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8.6KKovacevic: Does Dukes’ hiring of Dambrot make it OK to dream?
in Bradenton, Fla.POSTED: 3:14 AM March 28, 2017If Keith Dambrot, the venerable, highly successful coach at Akron, had been hired within minutes of Jim Ferry's firing, it would have been a pleasant surprise.
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9.3KWinnipeg Wednesday: A cool place that’s really hot
in Winnipeg, ManitobaPOSTED: 12:00 AM March 8, 2017As many times as I've been here in the world's coldest big city, I'd never tried to do a full video taking people on a little tour.
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4.3KSketchbook: Anatomy of a strip
in Richmond, Va.POSTED: 12:00 AM February 17, 2017Living as I do in Virginia, I’d been asked many times by my Capitals-fan friends and acquaintances “When are you going to do a strip about the Caps?”
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12.7KKovacevic: Ask anti-Dixon donors to pay up
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 12:00 AM January 31, 2017Word is filtering this way that the frustration with Kevin Stallings at Pitt has reached all the way up the university ladder.
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11.5KKovacevic: The cupboard’s bare, all right … of contrived excuses for Stallings
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 1:45 AM January 25, 2017The University of Pittsburgh's not-so-long-ago proud basketball program is about to plunge off Cardiac Hill and into the ACC's abyss if something isn't done soon.
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Kovacevic: Ferry determined to see Dukes build off upset
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 12:47 AM December 3, 2016About a minute remained in the 85th City Game, and Dave Harper, the new AD at Duquesne University, had been alerted by PPG Paints Arena's visibly fidgety security staff.
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7.4KKovacevic: Panthers shaky in Stallings’ debut but prevail … and that’s OK
at Petersen Events CenterPOSTED: 9:33 PM November 11, 2016Kevin Stallings' Pitt basketball coaching debut undoubtedly didn't go as smoothly as he'd have liked, but his Panthers eventually dragged away from an eager Eastern Michigan group.
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9.2KKovacevic: Narduzzi’s outcry should be aimed at himself
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 2:05 AM October 28, 2016So the thought occurred about midway through the first half Thursday night at Heinz Field: Why would any opponent ever, ever run the ball against Pitt?
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17.5KKovacevic: Anyone doubting this rivalry just got one extraordinary lesson
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 11:30 PM September 10, 2016"It is a rivalry." Those four words were buried in a verbal blur from Pat Narduzzi, still speaking with so much motor at his press conference you'd think his next...
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13.0KKovacevic: What does Pitt gain by secluding players?
at Rooney Sports ComplexPOSTED: 12:01 AM September 6, 2016Let's get this up front, since Pat Narduzzi announced that Pitt's players and practices would be off-limits to reporters leading up to the Penn State game: I really don't care.
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8.1KKovacevic: Conner, a football player once again, completes his climb
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 6:30 PM September 3, 2016There's a temptation to suggest this was bigger than a football game. It wasn't, though. And that was its beauty.
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7.8KKovacevic: Barkley sparks new rapid-fire attack, but will it arrive in time for Franklin?
in State College, Pa.POSTED: 2:49 AM September 1, 2016The sanctions are history. The scholarships are all back. The smiles could be seen from one end of the University Park practice fields to the other on this otherwise soggy...
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4.2KKovacevic: For Mountaineers, it’s score or get outscored in the go-go Big 12
in Morgantown, W.Va.POSTED: 12:01 AM August 31, 2016As a born-and-bred West Virginian, Tony Gibson is hardly an anomaly around here in holding one of society's most hazardous, high-stress occupations.
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10.3KKovacevic: Why not talk Pitt-Penn State? My untimely pick!
at Duratz Athletic ComplexPOSTED: 11:49 PM August 29, 2016The Panthers are thinking Villanova. As they should. This is, after all, a program that opened 2012 with a loss to Youngstown State.
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6.6KKovacevic: Conner will light up start, but Narduzzi’s program must set sights high
at Duratz Athletic ComplexPOSTED: 2:50 PM August 29, 2016According to the script, a few minutes before 1:30 p.m. Saturday, James Conner will emerge from the riverside tunnel at Heinz Field to a loud, proud roar.
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11.1KWelcome to Steelers analyst Chris Carter!
at Highmark StadiumPOSTED: 6:30 PM August 24, 2016Please join us in welcoming Christopher Carter to the full-time staff of DKPittsburghSports.com as our Steelers and NFL analyst.
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Kovacevic: Pavlychev awaits life in Hockey Valley
in Cranberry Township, Pa.POSTED: 10:12 PM June 29, 2016No one will need to pay for a program at Pegula Ice Arena this winter to find Nikita Pavlychev among Penn State's players.