding up a lot of randomness from a lot of time around our city’s teams … • Had a fascinating conversation...

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 12:01 AM November 14, 2014