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Take 5: Shady, Soccer, Superteams

By The Pitt News Staff • November 6, 2020

Does LeSean McCoy deserve a spot in the Hall of Fame? Could James Harden fit on the 76ers? Our staff answers these questions and more in a new edition of Take 5.

Pitt alumni look back on 60 years of The O

By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer • April 29, 2020

The shop, founded in May 1960, was famous for its hot dogs and gigantic stacks of fries that were comfort food to many generations of Pitt students.

Forbes Field phenomenon: Remembering the last flagless football game

By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor • September 12, 2018

More than 70 years have gone by since the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 7-3 in the NFL's last game without penalties.

Posvar Hall home to former ‘heart of Pittsburgh,’ Forbes Field

By Andrew Fishman / Staff Writer • April 2, 2014

While beautiful PNC Park is perennially ranked among the best places to watch a baseball game, the Pittsburgh Pirates spent some of their most successful years playing at a location much closer to Pitt...