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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

NFL Hall of Famer Dan Marino visited his alma mater, Central Catholic High School, on Tuesday morning to accept the Pittsburgh Hometown Hall of Fame award.   Nikki Moriello | Visual Editor

Hometown hero: Dan Marino honored at alma mater Central Catholic

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor December 2, 2015

Hall of Fame quarterback and Pitt alum Dan Marino returned home Tuesday morning, receiving another honor to add to his decorated resumé. But unlike the Pro Bowl berths, the 1984 MVP or his Hall of Fame...

Senior James Robinson lead Pitt in Tuesday nights game with the most baskets.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

After early deficit, Pitt falls to No. 11 Purdue 72-59

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer December 2, 2015

Despite clawing their way back into the game, the Pitt men’s basketball team finished Tuesday evening’s match with a whimper. Led by 24 points from A.J. Hammons, Purdue fought off Pitt’s sporadic...

Jordan Whitehead is the first defensive player to win ACC Rookie of the Year since 1996. 
Jeff Ahearn |Assistant Visual Editor

Whitehead, Ollison earn ACC Rookie of the Year awards

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor December 1, 2015

The Pitt football team swept the conference’s rookie of the year awards Tuesday, becoming the first team in ACC history to take both rookie honors. One day after the Panthers placed eight players on...

Heather Tennant | Staff Photographer

Track Monday night’s #H2P Twitter outburst with this interactive map

By Harrison Kaminsky / Managing Editor December 1, 2015

Pitt football recruits, players and fans swarmed on social media Monday night with the hashtag "#H2P." Here's an interactive map highlighting the location, source and timestamp of the tweets.

Pitt football head coach Pat Narduzzi now has 12 pledges lined up in his 2017 recruiting class. Stephen Caruso / Contributing Editor

Storify: Football recruiting Twitter barrage sends Pitt fans into frenzy

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor December 1, 2015

[View the story "#H2P Madness" on Storify]

The ACC honors wide receiver Tyler Boyd and defensive lineman Ejuan Price as players for the ACSMA All-ACC football team.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

Pitt football places eight on All-ACC teams

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor December 1, 2015

Following an ACC loss on Friday to Miami, the Pitt football team received a conference “win” of sorts on Monday afternoon. The Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association selected eight Panthers in total...

Pat Narduzzis first season brings about culture change for Pitt football

Pat Narduzzi’s first season brings about culture change for Pitt football

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer December 1, 2015

While scrolling through Twitter on Friday during Pitt football’s final game of the season, I came to a realization. Unfortunately, that realization wasn’t, “Maybe I should spend less time on Twitter.” Instead,...

Mariah Bell recovers from a dive.  Dagmar Seppala | Staff Photographer

Pitt volleyball fails to secure NCAA Tournament bid

By David Leftwich / Staff Writer November 30, 2015

Closing out its season with two home wins may not have guaranteed a berth to the NCAA Tournament, but after splitting two matches last week, Pitt’s volleyball team will never know whether it would have...

Narduzzi expresses his frustration on the field on Friday.  Wenhao Wu | Staff Photographer

A tale of two halves: Comeback attempt falls short in 29-24 loss

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer November 30, 2015

If Pat Narduzzi watched his Pitt football team on television, the offensive display might tempt him to fast-forward to the second half of most of his team’s games. After slow starts, Narduzzi said the...

Michael Young shoots over a Louisville defender.  Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Barrage of 3-pointers leads Pitt to 85-76 win over Kent State

By Chris Puzia / Assistant Sports Editor November 28, 2015

Pitt men’s basketball came away with another early season win, but it came with no help from the offensive glass. Despite an early offensive rebounding deficit leading to multiple tie scores, Pitt...

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