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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

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Pitt falls in first round of ACC Tournament

By Ryan Reichardt / Staff Writer April 20, 2016

Pitt women’s tennis struggled to put up a fight against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first round of the ACC Women’s Tennis Tournament. Pitt traveled down to Cary, North Carolina, to face off...

Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Pitt thwarts Youngstown State in mid-week showdown

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / Staff Writer April 20, 2016

In enemy territory, the Pitt baseball team had no problem icing the Youngstown State University Penguins. Thanks to a quick 6-0 lead against YSU, the Panthers defeated their Ohio rivals by a score of...

Matt Canada enters his first year as Pitts offensive coordinator in 2016.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

O, Canada: Matt Canada’s coaching journey

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer April 20, 2016

It was 5:30 in the morning in 1996. Instead of sleeping, a then 23-year-old Matt Canada was hanging a banner for the Indianapolis 500 on a bridge on 16th Street in the city. He was serving as Butler University’s...

Chicago Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward catches a fly ball off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals Kolten Wong during the seventh inning on Monday, April 18, 2016, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (TNS)

Fans too quick to go haywire over Heyward

By Chris Puzia / Contributing Editor April 20, 2016

Jason Heyward might now have a $184 million contract in his pocket, but on Monday, that money also earned him nearly 44,000 Cardinals fans who want him to fail. After Heyward chose Chicago over his one-time...

Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi gets the Panthers ready for their first ACC game of the season against the Tar Heels.  Jeff Ahearn | Senior Staff Photographer

Spring football notebook: Players, coaches reflect on Blue-Gold game

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor April 18, 2016

Spring football games usually have their fair share of fireworks, touchdowns and big plays — but not Pitt’s Blue-Gold Game Sunday. A rather dull intersquad scrimmage ended with the Blue team  squeaking...

Coach Stallings speaks at his introductory press conference.  Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Stallings winning fans over with strong string of moves

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer April 18, 2016

Kevin Stallings might not be who I thought he was. I thought he had peaked and certainly wasn’t fit to replace Jamie Dixon as the new Pitt men’s basketball head coach. Plus, with his seemingly testy...

Pittsburgh assistant coaches Barry Rohrssen and Brandin Knight call out to their team as they take on Virginia in the second half of the semifinals of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 15, 2014. Virginia defeated Pitt, 51-48. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/MCT)

Former Pitt assistant Knight accepts job at Rutgers

By Steve Rotstein / Staff Writer April 18, 2016

Former assistant men’s basketball coach Brandin Knight has accepted a position as an assistant coach at Rutgers University. An assistant coach under Jamie Dixon for eight seasons at Pitt and Dixon’s...

Frank Maldonado rounds third base against Georgia Tech.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Pitt baseball brings down Virginia Tech on the road

By Steve Rotstein / Staff Writer April 17, 2016

Although the Pitt baseball team maintained its reputation for dropping the series opener, it still picked up a road ACC series win in Blacksburg, Virginia, last weekend. Virginia Tech (12-25, 3-15 ACC)...

Jenna Modic winds up for a pitch.  Jordan Mondell | Staff Photography

Pitt softball takes the weekend versus Georgia Tech

A bang-up offensive performance this weekend led the Pitt women’s softball team to a series victory over Georgia Tech at home. The Panthers softball team (28-15, 7-9 ACC) topped Georgia Tech (17-27,...

Dontez Ford is tackled by the gold team after making a catch.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Standout players emerge in Pitt’s Blue Gold Game

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer April 17, 2016

As a sloppy, defense-oriented contest, Saturday’s Blue-Gold spring scrimmage wasn’t much to watch. But there was a silver lining in Pitt football’s disappointing season premier at Heinz Field. Three...

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