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Fullback George Aston out for Syracuse game

By Mackenzie Rodrigues | Sports Editor • October 5, 2017

Redshirt junior fullback George Aston will not play in Saturday’s game against Syracuse. He is listed as “out” after sustaining an injury in Pitt’s Sept. 30 42-10 win against Rice. After taking...

Editor’s Picks: Greatest Games of 2016

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor • January 20, 2017

No. 3. — Sept. 10 - Pitt 42, Penn State 39 With 69,983 people in attendance — a record for a Pittsburgh sporting event — this game’s fame was set to reach epic proportions before the players...

Sostek Selects: Pitt football 2016 midseason awards

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer • October 19, 2016

The Pitt football team entered its bye week on the strength of three straight wins but will face a gauntlet of a three-game stretch coming out of the break. With a 5-2 overall record and 2-1 record...

TPN Panthers of the Week: Gillian Schriever and George Aston

By Ashwini Sivaganesh | Assistant Sports Editor • September 13, 2016

Gillian Schriever - Women’s Cross Country Sophomore runner Gillian Schriever continued her dominant start to her second year at the Tommy Evans Invitational on Friday in Akron, Ohio. The women’s...

12 Panthers set to honor James Conner at race on Saturday

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • February 26, 2016

Nearly three months after Pitt running back James Conner announced his diagnosis of Hodgkin Lymphoma, a group of his teammates have found a way to honor their star teammate. The University announced on...