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4.7K27DK'S GRINDClassic Grind: Slegr, Straka whistle while they work
at Mellon ArenaPOSTED: 4:00 PM April 20, 2020Jiri Slegr leaped over the boards at the Penguins' bench and charged into the Washington zone. He wanted desperately to catch Martin Straka's attention.
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57.1K640DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Why we’re waiting on Philly
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:03 AM April 20, 2020Maybe it was the mask mandate. More likely, it was picking up word yesterday that our Original Hot Dog Shop might be finished overfilling our trays with fries.
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7.3K96DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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6.9K199DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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5.3K56DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Invincible as they appear, athletes experience fears, too
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 2:00 PM April 15, 2020Initially, it’s frustration. Then fatigue. Finally, fatalism. Are professional athletes getting bit by this bug, too?
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8.2K210DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Conversation, help humbly offered
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:03 AM April 14, 2020"Hey!" A couple days ago, a complete stranger -- or so I'd thought -- accosted me upon a casual stroll near my home in the Strip.
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20.5K108DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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8.4K15DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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19.3K85SteelersKovacevic: 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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6.6K247DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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4.6K32DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Penguins will still need kill shot
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 1:25 PM April 8, 2020"I think the penalty-kill's a really important area." This was Bryan Rust yesterday.
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8.4K105DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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39.1K365DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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7.9K172DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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6.5K43DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Hold this one … as high as you can
in Nashville, Tenn.POSTED: 2:29 PM April 4, 2020Patric Hornqvist held it high. Then, he held it a little higher. Maybe no more than a millimeter, but definitely higher.
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5.6K126DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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.
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6.2K124DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Empty stadiums? No thanks
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 3:51 PM April 2, 2020Two very different voices, two very distinct perspectives, one singular view: Games without fans would be awful.
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5.4K51DK'S GRINDKovacevic: One promising performance, seemingly now frozen in time
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 3:41 PM April 1, 2020In the Penguins' pantheon, a half-century and a handful of Stanley Cups deep, putting away the Metro's last-place team in March shouldn't rank as all that prominent.