Columns
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3.6K33DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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6.3K83DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Our national pastime, cemented through crisis
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 11:53 AM March 30, 2020Exactly 25 days from today, at a couple ticks past 8 p.m., Roger Goodell will speak the six most predictable words in professional sports: The Bengals are on the clock.
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9.4K250DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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7.6K97DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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9.3K186DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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6.8K50DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Rutherford’s vision rejuvenated
at PPG Paints ArenaPOSTED: 2:48 PM March 26, 2020“Whoever wins that Cup is going to feel just the same way about winning it ... whatever day they win it.”
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10.0K161DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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6.9K36DK'S GRINDKovacevic: My NHL votes go to Draisaitl, Josi, Hellebuyck … and Rust
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 10:17 PM March 24, 2020Voting on the NHL's awards always commences with the conclusion of the regular season, and not a second before. So, hey, how about now?
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6.1K82PiratesKovacevic: 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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14.0K201DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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9.1K42DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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5.8K114DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Embrace chance to change baseball
on the North ShorePOSTED: 3:20 PM March 20, 2020Major League Baseball should embrace this long, unwelcome break by coming back better -- and briefer -- than ever.
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4.0K48DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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9.3K139DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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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6.2K43DK'S GRINDKovacevic: 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.
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11.1K229DK'S GRINDKovacevic: One month, two months … now three?
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 10:34 AM March 16, 2020Thursday afternoon in Columbus, we were set to see Penguins vs. Blue Jackets. By Thursday night, the season would be 'paused.'
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5.8K62DK'S GRINDKovacevic: NFL’s rank-and-file lesson for all
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 8:46 PM March 15, 2020There'll be days and days to digest all the details of the NFL's new labor agreement, one that assures peace for the next decade while also accepting significant change.
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10.7K90DK'S GRINDKovacevic: Salvaging a fair Cup only priority
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:44 AM March 15, 2020Gary Bettman's plans for the NHL rescheduling should ditch the regular season, shorten the playoffs and be fair to ... the Panthers?