The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

Upcoming basketball season looks promising for Panthers

Upcoming basketball season looks promising for Panthers

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer November 12, 2014

As I prepare myself for college basketball to start on Friday, a number of questions run through my mind. Most of them involve Arizona and whether or not they can find a way to blow the Pac-12 title, which...

Early basketball rankings analyzed heavily, mean little

Early basketball rankings analyzed heavily, mean little

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer November 5, 2014

The Associated Press released its (meaningless) preseason Top-25 poll on Friday. Top to bottom, the poll seems logically ordered, but there are a number of things that stand out at the top of the rankings.Once...

Some NFL penalties better left uncalled

Some NFL penalties better left uncalled

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer October 29, 2014

Well, the National Football League has done it once again. The league has found yet another way to make watching its product absolutely intolerable.As if watching a professional football game wasn’t...

NFL lacks firmness in handing out suspensions

NFL lacks firmness in handing out suspensions

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer October 22, 2014

And the NFL’s hot streak continues!According to multiple recent media reports, the National Football League sources have confirmed that suspended 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith could have his ban cut by...

Making college football predictions a fools errand

Making college football predictions a fool’s errand

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer October 15, 2014

In what seems like no time at all, we’re at the halfway point of the college football season. About a month before the first kickoff, I made a handful of bold predictions about college football, its...

Price of tickets an obstacle in enjoying sporting events

Price of tickets an obstacle in enjoying sporting events

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer October 8, 2014

It’s been said time and again that the best things in life are free. By that logic, being a sports fan is far from one of the best things in life.The time and emotional energy that many of us invest...

Frustations of a first-time fantasy football player

Frustations of a first-time fantasy football player

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer October 1, 2014

Fantasy football is the worst.And I’m not just saying that because I lost this week — which I did. I’m saying that because fantasy football, together with Yik Yak and inserting lines from 2 Chainz...

Derek Jeter epitomizes the best of Major League Baseball

Derek Jeter epitomizes the best of Major League Baseball

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer September 24, 2014

Last week, Gatorade released an advertisement to pay tribute to the career of longtime endorsement partner Derek Jeter, the legendary Yankee shortstop whose career will draw to a close within the next...

Large payrolls do not always translate to playoff success

Large payrolls do not always translate to playoff success

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer September 23, 2014

I grew up thinking I didn’t hate the Yankees. Then, around age 12, I realized what a moron I’d been and thought about the amount of time I wasted not hating the Yankees. So, I blindly hated the Yankees....

Big Ten conference already in poor playoff position

Big Ten conference already in poor playoff position

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer September 9, 2014

With the BCS era behind us and the College Football Playoff era now underway, every college football game is crucial to the initial legacy of the new system. Every Power-5 conference program is giving...

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