Language should bolster Black athletes in sports
By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor
July 7, 2020
A 15-1 record, more than 4,500 total yards and 45 touchdowns, each one capped with a spirited end zone dance and football gifted to a child in the stands. But inevitably, Newton became the target of people who just don't like all the darn “showboating” and celebrations.
White athletes cannot just stick to sports
By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor
June 2, 2020
But the killing of George Floyd last week forced Lawrence — and other quarterbacks who fit his mold — to take a bolder push into uncomfortable conversations about race relations, a topic that has been put to task in Lawrence’s sport for more than a century.
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.
MLB considering new playoff format — as it should
By Marshall Worth, Staff Writer
February 12, 2020
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's latest postseason proposal is a home run, adding the potential for increased drama, performance incentives and meaningful games.
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.
Can Terrell Brown be Pitt’s Brook Lopez?
By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor
February 11, 2020
Stretch big men are making their presence known in the NBA — it's time for Jeff Capel to embrace the concept at the college level.
Column: Wrestling is Pitt’s top winter product
By Jack Clay, Staff Writer
January 22, 2020
Though Pitt volleyball’s magical run ended in December and the men’s basketball team is still years away from national relevancy, there’s still a top-ranked Panther team to support on campus.
Column | Shocked but not horrified at the Academy’s nominations
By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor
January 16, 2020
This is another in a long line of horror movies getting completely ignored by one of the most prestigious awarding bodies in the world.