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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Redshirt junior forward Yacine Diop scored 22 points in Pitt’s 66-53 loss to Duquesne on Thursday. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Duquesne claims City Game, defeats Pitt 66-53

By Adin Link | Staff Writer November 17, 2017

The Duquesne women’s basketball team claimed their fourth straight City Game Thursday night when they defeated Pitt, 66-53, in a back and forth battle. The Panthers (2-1) hosted the night’s Pittsburgh...

The Pittsburgh Pipers were the ABA champions in 1968. Now, 50 years later, the players reflect on their time on the team — a footnote in steel city sports history. (Photo courtesy of Heinz History Center)

Pittsburgh Pipers: The forgotten champions

By Grant Burgman | Staff Writer November 8, 2017

Pittsburgh is often considered one of the premier sports cities in America — laden with a prosperous history of baseball, football and hockey championships. But the city was once home to a championship...

The Oakland Zoo celebrated the Panthers’ first score at the 93-90 victory over Eastern Michigan last November. (TPN file photo)

Pitt shoots for bigger basketball crowds

By Bailey Frisco | Staff Writer November 1, 2017

Tanisha Brown is a longtime college basketball fan — she started watching with her dad growing up. When she began attending Pitt, the Panthers quickly earned a place in her heart and her presence at...

Adidas’ director of global sports marketing for basketball Jim Gatto was arrested by the FBI Sept. 26 for a pay-for-play scandal involving college basketball programs. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Change the system to avoid pay-for-play scandals

By Will Schulman | For The Pitt News November 1, 2017

The Federal Bureau of Investigation made headlines in the sports world when it arrested 10 people Sept. 26 for a pay-for-play scandal, in which coaches, agents and shoe company employees sent and received...

Pitt is entering a full-on youth movement with seven of the 11 new scholarship players entering the program as first-years. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor)

Preview: Men’s basketball building from the bottom

By Brandon Glass | Staff Writer October 31, 2017

If life were like the movies, this year's Pitt men’s basketball team could sneak into March Madness and win the whole thing. But life isn’t a movie, and Pitt will be lucky to win 10 games. The...

Pitt forward Ryan Luther drives to the hoop during last year's loss against Duquesne in the City Game.
 (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Luther leads young squad in senior season

By David Leftwich | Senior Staff Writer October 31, 2017

As Ryan Luther watched all but two members of the Pitt basketball team depart this off-season, his dedication to the Panthers never wavered. “I knew I wanted to be here,” the senior forward said....

Peace Ilegomah, a 6-foot-9 center, may not make his Pitt debut this season. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Assistant Visual Editor)

Pitt center Ilegomah may sit out this year because of NCAA rule

By Ashwini Sivaganesh | Editor-in-Chief October 19, 2017

Pitt basketball center Peace Ilegomah may be forced to sit out this year because of an NCAA rule limiting the number of years student-athletes can spend in high school. According to Sam Ferry, an assistant...

The Pitt News sat down for an interview with Pitt basketball Head Coach Kevin Stallings. (Photo by John Hamilton / Editor in Chief)

Q&A: Stallings discusses transfers, recruits and “hard decisions”

By Ryan Zimba / Sports Editor May 29, 2017

Coming off its worst season since 2000, the Pitt men’s basketball program will attempt to rebound this year as head coach Kevin Stallings enters year two of his tenure. This season’s team will be...

Florida head coach Mike White cheers as he leaves the court after an 80-65 win against East Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 16, 2017, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Devin Robinson sparks Florida’s NCAA Tournament rout of East Tennessee State

By Chris Hays | Orlando Sentinel March 19, 2017

(TNS) ORLANDO, Fla. _ Devin Robinson's eyes lit up. As teammate KeVaughn Allen made a steal late in Florida's 80-65 victory over East Tennessee State, Robinson was all by himself at the Gators' end...

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