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3.7K33Kovacevic: Welcome, front-liners in the fight
in DowntownPOSTED: 2:39 PM March 31, 2020The very first came from the Fair Oaks Personal Care Home. The next, I swear, came from a worker at GetGo. Then a volunteer firefighter. Then a truck driver.
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9.5K250Kovacevic: When will it end? Who knows?
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:07 AM March 29, 2020I don't care what anyone thinks about when sports might restart. Not you. Not me. Definitely not a college football analyst.
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5.4K29Toney returns, giving clarity to Pitt’s starting five
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:04 AM March 29, 2020Au'Diese Toney is returning to Pitt for 2020-21, and that provides clarity for next year's starting five.
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7.6K97Kovacevic: My first column for this venture
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 7:44 PM March 28, 2020Each Saturday during the ongoing apocalypse, I'll revisit an older column that ran on this site, accompanied by a handful of current observations about it at the bottom.
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9.3K186Kovacevic: Busting 10 myths, baseball edition
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 12:16 PM March 27, 2020No one likes learning that they're wrong. I don't like it myself. It's unsettling.
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2.5K6MLB, players ratify contingencies pact
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 12:10 AM March 27, 2020On what would've been opening day, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association left themselves an opening toward labor peace through the coronavirus stoppage.
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10.1K161Kovacevic: Status quo for QBs exactly right
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 12:30 AM March 25, 2020Jameis Winston's available! Now Cam Newton's available, too! Heck, a few days ago, the most celebrated quarterback in NFL history was available!
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6.2K82Kovacevic: What if Cherington’s Pirates embrace a new curve?
in Bradenton, Fla.POSTED: 12:15 PM March 23, 2020"Oh, that's firm! I like it!" It was mid-February, first formal workout at Pirate City for the pitchers and catchers. The pitcher was Nick Burdi.
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14.0K201Kovacevic: Addressing the real anxiety
at Heinz FieldPOSTED: 12:05 AM March 23, 2020One can't even help without hurting. If that isn't the craziest component yet to this coronavirus calamity, I can't conceive what is.
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6.6K50One-on-one: Why Champagnie prioritizes Pitt
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:04 AM March 22, 2020Pitt forward Justin Champagnie put the college basketball world on notice as a freshman — and now he's skipping the NBA to come back for more.
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9.1K42Kovacevic: Ebron’s worth the insurance
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:23 PM March 21, 2020Think of Eric Ebron as an elaborate, expensive insurance policy. Then think of Vance McDonald -- and James Conner and Stephon Tuitt -- as requiring such policies.
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4.1K48Kovacevic: Athletes’ prep will suffer but at scant cost
on the North ShorePOSTED: 6:32 PM March 19, 2020"The biggest component these ballplayers and other athletes are missing due to this untimely break are live reps."
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9.4K139Kovacevic: Steelers’ new standard should be availability
on the North ShorePOSTED: 7:40 PM March 18, 2020Those who coach or manage a professional sports team tend to show two distinct phases when dealing with injuries.
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4.1K2Report: Brady wants AB in Tampa
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:00 PM March 18, 2020Per a recent report, Tom Brady wants Antonio Brown to join the Buccaneers. But does that make sense? And what's the history there? We dig in.
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5.7K75McGowens leaves Pitt, enters transfer portal
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:03 AM March 18, 2020Trey McGowens will leave the Pitt Panthers after two years, as recent reports indicate he has entered the NCAA transfer portal.
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6.2K39Capel, Pitt land three-star guard Odukale
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:03 AM March 18, 2020Jeff Capel got his guy, as three-star guard Femi Odukale officially committed to the Pitt Panthers for the 2020-21 season. Details here.
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6.2K43Kovacevic: Cherington fairly laments loss of uplifting spring
on the North SidePOSTED: 3:47 PM March 17, 2020Ben Cherington doesn't have a poker face so much as a poker existence.