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Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon accepts TCU job

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 21, 2016

For Pitt and men’s basketball head coach Jamie Dixon, the 2015-2016 season was unlucky No. 13. After 13 seasons at the helm, Dixon has accepted an offer from Texas Christian University — his alma...

Interactive Crime Map March 10-March 16

By The Pitt News Staff • March 20, 2016

Here is the Pitt police activity for March 10 to March 16. Thursday, March 10, 2016 1:14 p.m. 7-Eleven. Police arrested one Pittsburgh man for retail theft. 3:51 p.m. 4000 Forbes Avenue. Pitt police...

Reports: Jamie Dixon considering accepting TCU head coaching job

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 20, 2016

The Pitt men’s basketball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on Friday, but intrigue surrounding the program is just heating up. Gary Parrish of CBS Sports reports that Pitt head coach Jamie...

Badgers kill Pitt NCAA hopes, 47-43

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer • March 18, 2016

With twelve seconds left in the game, Pitt guard James Robinson grabbed the defensive rebound with his team trailing Wisconsin 44-43. Rushing up the court and driving to the hoop, Robinson tossed...

State could restore Pitt funding, Wolf signature pending

By Dale Shoemaker / News Desk • March 17, 2016

If Gov. Tom Wolf signs a Pennsylvania Senate bill today, Pitt will receive more than $143 million in state funding. Following the state’s 2015 budget impasse, which has now lasted eight months, the...

Sunoco robbed twice this week

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • March 16, 2016

Pittsburgh police officers are seeking a man who robbed the Sunoco gas station in South Oakland early Tuesday morning — the second robbery at the gas station in less than a week. Officers responded...

Oakland’s Crime Map for Feb. 26 – March 9

By The Pitt News Staff • March 14, 2016

Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 10:05 a.m. Fifth Avenue at Bouquet Street. Pitt police responded to a report of an individual exposing himself. Police checked the area and didn’t find anyone exposing...

Social media reactions to Pitt’s NCAA Tournament selection

By Harrison Kaminsky / Managing Editor • March 13, 2016

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Pitt basketball earns No. 10 seed in NCAA Tournament

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 13, 2016

The Pitt men's basketball team earned a No. 10 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, as they will take on the No. 7 seed Wisconsin Badgers in St. Louis, Missouri. The team finished the season with a 21-11...

South Oakland gas station robbed

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor • March 11, 2016

Pittsburgh police are seeking a man suspected of robbing the Sunoco gas station on Craft Avenue in South Oakland Thursday night. According to a release, police said officers arrived at the gas station...