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• Steelers

  Kovacevic: Immaculate Projection? Sure, why not?

  So here was the head coach in the interview room at Heinz Field, facing off with reporters, fielding question after question about this shortcoming or that.

  at Heinz Field

  POSTED: 1:26 AM October 21, 2014
• Steelers

  Kovacevic: LeBeau, Steelers must move on

  Minutes after the Steelers sprint out of the tunnel Monday night at Heinz Field, there will exist at least a chance to witness something truly special.

  at Rooney Sports Complex

  POSTED: 5:55 AM October 20, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: How Hornqvist can change Penguins

  Football players can't be taught to hit hard. They've either been doing it their whole lives, they either love doing it, or they never will.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 11:13 PM October 18, 2014
• Pirates

  Friday Insider: Banister will be heavy loss

  DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS A weekly feature aimed at rounding up a whole lot of odds and ends from a whole lot of time spent around our local...

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 1:00 PM October 17, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Dupuis felled, and Penguins follow

  Sometimes it really isn't about strategy or sweat or even an egregious Evgeni Malkin giveaway.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 11:14 PM October 16, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Penguins can’t waste Sutter’s ascent

  It was April 28, and Brandon Sutter sat pretty much stone-faced at his stall in Columbus' cramped visitors' locker room. Unlaced his skates.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 10:00 PM October 15, 2014
• DK'S GRIND

  Kovacevic: Pitt will bounce back if stubborn

  James Conner has a blunt philosophy when it comes to facing blitzing defenses, and it's one that's best evident in the slight smirk he'll betray as he describes it.

  at Duratz Athletic Complex

  POSTED: 10:09 PM October 14, 2014
• Pirates

  Kovacevic: Skip the tape, Ben, and speak up

  When will Ben Roethlisberger blow his top? And really, why hasn't he done so already? I'm left with a litany of questions, criticisms and outright kicks to the teeth.

  in Cleveland

  POSTED: 6:15 PM October 12, 2014
• Penguins

  Friday Insider: Consol ice mystery solved?

  DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS A weekly feature aimed at rounding up a whole lot of odds and ends from a whole lot of time spent around our local...

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 1:04 PM October 10, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Smart, slick start for new Penguins

  The horn sounded on the 48th NHL opener to be played on Pittsburgh ice Thursday, and the big board at Consol Energy Center showed a 6-4 victory over the Ducks.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 11:24 PM October 9, 2014
• Steelers

  Kovacevic: Sideways Steelers should try E-Z Pass

  Parsing the words of professional coaches and athletes, even polished executives, is almost always a fool's errand. These people are quoted more than the president.

  at Rooney Sports Complex

  POSTED: 6:30 PM October 8, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Penguins can come full circle

  They had the top two talents in the game, and yet engulfed the group with a system so complex, so inflexible it would cause a teenage Scotty Bowman to think...

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 9:24 PM October 7, 2014
• Steelers

  Kovacevic: All that skill, so few scores

  If any scoreboard were capable of getting away with a lie, it sure wouldn't be here. Not with the world's two largest scoreboards having just been installed at EverBank Field.

  in Jacksonville, Fla.

  POSTED: 6:59 PM October 5, 2014
• Penguins

  Kovacevic: Simple science of keeping puck

  There's nothing pioneering about prioritizing puck possession in hockey. It's never come with some big eureka moment. It's never required any meaningful statistical measure.

  at Consol Energy Center

  POSTED: 3:29 PM October 4, 2014
• Penguins

  Friday Insider: Open mind, spot for Kapanen

  DEJAN KOVACEVIC, DK ON PITTSBURGH SPORTS A weekly feature aimed at rounding up a whole lot of odds and ends from a whole lot of time spent around our local...

  at Highmark Stadium

  POSTED: 1:57 PM October 3, 2014
• Pirates

  Kovacevic: A handful of reasons for hope

  There was precious little moping after the Pirates' 2014 season finally ran out of comebacks late Wednesday. Certainly not in PNC Park's home clubhouse.

  at PNC Park

  POSTED: 5:57 PM October 2, 2014
• Pirates

  Kovacevic: The sickening sound of silence

  The most sickening sound in PNC Park history, by my highly unofficial reckoning, came on the afternoon of April 22, 2010.

  at PNC Park

  POSTED: 11:54 PM October 1, 2014
• Pirates

  Kovacevic: Hey, baseball, can you hear us again?

  Hey, baseball, welcome back! Been a while, but not too long, right? We'll trust you're having an easier time navigating our tunnels and bridges and roads.

  at PNC Park

  POSTED: 7:58 PM September 30, 2014