DK on Pittsburgh Sports Dejan Kovacevic http://dkonpittsburghsports.com Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic covers Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Pitt and more Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:58:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3 Column: Angry Bud quite a rush for Steelers http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/column-discount-double-sack-check-please/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/column-discount-double-sack-check-please/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2015 22:06:35 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=26545 The sunshine above was as golden as Heinz Field, the stadium itself never looked better with its glistening new South Plaza, the Towels were waving, the Steelers were in a Terrible mood, the first-round pick Bud Dupree blitzed with belligerence, the old man James Harrison bulldozed Aaron Rodgers from behind, and two points went up […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/column-discount-double-sack-check-please/feed/ 0 Sources: Pouncey expected to miss two months http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/sources-pouncey-expected-to-miss-two-months/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/sources-pouncey-expected-to-miss-two-months/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2015 20:50:20 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=26587 Maurkice Pouncey, the Steelers’ All-Pro center, is expected to miss eight weeks because of an injury to his left ankle sustained early in the 24-19 preseason victory over the Packers Sunday at Heinz Field. Mike Tomlin would confirm only that the injury “probably” will require surgery, but some of Pouncey’s fellow offensive linemen told our […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/sources-pouncey-expected-to-miss-two-months/feed/ 27 Final: Steelers 24, Packers 19 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/kickoff-steelers-packers-preseason/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/kickoff-steelers-packers-preseason/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2015 13:02:11 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=26502 Looking ahead to kickoff … Game: Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, preseason, 1:02 p.m., Heinz Field TV, radio: KDKA, 102.5 WDVE Online: Gameday | Multimedia | Media notes Neal’s five pregame notes: • The Steelers did some game-planning heading into their game against the Packers. “We’re going through more of a preparation than we have […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/23/kickoff-steelers-packers-preseason/feed/ 261 Benstonium: (We are) Family Matters http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/22/benstonium-we-are-family-matters/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/22/benstonium-we-are-family-matters/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:30:47 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=26425 New and original and awesome from our creative partner Benstonium:

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/22/benstonium-we-are-family-matters/feed/ 34 Saturday Site Stuff: College discount? Finally! http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/22/saturday-site-stuff-college-discount-finally/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/22/saturday-site-stuff-college-discount-finally/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2015 04:01:20 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=26327 By far the most common question I’ve gotten from potential subscribers — and wow, there is no close second — is when, if ever, we’ll discount our rates for college students. The answer, at long last, is September. For the whole month, we’ll offer one-year subscriptions at half-price to anyone currently studying at a college […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/22/saturday-site-stuff-college-discount-finally/feed/ 32 Five Qs at 5: Most-read, J-Hay, Mario, Roberto http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/five-qs-at-5-most-read-ever-j-hay-mario/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/five-qs-at-5-most-read-ever-j-hay-mario/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2015 21:31:18 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=26294 Heading to PNC Park to write a full column tonight, but before that happens … Carlos Danger: Hi, DK. Since the site’s inception, which column had the most views? And which game thread had the most comments? The most viewed without any assistance from the wrong end of the commonwealth came that same month, a […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/five-qs-at-5-most-read-ever-j-hay-mario/feed/ 60 Podcast: DK on 970 ESPN http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/radio-5-p-m-dk-on-970-espn-pittsburgh-2/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/radio-5-p-m-dk-on-970-espn-pittsburgh-2/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2015 20:30:26 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=24715 Here’s the podcast of my weekly appearance on 970 ESPN Pittsburgh with David Todd. We went heavy on Steelers, then heavy on Pirates, then swung back to Steelers. Fun stuff. Android users, click here.

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/radio-5-p-m-dk-on-970-espn-pittsburgh-2/feed/ 0 Friday Insider: Tomlin takes charge … and how http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/friday-insider-tomlin-takes-charge-and-how/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/friday-insider-tomlin-takes-charge-and-how/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2015 04:03:57 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=26114 LATROBE, Pa. — For a coach who claims to not care in the slightest about public perception of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin sure does care a lot about … well, precisely that. At least inasmuch as it impacts his players. With first-round draft pick Bud Dupree pretty much losing his marbles and Antonio Brown petulantly […]

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/21/friday-insider-tomlin-takes-charge-and-how/feed/ 135 Podcast: DK on 105.9 the X http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/19/radio-530-p-m-dk-on-105-9-the-x-2/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/19/radio-530-p-m-dk-on-105-9-the-x-2/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:00:31 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=25878 Here’s the podcast of my weekly visit to the 105.9 the X studio with Mark Madden. This was a rather spirited segment, I must say. Fun time. Android app users, click here.

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]]> http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/19/radio-530-p-m-dk-on-105-9-the-x-2/feed/ 2 Morning Java: All low-hanging-fruit edition http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/19/morning-java-the-all-low-hanging-fruit-edition/ http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/2015/08/19/morning-java-the-all-low-hanging-fruit-edition/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 04:02:25 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=25881 Eschewing the usual intensive planning that goes into these, we instead shamelessly go for the lowest hanging fruit on all three local pro fronts this week: The Pirates potentially being jobbed by the wild card, the Steelers’ secondary, and the Penguins keeping Rob Scuderi.

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