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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

Pitt gave Oklahoma State a fight but came up just short on Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer.

Narduzzi silences players entering Penn State week

In the weeks leading up to Pitt football’s season opener against Villanova, head coach Pat Narduzzi didn’t want to talk about Penn State. This week, he’s talking but is still tight-lipped. He’s...

Juliana Vazquez and the Pitt womens soccer team were unable to covert any offensive chances into scores against UC Irvine.  Heather Tennant | Staff Photographer

Pitt women’s soccer shut out at UC Irvine, 3-0

By Ryan Zimba - For The Pitt News September 5, 2016

For the second straight game, the Pitt women’s soccer team was unable to generate any opportunities on offense, falling Sunday night to the University of California, Irvine, 3-0. The Panthers (1-4-1)...

Raj Kahlon (11) scored his first goal of the season to lead Pitt to its first win under new head coach Jay Vidovich.  Andrew Shin |  Staff Photographer

Pitt men’s soccer blasts St. Joseph’s for first win, 4-1

By Ted Zhang / Staff Writer September 5, 2016

It took three games, but Jay Vidovich, the former NSCAA National Coach of the Year, earned his first win as head coach of the Pitt men’s soccer team Sunday night. Following a disappointing loss to...

Stephanie Williams led the Pitt volleyball team to a 3-0 record at the 2016 UCSB Thunderdome Classic. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt volleyball goes undefeated at UCSB Thunderdome Classic

By David Leftwich / Staff Writer September 5, 2016

It was home sweet home for Pitt volleyball head coach Dan Fisher last weekend at the UCSB Thunderdome Classic in Santa Barbara, California. Playing in Fisher’s hometown, the Panthers (5-1) proved...

Former Pitt linebacker Nicholas Grigsby jars the ball loose.

Former Pitt LB Nicholas Grigsby makes L.A. Rams’ 53-man roster

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor September 4, 2016

Former Pitt linebacker Nicholas Grigsby survived the last round of NFL preseason roster cuts Saturday, officially making the Los Angeles Rams’ 53-man roster entering the 2016-2017 season. Grigsby...

James Conner stiff arms a defender in the second quarter to score the first points of the game.  Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

James Conner returns, Pitt tops Villanova 28-7

By Dan Sostek / Senior Staff Writer September 3, 2016

There aren’t many occasions for a stadium to give a standing ovation to a rush for a one-yard loss, but Pitt saw one of them on Saturday. Because, after battling cancer, a torn MCL, chemotherapy and...

The Pitt womens soccer team managed only two shots on goal in a 4-0 loss at UCSB. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt women’s soccer falls in 4-0 shutout at UCSB

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor September 3, 2016

Fresh off its first win of the season, Pitt’s women’s soccer team suffered its worst loss of the season in Santa Barbara, California, Friday night. The Panthers (1-3-1) gave up the first goal less...

The Pitt mens soccer team fought to a 1-1 draw against the Duke Blue Devils on Friday night.  Meghan Sunners | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt men’s soccer team falters late in 2-1 loss at Temple

The Pitt men’s soccer team traveled to Philadelphia searching for their first win of the season, but instead fell to Temple, 2-1, in the final moments of the game. “It was another experience in...

Pitt running back James Conner will take the field Saturday for the first time since recovering from a torn MCL and Hodgkins lymphoma. Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

No repeats of 2012 debacle in forecast for Panthers

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor September 1, 2016

Pitt fans know all too well the perils that can come with taking the first opponent of the season lightly just because it is a Football Championship Subdivision — formerly I-AA — team. In 2012,...

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