DK on Pittsburgh Sports / Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic covers Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Pitt and more Sun, 01 Mar 2015 05:01:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 TV: 11:35 p.m. live ‘Showdown’ on KDKA-TV /2015/03/01/tv-1135-p-m-live-showdown-on-kdka-tv/ /2015/03/01/tv-1135-p-m-live-showdown-on-kdka-tv/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2015 05:01:29 +0000 /?p=10569 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Coming up tonight at 11:35 p.m., I’ll be part of a live episode of KDKA-TV’s ‘#1 Cochran Sports Showdown‘ that also includes Andrew Fillipponi and Chris Mueller of 93.7 the Fan. The host, as always, will be Bob Pompeani. Video podcast will follow on this site Monday. You can be part of […]

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]]> /2015/03/01/tv-1135-p-m-live-showdown-on-kdka-tv/feed/ 0 News/views: Winnik revved up for Cup run /2015/02/28/newsviews-winnik-revved-up-for-cup-run/ /2015/02/28/newsviews-winnik-revved-up-for-cup-run/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:21:00 +0000 /?p=10735 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC News: Daniel Winnik took to the ice for his first practice with the Penguins this morning at Consol Energy Center, skating on the third line alongside Brandon Sutter and Steve Downie. Views: Never mind my views. I shared those the other day from D.C. when Jim Rutherford acquired Winnik from the Maple […]

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]]> /2015/02/28/newsviews-winnik-revved-up-for-cup-run/feed/ 34 St. Bonaventure 92, Duquesne 75 /2015/02/28/tipoff-duquesne-st-bonaventure-2/ /2015/02/28/tipoff-duquesne-st-bonaventure-2/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2015 18:20:05 +0000 /?p=10714 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Getting ready for tipoff … Game: Duquesne (10-16, 5-10 Atlantic 10) vs. St. Bonaventure (14-12, 7-8), 4:05 p.m., Reilly Center, Olean, N.Y. Video, radio: Atlantic 10 Digital Network, WJAS 1320 AM, iHeartRadio 3WS HD2 Online: GameTracker / Multimedia / Official game notes

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]]> /2015/02/28/tipoff-duquesne-st-bonaventure-2/feed/ 2 Saturday site stuff: Coffee’s on me /2015/02/28/saturday-site-stuff-coffees-on-me/ /2015/02/28/saturday-site-stuff-coffees-on-me/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2015 05:01:14 +0000 /?p=10727 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC A weekly look at what’s new, what’s coming on our site … • There’s been no real pattern to our various and many subscriber meetings since the site’s launch. A few hours before choosing a Starbucks in a given city, I’ll post a notice here in the comments, plus an alert on […]

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]]> /2015/02/28/saturday-site-stuff-coffees-on-me/feed/ 45 Podcast: Rapid fire on 970 ESPN w/ Todd /2015/02/27/radio-445-p-m-on-970-espn-w-todd/ /2015/02/27/radio-445-p-m-on-970-espn-w-todd/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:45:38 +0000 /?p=10492 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Here’s the podcast of my weekly rapid-fire segment on 970 ESPN Pittsburgh with David Todd. Lots of Penguins and Pirates.

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]]> /2015/02/27/radio-445-p-m-on-970-espn-w-todd/feed/ 10 Friday Insider: Neil Walker going, going … /2015/02/27/friday-insider-so-long-neil-walker/ /2015/02/27/friday-insider-so-long-neil-walker/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:01:31 +0000 /?p=10659 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Roundup of a lot of randomness from a lot of time around our teams … • Sure sounds like Neil Walker is on his way out of his hometown. It might not happen soon or even this season, depending on how the Pirates fare, depending on how quickly Jung-Ho Kang and/or prospect […]

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]]> /2015/02/27/friday-insider-so-long-neil-walker/feed/ 115 Podcast: All pucks on Penguins 24/7 w/ Metzer /2015/02/26/radio-510-p-m-on-penguins-247-w-metzer/ /2015/02/26/radio-510-p-m-on-penguins-247-w-metzer/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 21:10:00 +0000 /?p=10490 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Here’s the podcast of my weekly appearance on Penguins Radio 24/7, the team’s online HD station, with host Brian Metzer. We covered the power play, Daniel Winnik’s addition and the great Blake Comeau.

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]]> /2015/02/26/radio-510-p-m-on-penguins-247-w-metzer/feed/ 1 Column: ‘As good a chance as any team’ /2015/02/26/column-as-good-a-chance-as-any-team-in-the-league/ /2015/02/26/column-as-good-a-chance-as-any-team-in-the-league/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 06:01:40 +0000 /?p=10604 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC WASHINGTON — “I feel the team we have now has as good a chance as any team in the NHL.” I double-checked the audio, and those were, to the syllable, Jim Rutherford’s unfiltered, unflinching words outside the Penguins’ locker room at Verizon Center early Wednesday evening. In fairness, the wily, old GM […]

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]]> /2015/02/26/column-as-good-a-chance-as-any-team-in-the-league/feed/ 77 On location: Penguins 4, Capitals 3 /2015/02/25/faceoff-penguins-capitals-2/ /2015/02/25/faceoff-penguins-capitals-2/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2015 23:08:00 +0000 /?p=10417 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC WASHINGTON — Getting ready for faceoff … Game: Penguins (34-17-9) vs. Washington Capitals (33-18-10), 8:08 p.m., Verizon Center Goaltenders: Marc-Andre Fleury (26-13-6, 2.18) vs. Braden Holtby (29-13-9, 2.16) TV, radio: NBC Sports (national), 105.9 the X Online: GameCenter / Multimedia / Official game notes

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]]> /2015/02/25/faceoff-penguins-capitals-2/feed/ 109 Podcast: From D.C. on 105.9 the X w/ Madden /2015/02/25/radio-530-p-m-on-105-9-the-x-w-madden/ /2015/02/25/radio-530-p-m-on-105-9-the-x-w-madden/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:30:53 +0000 /?p=10488 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC WASHINGTON — Here’s the podcast of my weekly check-in on 105.9 the X with Mark Madden, this one live from the Verizon Center, site of tonight’s Penguins-Capitals game.

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