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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
After parting ways with former women’s soccer coach Greg Miller, Athletic Director Heather Lyke hired former Notre Dame head coach and two-time national champion Randy Waldrum.

Pitt’s marquee pair of head soccer coaches aim for new heights

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • August 25, 2020
Pitt’s struggling men’s and women’s soccer teams landed two of the most proven head coaches in collegiate soccer to take the reigns in 2015 and 2017. The program’s rapid transformation has Pitt aiming for new heights.
The Panthers hope to take another step toward the ultimate goal set by head coach Pat Narduzzi to add a 10th national title to a trophy case barren of recent additions.

Uncertainty hangs over season of promise for Pitt football

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • August 18, 2020
Now, after reaching the ACC Championship for the first time in 2018 to earn his first bowl win as the Panthers’ head coach, the time has come for that project to take another step forward toward what Narduzzi has boldly set as the ultimate goal — a 10th national title to add to a trophy case barren of recent additions.
Jalen Green opted to forego the college route to play in the NBA’s G League.

Point-Counterpoint | The case for NCAA modernization

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • May 19, 2020
News flash — College basketball isn’t going anywhere. Even before a pandemic-induced shutdown and subsequent cancellation of the annual championship tournament, questions about the sport’s future bubbled below the surface as both federal authorities and NCAA leadership conducted investigations into top programs and coaches. These questions boiled over when three top recruits were lured away from the traditional road to the NBA by lucrative offers to spend a year of professional development with a startup team in the G League, the NBA’s minor league, before becoming eligible for the draft next year.
First-year forward and Brooklyn native Justin Champagnie (11) was the leading scorer during Pitt’s 2019-20 season with 12.7 points per game.

In the shadow of The Mecca: Reflecting on the Pitt-NY basketball pipeline

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • April 9, 2020
During the heyday of Pitt men’s basketball in the Big East conference — the period in which former head coach Jamie Dixon’s teams appeared in eight straight NCAA Tournaments between 2004 and 2011 — nearly every borough of New York City was represented on the Panthers’ roster.
There are a wide variety of different sports games that can be played.

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.
Following the cancellation of most sports, and thus sports betting, betontheweather.io allows you to place bets on meteorologists’ high or low temperature predictions.

What are the Odds: Scouring a barren gambling landscape

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • April 2, 2020
If you find yourself desperately looking to scratch the itch, here are a few options that might satisfy your gambling urges.
Emily Boissonneault announced the addition of three new players from the Pitt club women’s lacrosse team on Thursday.

Boissonneault adds three new players to Pitt lacrosse

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • March 19, 2020
Despite the cancellation of all ACC spring sports, head lacrosse coach Emily Boissonneault has powered through, announcing the addition of three new players from the Pitt club team on Thursday.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred before the New York Yankees take on the Minnesota Twins in the American League Wild Card game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Oct. 3, 2017.

Manfred’s proposal makes a mockery of the MLB

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • February 12, 2020
The beauty of baseball is in its simplistic complexities, its ability to amaze through the unthinkable happenings of each season — especially come playoff season each October. It doesn't need changed.
Pitt soccer announced last week that Edward Kizza, the second highest goal scorer in program history, is no longer on the team.

No. 3 Hoyas end Pitt’s Tournament run, 5-0

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • November 24, 2019
Pitt's second-round NCAA Tournament game against Georgetown was essentially decided after a trio of Hoya goals in the first 20 minutes.
AJ Dillon (2) ran for 178 yards and one touchdown in Boston College's win over Pitt.

What are the Odds: Giving thanks to the Gophers, Rainbow Warriors

By Ben Bobeck, Senior Staff Writer • November 22, 2019
Senior staff writer and resident TPN degenerate Ben Bobeck is thankful for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors over this pre-Thanksgiving weekend — and not just because of their unique mascots.
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