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GoFundMe page hopes to better connect fans to Pitt athletics

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • June 9, 2015

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone with a better perspective on the modern age of Pitt athletics than Dave Jedlicka.A Western Pennsylvanian since birth, Jedlicka began rooting for Pitt 16 years ago,...

A football life

By Courtesy of the Pittsburgh Steelers • May 28, 2015

After a long and successful playing career, former Panther Jerry Olsavsky has been bitten by the coaching bug.

After long playing career, Olsavsky finds passion in coaching

By Jasper Wilson / Senior Staff Writer • May 28, 2015

Jerry Olsavsky thought often about what he’d do after his career playing in the NFL ended. Not because he liked to, but because common sense just dictated it. “You could get hurt at any moment, and...

A new game

By Theo Schwarz / Visual Editor • May 28, 2015

Opened in 2014 by former Steelers Baron Batch and John Malecki, Studio AM is thriving in Homestead.

Former Steelers bring art to Homestead

By Joe Rokicki / For The Pitt News • May 28, 2015

For most NFL retirees, life after football is a more direct continuation of the sport — analysts, anchors and coaches all apply the knowledge obtained from their youthful days into a respective post-player...

Running high: Some athletes seeing beneficial side of the pot leaf

By Jasper Wilson / Senior Staff Writer • April 20, 2015

Not everybody pays extra attention to birds singing or the texture of the dirt while they’re running. But Billy Davis said smoking before working out makes you more attuned to life’s simple pleasures.Davis...

Pitt looks for new athletic director to inherit evolving position

By Kevin Wheeler / Staff Writer • April 16, 2015

With a new athletic director on the way, Pitt’s athletic department could be in for a makeover.The search to find the new leader of the athletic department began in December 2014, when Steve Pederson...

Don’t judge a book…

By Heather Tennant / Staff Photographer and TNS • April 13, 2015

Chad Voytik's size should only be an issue on paper to be a successful quarterback.

Coordinating success: New OC and QB coach Jim Chaney builds a relationship with Chad Voytik on and off the field

By Jeremy Tepper / Staff Writer • April 13, 2015

Throughout his lengthy coaching career, new Pitt offensive coordinator Jim Chaney has transformed quarterbacks from unheralded into unstoppable. At Pitt, he is hoping to do the same with redshirt junior...

Pipers’ Pub provides a Premier taste of England

By Jessica Boddy / Staff Writer • April 9, 2015

You don’t have to travel more than 3,000 miles from Pitt’s campus for authentic British Isles eats accompanied by a warm atmosphere. In fact, it’s just a bus ride away on Port Authority’s 54 line.Piper’s...