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7.4K96Kovacevic: Sorry, can’t back a wide receiver
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 6:40 PM April 17, 2020On whatever date, in whatever location, in front of however many fans the Steelers break their first huddle of 2020, here's what I envision for Ben Roethlisberger's weaponry.
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6.9K199Kovacevic: Dr. Fauci’s blessing just the beginning
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:25 AM April 16, 2020It wasn't quite 'Play ball!' but I'll happily hear it that way.
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6.1K38Pitt’s Horton ready to prove worth the wait
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:05 AM April 14, 2020After a year away from the game he loves, Pitt guard Ithiel Horton is ready to prove that some things are worth the wait.
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20.5K108Kovacevic: It’s OK to say it … Pittsburgh’s winning
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 8:20 PM April 12, 2020I'm not an epidemiologist. I'm not a researcher, a clinician, a doctor, a nurse, or anything in this society more significant than a sorry sports writer.
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8.5K15Kovacevic: All that the Rio Olympics overcame
in Rio de JaneiroPOSTED: 12:28 AM April 11, 2020"We are not London. We are only what we are." Those were the words of Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, and they were voiced without apology, without regret.
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3.4K11Narduzzi sounds confident in Pitt’s process
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:15 AM April 11, 2020Pat Narduzzi admits times are strange and the preparation is anything but conventional — but he also feels Pitt football is in a good place.
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19.3K85Kovacevic: Steelers again set ideal draft stage
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 3:50 PM April 10, 2020"I love the Moncrief move." Be warned that every blessed syllable following this paragraph will come from the same keyboard that, only a year ago, typed what's above.
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6.7K247Kovacevic: Expanded testing can clear sports
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 9:01 PM April 9, 2020When it comes to the issue that matters most -- the health of the participants and other personnel at those games -- MLB and NHL are tiptoeing around the truth.
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2.4K7Goodell: ‘The NFL is planning to play’
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 9:00 PM April 9, 2020Roger Goodell struck an optimistic chord about the NFL's outlook for a 2020 season in the wake of the ongoing pandemic.
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6.3K35Pitt’s Johnson wants it all right where he is
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:49 AM April 9, 2020Xavier Johnson opens up on the departure of Trey McGowens, Pitt's struggles in 2019-20 and more in an exclusive feature.
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4.9K73Quarantine house: Which group do you choose?
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:03 AM April 8, 2020We give you six houses, each inhabited by six athletes, coaches, commentators and/or mascots. You have to pick one to call 'home' during the quarantine.
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6.5K110Major League Baseball plotting all-Arizona return
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 4:00 AM April 7, 2020If Major League Baseball can pull it off, the Pirates will open their 2020 season in Arizona. For weeks or even months. Sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan early Tuesday morning that...
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8.5K105Kovacevic: The Huntington/Stark cupboard laid bare
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:56 AM April 7, 2020If the print industry's dying, then it's at least on life support in my home. Since I still insist on reading two things in their original physical form: Comics and Baseball...
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40.0K365Kovacevic: Top 25 Pittsburgh athletes of all-time
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 3:35 PM April 6, 2020It's the 25 greatest athletes to represent Pittsburgh in any sport, all-time, one long list.
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8.0K172Kovacevic: How to slam this terrible thing
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:03 AM April 6, 2020This isn't the month, to put it mildly, to pout about the absence of sports. Thousands more will be afflicted. Thousands more will die.
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7.8K152Trump to commissioners: Sports need to return
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:51 AM April 5, 2020President Donald Trump spoke with executives of the NHL, NHL, Major League baseball and other pro sports entities Saturday.
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5.6K126Kovacevic: There’s one smart, safe way to play
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 2:24 PM April 3, 2020I'd rather not have sports without fans, as I shared in this space yesterday. But I'd still rather have sports.