By Kyle Saxon, Staff Writer
February 24, 2021
Legendary Pitt football alum Bobby Grier, who integrated the Sugar Bowl in 1956, must be part of Pitt Athletics’ next Hall of Fame class
By Dalton Coppola, For The Pitt News
February 19, 2021
Fans have begged for an eight-team College Football Playoff for years, but Dalton Coppola argues it would simply delay the inevitable and dilute the importance of the regular season.
Pitt football’s fictional video game ratings
February 17, 2021
The players will be rated out of 100, based on the more specific attribute ratings they would get in the game.
Column | History, location make Pitt a football school
February 12, 2021
A football town isn’t complete without a college-level program, which has culminated in Pitt’s identity as a “football school.”
By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer
February 12, 2021
While basketball and football get the most attention, staff writer Griffin Floyd argues a new era is upon us — Pitt is a fútbol, not football, school
By Alex Lehmbeck, Sports Editor
January 26, 2021
Pitt men’s soccer unveiled its 2021 spring schedule on Monday, featuring six ACC matches and the team’s first regular season meeting with cross-town rival Duquesne since 2012.
By Henry Jackson, Staff Writer
February 1, 2021
The weekend was a mixed bag for Pitt sports teams. The high-powered wrestling team continued to struggle in a tight loss against Virginia, even as the track and field team finished last at the Notre Dame invitational. Nevertheless, Pitt swimming and diving furthered its unprecedented success in a dual meet sweep, and the gymnastics team earned its first win of the season.
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
January 26, 2021
Katie Chamberlain and Katrina Coca are both little more than a year removed from devastating lower body injuries, and their return meant that they had reached the end of long, arduous rehabilitation processes.
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
February 24, 2021
After the COVID-19 pandemic and a contentious transfer process kept him out of action for 262 days, Nike Sibande spent his first nine games at Pitt shaking off the rust. But he showed flashes of dynamism in his breakout game on Saturday that indicate his game is growing along with the comfort of a still-new home in Pittsburgh.
By Stephen Thompson, Assistant Sports Editor
February 20, 2021
With a vocal, five-person contingent of the Oakland Zoo jeering and cheering from just to the left of the media suite for the first time this season, Pitt (9-9 overall, 5-8 ACC) battled No. 16 Florida State (13-3 overall, 9-2 ACC) for most of Saturday’s contest at the Petersen Events Center. But the Seminoles’ size and depth proved to be too much for Pitt to handle in the end. FSU dominated the paint offensively, en route to a 79-72 win over the Panthers.
By Alex Lehmbeck, Sports Editor
February 19, 2021
A lackadaisical defensive performance made Pitt fall short in a 74-73 loss to NC State on Wednesday, its sixth loss in seven games.
By Alexander Ganias, Staff Writer
February 24, 2021
Pitt held Notre Dame to 59 points on Monday, the first time it held an opponent to under 60 since November. The only problem — Pitt scored 48 points, its worst offensive performance of the season.
By Alexander Ganias, Staff Writer
February 19, 2021
A dominant second half from the Cardinals erased any hopes of an upset at the Petersen Events Center.
Death by fouls and free throws: Women’s basketball drops close contest
February 15, 2021
Pitt women’s basketball (4-9, 2-8 ACC) continued its recent cold-streak futility with its fifth loss in a row, this time against North Carolina (10-8, 5-8 ACC) with a score of 81-72. This comes on the heels of a matchup where Pitt surrendered a late lead to Wake Forest and lost in overtime.
Fouls and turnovers cost Pitt a close game against Syracuse
February 8, 2021
Despite a close game in the fourth quarter, Pitt women’s basketball could not bounce back at home against the Syracuse Orange on Sunday, losing 71-67. The Panthers have dropped both games against the Orange, and extended their now three-game losing streak.