10 sports video games to keep you sane in self-quarantine
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
April 6, 2020
With nothing but time on your hands and zero motivation for anything school-related, now is the time to unearth that ancient, dust-covered collection of sports video games buried somewhere in your basement. Left behind since you upgraded to that last new console or replaced them with slightly newer but also slightly worse versions, these are some of the best from both today and yesteryear.
What are the Odds: Scouring a barren gambling landscape
By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer
April 3, 2020
If you find yourself desperately looking to scratch the itch, here are a few options that might satisfy your gambling urges.
Top 5 basketball movies to watch in quarantine
By Alex Lehmbeck, Staff Writer
March 29, 2020
Day 18 without sports. If you haven’t done so already, it’s time to find some sort of alternative to live sports entertainment. Many innovative fans have come up with multiple ideas already, but one obvious solution is to start binging sports movies at an unhealthy rate. Right about now we’d normally be enjoying the fruits of March Madness and the conclusion of the NBA regular season, but instead we can only turn on the best basketball films available.
Making the case for Pitt’s defensive line
By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor
March 24, 2020
The Panthers return nearly all of their defensive line production from last season and should only improve thanks to a combination of incoming recruits and previously injured starters returning to health.
The Pitt News NFL Mock Draft 2.0
By Adin Link, Staff Writer
March 17, 2020
Each year, the NFL Combine has massive implications for the upcoming NFL Draft — which won’t be held in Las Vegas as originally scheduled, but should still be held in some capacity on April 23.
Pitt basketball’s recent stretch defined by disappointment
By Dalton Miller, Staff Writer
March 6, 2020
Pitt hasn't looked hungry or aggressive during its seven-game losing streak, instead appearing complacent and fatigued.
Reimagining the broken and senseless ACC
By Henry Jackson, Staff Writer
February 28, 2020
The conference has expanded, retracted and morphed in such bizarre motions as to create a loose confederacy that no longer can even claim the very region it abbreviates — the Atlantic coast.
The Astros found a way to make their cheating episode even worse
By Marshall Worth, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
In baseball and professional sports, integrity and fair competition matter. Jim Crane effectively scoffed at that on Thursday.
Duke, Clemson on the rise in ACC standings
By Henry Jackson, Staff Writer
February 18, 2020
While four teams have climbed to the shallow peak of the ACC and the bottom four have made themselves apparent, an astounding seven teams remain within two games of .500 in conference play.
Column: Women have earned their space in sports
By Hope Matyas, For the Pitt News
February 14, 2020
Creating space for women in sports serves success and growth but is only attainable when they are respected as athletes or officials, rather than leaning into patterns of gender bias.