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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Wrestlers grapple during Sunday afternoon’s match against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Fitzgerald Field House.

Photos: Pitt wrestling suffers narrow loss to Arizona State

By Nate Yonamine, Assistant Visual Editor January 22, 2024

The Pitt Panthers are narrowly defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils 20-21.

Graduate student forward Jala Jordan (14) goes up for a layup during Sunday afternoon’s game against the Syracuse Orange at the Petersen Events Center.

Photos: Women’s basketball loses 72-59 to the Syracuse Orange.

By Bronco York, Staff Photographer January 22, 2024

Pitt women’s basketball loses 72-59 to the Syracuse Orange on Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center.

Senior forward Blake Hinson (2) pivots with the ball during the game against Duke at the Petersen Events Center on Tuesday, Jan. 9.

Takeaways | Pitt men’s basketball shows toughness against Duke

By Aidan Kasner, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

For the first time since 1979, unranked Pitt men’s basketball (11-7, 2-5 ACC) took down No. 7 Duke (13-4, 4-2 ACC) in Durham, North Carolina. Here are my takeaways from the game. Setting the tempo...

Sophomore guard Aislin Malcolm (20) drives the ball up the court during Sunday afternoon’s game against the Syracuse Orange at the Petersen Events Center.

Pitt women’s basketball falls to Syracuse, extends losing streak

By Sara Meyer, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

Pitt women's basketball (6-13, 0-6 ACC) took on Syracuse (16-2, 6-1 ACC) on a snowy Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center. This was the pair’s 71st meeting in program history, with the Orange...

ASU junior Tristan Mascarenas attempts to maintain control of first-year Vinnie Santaniello during Sunday afternoon’s match against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the Fitzgerald Field House.

Pitt wrestling losses to Arizona State following injury forfeit

By Mason Carter, Staff Writer January 22, 2024

After a week off from action, Pitt wrestling suffered a stinging 21-20 criteria loss to No. 24 Arizona State Sunday evening. The Panthers were leading 20-14 until an injury to heavyweight Dayton Pitzer...

Junior center Federiko Federiko (33) dunks during Tuesday night’s game against Syracuse at the Petersen Events Center.

Pitt men’s basketball handles the pressure, defeats Duke 80-76

By Matthew Scabilloni, Senior Staff Writer January 21, 2024

In the preview for the Pitt men’s basketball matchup against No. 7 Duke, The Pitt News believed that Brian Cook’s quote from, “The Thin Blue Line: Perception is Deception,” best described Pitt...

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin holds his season-ending meeting with reporters at the NFL football teams practice facility in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Jan. 18.

Column | Steelers need to boost roster, believe in Tomlin to return to glory

By Elijah Carter, Staff Writer January 19, 2024

While the Pittsburgh Steelers are never terrible or find themselves among the basement dwellers of the NFL, they aren’t particularly great either. The perfect word to describe them is mediocre. But positive...

A Pitt gymnast performs a beam routine during Saturday’s meet against the Kent State Golden Flashes at the Fitzgerald Field House.

Preview | Pitt Athletics gear up for an exciting weekend of events

By Lily Peters, Staff Writer January 19, 2024

With the second week of the spring semester underway, Pitt Athletics is having an action-packed weekend with exciting match-ups across all winter sports teams. Here’s a preview of this weekend’s events: Men’s...

First-year forward Benjamin Mayhew (13) goes for a layup during Tuesday night’s game against Syracuse at the Petersen Events Center.

Takeaways | Jaland Lowe has arrived, Panthers show a lack of toughness

By Matthew Scabilloni, Senior Staff Writer January 19, 2024

Pitt men’s basketball’s woes continued on Tuesday night, falling to Syracuse 69-58. The Panthers need to figure things out soon, or the idea of having even an NIT appearance could fade away.  Here...

First-year guard Carlton Carrington (7) dribbles past a Canisius player during Pitt mens basketballs game against Canisius Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.

The Panthers’ tournament hopes, opportunity for revenge sit on a Thin Blue Devil Line

By Jermaine Sykes, Assistant Sports Editor January 19, 2024

Sitting at 10-7 and losing four of their last five games, Pitt men’s basketball currently sits on the outside of the NCAA tournament bubble. And if the Panthers want to salvage their season, they must...

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