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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Senior middle linebacker Matt Galambos (47) sings Pitts victory song with teammates after the Panthers 42-39 win over Penn State Sept. 10. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Saying Goodbye: Pitt seniors lament last loss, cherish memories made

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 3, 2017

The Pitt football team’s Pinstripe Bowl matchup against Northwestern was supposed to be a coronation of sorts for the Panthers’ 2016 senior class. After two 6-6 seasons under Todd Graham in 2013...

Quadree Henderson kneels on the Yankee Stadium field during the 2016 New Era Pinstripe Bowl — Pitts last bowl game appearance, which ended in a 31-24 loss to Northwestern.

Pinstripe Bowl debacle doesn’t detract from Pitt’s historic season

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 3, 2017

Going into last week’s New Era Pinstripe Bowl matchup against Northwestern, the Pitt football team talked about the importance of ending the season by picking up that elusive ninth win. Pitt came...

Desmond Palmer clears a hurdle at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. Courtesy of Pitt Athletics

Palmer and Newkirk pack powerful 1-2 punch for Panthers

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 3, 2017

With Pitt’s 2016-17 indoor track and field season getting into full swing, two athletes stick out as names to watch: Desmond Palmer and Quadaisha Newkirk. Palmer, a senior from Pickerington, Ohio,...

Pitt C Brandi Harvey-Carr (44) led the team with 14 points in the Panthers ACC opener Monday night vs. Miami. Steve Rotstein | Contributing Editor

No. 11 Miami throttles Pitt women’s basketball, 82-50

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor January 2, 2017

The Pitt women’s basketball team’s ACC opener against the Miami Hurricanes went a lot like the teams’ last meeting at last year’s ACC tournament — a dominant victory for Miami. The No. 11...

Pitt senior Jamel Artis (1) scored 25 points in the Panthers 78-77 overtime loss to Notre Dame on New Years Eve. TPN File Photo

Notre Dame stuns Pitt in OT on Vasturia’s game-winner, 78-77

By Ryan Zimba | Staff Writer December 31, 2016

Saturday’s game had the makings of a special start to conference play under the new regime for the Pitt men’s basketball team. Instead, it turned into a heart-wrenching ending for the Panthers at the...

Pitt sophomore forward Brenna Wise (50) tallied 12 points in Pitts 63-54 loss to Duquesne, her sixth game in a row scoring in double figures. Jeff Ahearn| Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt women’s basketball drops City Game to Duquesne, 63-54

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor December 30, 2016

After a promising start to the season, the Pitt women’s basketball team wrapped up its nonconference schedule in disappointing fashion in the City Game Thursday night. The Panthers (9-4) suffered...

Sheldon Jeter launches in the air for a massive dunk.  Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt men’s basketball holds off Marshall for 112-106 win

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor December 29, 2016

The Pitt men’s basketball team wrapped up its nonconference schedule by continuing a familiar trend for the 2016 season — jumping out to an enormous lead, then barely scraping by for a win. The...

Northwestern running back Justin Jackson (21) tallied 224 yards and three touchdowns in the Wildcats 31-24 win over Pitt in the Pinstripe Bowl. Elaina Zachos | Senior Staff Photographer

Wildcats run over Panthers for 31-24 Pinstripe Bowl victory

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor December 28, 2016

The Pitt football team closed out the regular season as one of the hottest teams in college football, but finished its year with a dud of a performance against Northwestern in New York City. The Panthers...

Scott Barnes officially accepted a position as Oregon States new athletic director Thursday night, resigning after less than two years at Pitt. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Scott Barnes leaving Pitt to take over as athletic director at Oregon State

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor December 22, 2016

Pitt Athletic Director Scott Barnes announced Thursday that he will leave Pitt in the new year for the AD position at Oregon State. After denying an initial report that he was leaving for Oregon State,...

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