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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 head coach Pat Narduzzi received the 18th verbal commitment to his second full recruiting class as head coach Friday night.

Pitt football recruiting update: Two recruits added to 2017 class

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 28, 2016

Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi added the eighth and ninth verbal commitments to his second full recruiting class this past week. On June 22, three-star offensive lineman Carson Van Lynn announced...

Alcohol sales among changes coming to Pitts Heinz Field games

Alcohol sales among changes coming to Pitt’s Heinz Field games

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 27, 2016

Athletic director Scott Barnes announced several new enhancements to the fan experience for the 2016 Pitt football season on Monday, including bringing alcohol sales to the public at Heinz Field. Along...

Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes will oversee the athletic department restructering plan. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt Athletics unveils strategic plan for long-term growth

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 24, 2016

Pitt athletics unveiled a detailed strategic plan for the next three-to-five years in a letter from Athletic Director Scott Barnes on Thursday. “[The plan] is the product of thorough assessment, detailed...

Head coach Pat Narduzzi now has seven pledges for his second full recruiting class at Pitt.  Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt football 2017 recruiting class gains two new commits, loses one

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 21, 2016

Pitt football’s 2017 recruiting class gained two new verbal commitments and lost one this past week. Three-star running back Todd Sibley and two-star offensive lineman Owen Drexel announced their...

Dustin Johnson acknowledges the crowd after making a putt on the 17th green Sunday morning. Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

No shortage of drama at 116th U.S. Open at Oakmont

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 20, 2016

The 2016 U.S. Open Championship returned this past weekend to historic Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, for the ninth time –– more than any other course in the world. Praised as one...

LeBron James won his third NBA championship and third NBA Finals MVP in historic fashion. (TNS)

Cavs’ improbable title win vindicates Coach Lue

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 20, 2016

The old saying goes, “There’s no crying in baseball,” but there sure is a lot of it in basketball –– at least when you pull off the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. Led by an otherworldly...

Fans pack Downtown for Penguins victory parade

Fans pack Downtown for Penguins victory parade

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 15, 2016

A record-breaking crowd descended upon Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday to see the Pittsburgh Penguins parade through the streets with their fourth Stanley Cup. City officials expected a crowd of 375,000...

Pitcher T.J. Zeuch is one of five Pitt Panthers selected in the 2016 MLB Draft. - Credit: Jeffrey Gamza/Pitt Athletics

Zeuch headlines five Panthers selected in 2016 MLB Draft

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor June 14, 2016

Junior pitcher T.J. Zeuch became Pitt’s first player taken in the first round of the MLB Draft in 35 years Thursday night. By the end of the 2016 MLB Draft, five Panthers heard their names called. Zeuch...

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