Pitt
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Kovacevic: Pay these kids already!
in Raleigh, N.C.POSTED: 12:05 AM February 16, 2016Pay these kids. At least pay the ones who bring the most money.
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Kovacevic: Dixon loyal to a fault with Robinson
in Chapel Hill, N.C.POSTED: 6:08 PM February 14, 2016The Pitt basketball program had benefited from a decade and change of superlative play at point guard. All had a powerful impact.
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Kovacevic: Wait, Young didn’t start for Pitt? Why?
in Chapel Hill, N.C.POSTED: 6:05 PM February 14, 2016CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Mike Young is Mr. Everything for Pitt, the team leader in most every meaningful category. And that includes leading off the game by taking the tipoff. Not...
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Kovacevic: Dixon’s Panthers are better than we think
at Consol Energy CenterPOSTED: 12:05 AM December 5, 2015Jamie Dixon snapped off each syllable. But apparently in the event that I didn't get the gist the first time, he snapped that much harder with the sequel.
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Kovacevic: Pitt stumbles, but sights still high
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 11:58 PM November 7, 2015A band of blue-and-gold clad twentysomethings bounded down the steps from Heinz Field's T station, which meant next to nothing on this Saturday afternoon.
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Kovacevic: For Pitt, even the grade lacks a D
at Petersen Events CenterPOSTED: 12:55 AM March 5, 2015"We're not going to hang our heads," Cam Wright was saying at the long table in the Petersen Events Center's press room. Immediately to his right was Mike Young, hanging...
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Kovacevic: Pitt sophomores shining the light
at Petersen Events CenterPOSTED: 5:00 PM February 14, 2015OK, so Pitt probably won't beat No. 2 Virginia over in Charlottesville in a couple days. The Panthers probably won't make the NCAA Tournament, either.
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Kovacevic: Could Pitt still Dance?
at Petersen Events CenterPOSTED: 5:37 PM January 31, 2015For one winter's afternoon at the snow-capped Petersen Events Center, Pitt basketball was Pitt basketball again. And it was wonderful to watch.
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Kovacevic: This is Pitt basketball?
at Petersen Events CenterPOSTED: 6:13 PM January 10, 2015Cam Wright's voice fairly cracked as he spoke. "They kicked our tails. They wanted it more than we did."
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Kovacevic: The real divide between Pitt, Duquesne
at Consol Energy CenterPOSTED: 11:12 PM December 5, 2014The 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.
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Kovacevic: Cure Pitt’s sickness, not symptoms
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 8:46 PM November 22, 2014The 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.
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Kovacevic: A program running scared
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 6:01 PM November 1, 2014"It's hard," James Conner was fairly whispering, followed by the most uncomfortable of pauses. "We wanted to win. We wanted this."
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Kovacevic: Pitt, Chryst drop ball again, again
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 8:32 PM October 25, 2014They don't do this for a living. But for a tiny handful, they never will. It's intramural ball, only with fancy uniforms, NFL-scale stadiums and national TV.
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Kovacevic: Pitt defense rises in Year 2014 A.D.
at Duratz Athletic ComplexPOSTED: 2:20 PM October 23, 2014The nose tackle, as defined by his place on the field, is supposed to be swarmed by the opposition, surrounded by his supporting cast. He's at the center of it...
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Kovacevic: Pitt will bounce back if stubborn
at Duratz Athletic ComplexPOSTED: 10:09 PM October 14, 2014James 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.
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Kovacevic: Tyler, Pitt point the way
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 4:43 PM August 30, 2014The totality of all that Pitt achieved in its 125th football opener could be summarized by the state of one finger on one player.
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Kovacevic: Pitt needs more than NFL legends
at Duratz Athletic ComplexPOSTED: 4:00 PM August 4, 2014It’s easily reinforced that there’s this immense incongruity between the caliber of player the Pitt football program produces and the caliber of team.