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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

Kalista Walters scored thirteen points in Pitts loss on Thursday against Syracuse. Valkyrie Speaker | Staff Photographer

Syracuse stifles Pitt offense in conference loss

By Chris Puzia / Assistant Sports Editor January 15, 2016

The Pitt women’s basketball team traveled to Syracuse Thursday, hoping to take home its first conference win of the year, but more sloppy play extended that drought. The Panthers (8-9, 0-4 ACC) fell...

Mens Basketball lost 41 to 59 to the Louisville Cardinals at the KFC Yum! Center on Thursday.  Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

Hapless offense dooms Pitt at Louisville

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor January 15, 2016

At the KFC Yum! Center on Thursday evening, the Pitt offense never tasted success. The No. 20 Panthers shot an abysmal 26.1 percent from the field, falling to the No. 20 Louisville Cardinals 59-41 in...

Mens basketball coach Jamie Dixon prepares the team for the matchup against Louisville this Thursday.  Nikki Moriello  | Visual Editor

Preview: No. 20 Panthers prep to take on No. 21 Louisville Cardinals

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor January 14, 2016

PREDICTION: PITT 88 LOUISVILLE 81 Pitt has surrendered 80-plus points to opponents in its last two contests, and after Louisville suffered through a poor shooting performance in its loss to Clemson Sunday,...

Military bowl generates $17 million in revenue for Annapolis/Washington

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor January 14, 2016

Even though the Pitt football team struggled in the 2015 Military Bowl, losing to the Navy Midshipmen 44-28, the team helped provide different kind of win that week in Maryland. The Military Bowl announced...

Mens basketball coach Jamie Dixon prepares the team for the matchup against Louisville this Thursday.  Nikki Moriello  | Visual Editor

Dixon, Pitt ready for road test at No. 21 Louisville

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor January 13, 2016

While the Pitt men’s basketball team won its first and only road game of the season Saturday, its next opponent should prove a more formidable test. On Thursday, the No. 20/17 Panthers face their toughest...

Derrick Henry (2) of the Alabama Crimson Tide strikes a Heisman pose after scoring in the fourth quarter during the National Championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Jan. 11, 2016 in Glendale, Ariz. Alabama won 45-40. (Charles Baus/CSM/Zuma Press/TNS)

Expand College Football Playoff to eight teams

By Chris Puzia / Assistant Sports Editor January 13, 2016

I can’t be the only one sick of Alabama’s football dynasty after the Crimson Tide won their fourth national championship in seven years on Monday. For myself and everyone else wanting more diversity...

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker, Vontaze Burfict (55) hit and concussed Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown in Sundays post-season game. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/MCT)

Burfict problematic, not the problem in NFL’s roughness epidemic

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor January 11, 2016

Vontaze Burfict and Adam “Pacman” Jones signed, sealed and delivered a playoff victory to the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday. Thanks to the two Cincinnati Bengals’ defenders’ personal foul calls...

Jamel Artis pushes the ball inside against Notre Dame.  Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

Pitt basketball jumps in both polls following road win

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor January 11, 2016

Following an impressive road win in South Bend, Indiana, the Pitt men’s basketball team saw its rankings jump Monday afternoon. The Panthers’ (14-1, 3-0 ACC) placing spot in the USA Today Sports coaches...

Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

Whitehead named to FWAA All-Freshman Team

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor January 11, 2016

Jordan Whitehead’s big freshman season just earned him another honor. The Football Writers Association of America named the Pitt football safety to its 15th annual Freshman All-American team as one...

Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

Offensive efficiency carrying Pitt to conference success

By Chris Puzia / Assistant Sports Editor January 10, 2016

When the No. 24 Pitt men’s basketball team was averaging more than 80 points per game in December, it was tempting to attribute its success to the lesser competition. With the team’s first two conference...

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