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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are Pittsburgh’s professional soccer team. They will be playing again this Saturday night in the Eastern Conference semifinals — the biggest match in the club’s 20-year history.

Column: Riverhounds could benefit from relegation

By Dominic Campbell, Senior Staff Writer October 30, 2019
No matter how far Pittsburgh’s red-hot Riverhounds advance in the USLC playoffs, they won't have the chance for upward mobility in America's soccer pyramid. This should change.
Lebron James answered questions about the NBA’s current tension with China at a press conference on Monday.

Column: LeBron is all for activism — until it’s an inconvenience

By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor October 16, 2019
LeBron James recently addressed Daryl Morey’s comments and the ensuing fallout from China, resulting in a stunning display of tone-deafness from an individual typically known for adept social commentary.
Column: State-by-state pay-to-play bills are only a start

Column: State-by-state pay-to-play bills are only a start

By Dominic Campbell, Senior Staff Writer October 9, 2019
The state-by-state approach to passing pay-to-play bills could lead to discrepancies in athlete pay and recruiting disadvantages within those states that don’t catch up in time.
Teddy Bridgewater (5) of the New Orleans Saints throws the ball during the second half of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on Oct. 6 in New Orleans.

Waiver Wire Weekly: Surviving the Week 6 byes

By Adin Link, Staff Writer October 8, 2019
With the Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts all on bye weeks, make sure to grab one of these players to fill the void.
Offensive coordinator Mark Whipple joined the team this season.

Agree to disagree: Pitt football overreactions

By Sam Krimins and Sean Tierney September 5, 2019
Should Kenny Pickett be benched? Should Pat Narduzzi be fired? We address these and more Pitt football overreactions in this column.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (19) reacts after a second-half touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Steelers won, 20-17.

Take 5: Colts, Contracts and Corruption

By The Pitt News Staff August 28, 2019
With football season just around the corner, The Pitt News sports staff tackles everything from Andrew Luck’s retirement to the NCAA’s questionable transfer rules.
Pitt football upset Penn State in 2016 with a last-minute interception and a final score of 42-39.

Stress-inducing moments from Pitt sports

By Trent Leonard, Staff Writer April 22, 2019
Finals week is one of the most stressful times of the year, but you might feel more at ease after revisiting some of these anxiety-inducing Pitt games.
Pitt Athletic’s current website.

Column: A requiem for Pitt Athletics’ old online layout

By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor April 16, 2019
Along with drastic new changes to its color scheme, logo and uniforms, Pitt Athletics also made some new changes to its website. But in this case, newer doesn’t mean better.
Duke's Zion Williamson (1) falls to the court under North Carolina's Luke Maye (32), injuring himself and damaging his shoe during the first half of the game on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.

Take 5: WWZD: What Will Zion Do

By Pitt News Staff February 27, 2019
No one knows for sure what any athletes’ futures hold, but people can speculate. Morant will make it, Zion should come back, the Phillies should walk away from Bryce and Murray needs to throw.
Kofi Kingston, pictured here at the September 2016 WWE Raw Tag Team Championship, was a last minute addition to the Elimination Chamber.

WWE needs to let Kofi Kingston fly

By Alexa Marzina, Staff Writer February 18, 2019
WWE superstar Kofi Kingston is in his late 30s and still has as much dexterity and agility as an Olympic gymnast, but has yet to hold a world title in WWE.
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