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9.0K50DK'S GRINDClassic Grind: A franchise officially reborn
in AtlantaPOSTED: 6:09 PM May 16, 2020It's 6:32 p.m., about a half-hour to first pitch Tuesday at Turner Field, and the Pirates' bench coach is down at the far end of the visitors' dugout.
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8.5K293DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Goodell’s crushing Bettman, Manfred
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 1:36 PM May 14, 2020Of the 50 states that comprise our union, exactly two have come forth to declare that professional sports can resume: Arizona and, as of yesterday, Florida.
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9.2K201DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Baseball owners’ ploy transparent … and awesome
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 5:05 PM May 13, 2020There's hope that the Pirates will retake the field at PNC Park for a de facto second spring training by mid-June.
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9.2K276DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Signs of the comeback
in DowntownPOSTED: 1:07 AM May 11, 2020We don't want people in Georgia to die. There it is. I've found it. One thing absolutely all of us can agree upon, related to this coronavirus crisis.
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18.9K45DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Why our city will fall for Ryan Shazier
in Latrobe, Pa.POSTED: 12:36 AM May 9, 2020“I wasn’t surprised at all,” Ryan Shazier insisted to reporters Monday when asked about the almost barbaric punishment being doled out.
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6.7K125DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Follow the nose to find hope in 2020
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 1:09 PM May 7, 2020Llamas have awesome antibodies. No, really. Something about their X and Y properties do something something that assist scientists in attacking viruses.
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9.5K154DK'S GRINDKovacevic: ‘Greatest game ever,’ all but forgotten
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 9:39 PM May 6, 2020Our city's been blessed by 16 big-league championships between the Steelers' six and the Penguins and Pirates with five each.
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9.8K126DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Ten sports things that’ll change forever
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:02 AM May 5, 2020Fast-forward to Thanksgiving. Or Christmas. Or whenever this whole sordid coronavirus episode's seen all the credits roll.
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8.6K170DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Why true home games will matter
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 1:09 PM May 4, 2020It isn't true, not in the slightest, that fans won't be able to watch the Pirates at PNC Park this summer. Heck, they won't even need a ticket.
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9.3K216DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Comparing charity/cost-cutting between sports teams is the worst
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 6:07 PM April 29, 2020Geared as we are as sports geeks to always check the score, and especially in the absence of sports, I suppose it's inevitable.
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9.6K277DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Anyone else feel that rumble?
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 2:00 PM April 28, 2020Before long, it won't matter what's right, what's wrong: Society's going to reopen. I can feel it, quite literally.
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10.8K218DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Still fretting over running back?
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 6:17 PM April 27, 2020Maryland's Anthony McFarland, the Steelers' fourth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, might be able to help in a hurry.
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8.4K279DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Setting stage for a summer of sports
on the North ShorePOSTED: 6:06 PM April 26, 2020Sports will be back this summer. It's no longer a matter of if, but when and how.
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11.5K163DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Claypool comes with reach to spare
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 9:04 PM April 25, 2020The Steelers' offense got bigger, stronger and more capable of scoring touchdowns with the drafting of Notre Dame wide receiver Chase Claypool.
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12.0K159DK'S GRINDKovacevic: This first round didn’t exactly help
on the North ShorePOSTED: 3:25 AM April 24, 2020Let's face it: It was fun. Good, relaxing fun. You know, the way sports used to be back when there were sports.
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9.7K80DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Will anyone in this class ascend above Minkah?
on the North ShorePOSTED: 2:29 PM April 23, 2020The Steelers' acquisition of Minkah Fitzpatrick should tower above having to be 'specators' for the first round of the NFL Draft.
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6.1K63DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Bell, ballplayers will face challenges unlike others
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 9:19 PM April 22, 2020Josh Bell’s dog is ready to meet some new people. Yeah, I could’ve saved that scalding bit of buzz for Friday Insider.
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10.3K130DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Sure sounds like a receiver, huh?
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:04 AM April 21, 2020OK, so it'll be a wide receiver. See, that's how these things go, these annual pre-NFL Draft press conferences with Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin.