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By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (12-17-1) vs. Minnesota Twins, exhibition Starters: RHP A.J. Burnett vs. RHP Vance Worley Time: 1:05 p.m. Site: McKechnie Field, Bradenton, Fla. Radio: MLB.com Here is the official live box score. Here is the TribLIVE’s Pirates page. Rob Biertempfel bids farewell to [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media >> The Wednesday column is about the Pirates’ patchwork rotation … and how it got that way. >> Meanwhile, in the big glass box Uptown, the clock struck 13 … Yes, 13 … As in, 13 … The goaltenders get it done, as Rob Rossi reports, but Marc-Andre Fleury [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to faceoff … Game: Penguins (25-8) vs. Canadiens de Montreal (20-6-5) Time: 7:08 p.m. Site: Consol Energy Center TV, radio: Root Sports, RDS (Quebec), WXDX-FM 105.9 Here is the official live box score. Here is TribLIVE’s Penguins page. Rob Rossi and Josh Yohe are on the scene.

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Here’s today’s TribLIVE Radio show podcast, featuring my guests, James Neal of the Penguins and the Winnipeg Free Press columnist Gary Lawless. And here’s video of the opening segment about why Jarome Iginla isn’t necessarily a good fit anymore, complete with Bruce Boudreau’s head on a stick …  

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (12-16-1) vs. Toronto Blue Jays, exhibition Starters: LHP Jonathan Sanchez vs. LHP Ricky Romero Time: 1:05 p.m. Site: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, Dunedin, Fla. Radio: MLB.com Here is the official live box score. Here is the TribLIVE’s Pirates page. Rob Biertempfel [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Morning, lunatics … >> The TribLIVE Radio show today — 1-2 p.m. — will feature special guest James Neal. To listen to the show, just click on TribLIVE Radio. It’s free, easy, no registration. If you’ve got an iPhone, iPad or Android, we’ve also got the TribLIVE Radio app. [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to first pitch … Game: Pirates (12-15-1) vs. Tampa Bay Rays, exhibition Starters: RHP Kyle McPherson vs. LHP Matt Moore Time: 7:05 p.m. Site: Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte, Fla. Radio: 93.7 The Fan Here is the official live box score. Here is the TribLIVE’s Pirates page. [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media The Penguins have acquired defenseman Douglas Murray from the Sharks, a guy that pretty much meets to a T the description offer in this morning’s column, meaning big, left-handed, physical, rangy, stay-at-home, clear-the-crease, good character and all that other stuff. All Ray Shero gives up are two second-round draft [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Morning, lunatics … >> The Monday column looks not only at Ray Shero’s acquisition of Brenden Morrow but also which player and which position his next acquisition might be. Look forward, as always, to your feedback. >> The streak is at 12 … Yes, it’s at 12 … Amazing [...]

By Dejan Kovacevic | Trib Total Media Looking ahead to faceoff … Game: Penguins (24-8) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (13-16-1) Time: 7:38 p.m. Site: Consol Energy Center TV, radio: Root Sports, NBC Sports (national), WXDX-FM 105.9 Here is the official live box score. Here is TribLIVE’s Penguins page. Rob Rossi, Josh Yohe and I are on the [...]