University of Pittsburgh
February 16, 2015
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Getting ready for tipoff …
Game: Pitt (17-9, 6-6 ACC) vs. No. 2 Virginia (23-1, 11-1), 7:05 p.m., John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Va.
TV, radio: ESPN (national), ESPN3 (online), 93.7 The Fan
Online: GameTracker / Multimedia / Official game notes
February 16, 2015
February 14, 2015
Sheldon Jeter celebrates a first-half shot Saturday at the Petersen Events Center. — GETTY
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
OK, so Pitt probably won’t beat No. 2 Virginia over in Charlottesville in a couple days.
The Panthers probably won’t make the NCAA Tournament, either.
And with that double-dosage of basketball bummer, I’ll go right ahead and throw in a third: They probably won’t reach their peak with this particular group for another couple of years.
But man, that peak’s looking more promising by the day, isn’t it?
Take a look at the scene Saturday inside a snow-caked but sizzling Petersen Events Center …
February 14, 2015
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Getting ready for tipoff …
Game: Pitt (16-9, 5-6 ACC) vs. No. 12 North Carolina (18-6, 8-3), 12:02 p.m., Petersen Events Center
TV, radio: WTAE (local), ACC Network (national), ESPN3 (online), 93.7 The Fan
Online: GameTracker / Multimedia / Official game notes
February 11, 2015
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Getting ready for tipoff …
Game: Pitt (16-8, 5-5 ACC) vs. No. 9 Louisville (19-4, 7-3), 8:02 p.m., KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky.
TV, radio: ThisTV Pittsburgh (local), ESPN3 (online), 93.7 The Fan
Online: GameTracker / Multimedia / Official game notes
February 10, 2015
Robert Bortuzzo and the Canucks’ Zack Kassian fight Saturday in Vancouver. — GETTY
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Welcome to Tuesday 12 Qs, our chat that takes place each week at 9 a.m. and offers you a chance to carry the conversation. (Which undoubtedly is a great idea given how sensationally I’m recovering from seven flights in six days!)
Use the comments below to submit an entry. No more than one per person, please. Submit early if you prefer, and I’ll pick from that batch to get rolling, then monitor new entries once we go live.
UPDATE 9 a.m.: And away we go …
turk482: Everyone seems focused on a top-six winger, but watching the Pens in some recent struggles, it seems that they miss the physical presence of a Brooks Orpik-like defenseman more than another winger. Neither Robert Bortuzzo, Scott Harrington or Rob Scuderi seem to fill that need. Should this be their trade deadline focus?
DK: It is, actually, as I reported from Western Canada. And yes, it absolutely should be.
February 7, 2015
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Getting ready for tipoff …
Game: Pitt (15-8, 4-5 ACC) vs. Syracuse (15-7, 6-3), 4:02 p.m., Petersen Events Center
TV, radio: ESPN2 (national), 93.7 The Fan
Online: GameTracker / Multimedia / Official game notes
February 6, 2015
Blake Comeau scores in the Penguins’ Dec. 12 win over Calgary. He’s due back next week. — GETTY
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
CALGARY, Alberta — Roundup of a lot of randomness from a lot of time around our teams …
• The NHL trade deadline is March 2, which is almost a month away and, yet, far too close for the Penguins’ comfort, if one asks Jim Rutherford.
“Time’s running low,” the GM was telling me yesterday as part of a wide-ranging conversation we had on the state of the team. “If you think about it, we’ve really only got a couple of weeks.”
Couple of weeks rather than a month?
“We need to see what we’ve got.”
That made immediate sense. Because as Rutherford went on to explain, management’s foremost priority as it relates to the deadline is to find out if they’ve already got the top-six wingers they need. And that, of course, means waiting on Blake Comeau, who should be back in action next week.
February 2, 2015
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Getting ready for tipoff …
Game: Pitt (14-8, 4-5 ACC) vs. Bryant (10-10, 7-3 NEC), 7:02 p.m., Petersen Events Center
TV, radio: ESPN3 (online), 93.7 The Fan
Online: GameTracker / Multimedia / Official game notes
February 2, 2015
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Here’s video of the opening segment of KDKA-TV’s ‘#1 Cochran Sports Showdown‘ late Sunday night, this one on the Super Bowl and Pete Carroll’s madness.
All four segments are right here, also covering the Penguins and Pitt basketball.
BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC
Coming up tonight at 11:35 p.m., I’ll be part of the panel on KDKA-TV’s ‘#1 Cochran Sports Showdown‘ that also includes Colin Dunlap and Jeff Hathhorn 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 the show, too. We’re taking tweets for all three individual panelists on the @SportsShowdown official Twitter account.
