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What are the odds: Cleveland has potential as “Believeland”

By Colin Martin, Staff Writer • October 26, 2018

With both Pitt and the Steelers back at it after their bye weeks, there’s a lot at stake in sports betting. In this installment of “What are the Odds,” The Pitt News offers our best advice on which bet you should take for the best outcome.

Weekly Pick ‘em: TPN sports staff makes NBA game predictions

By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor • October 19, 2018

If you enjoyed last week’s “Weekly Pick ‘Em,” then you are sure to enjoy this weeks, as well. In the second edition of “Weekly Pick ‘Em,” the sports staff locks in their best guesses for the upcoming NBA games of the week.

Column: LeBron James stands no chance against the Warriors

By Trent Leonard | Senior Staff Writer • June 6, 2018

The Golden State Warriors followed up their thrilling overtime victory in game one of the NBA Finals with a more dominant result in game two Sunday night, trouncing the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-103 with...

Take 5: Pirates, playoffs, PGA tour

By The Pitt News Staff • April 6, 2018

There are just two weeks left in the semester and classes are winding down at Pitt. The same can’t be said for news in the sports world. The Pitt News staff is back with a weekly roundup of this week’s...

COLUMN: Two-team league makes NBA unwatchable

By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor • May 23, 2017

Over the last few years, the NBA has developed a clear hierarchy — and it’s badly hurting the league’s appeal. Heading into the 2016-17 regular season, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State...

NBA 2016-17 season preview: James against the world

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer • October 24, 2016

It’s hard to remember a season where so many NBA teams have seemingly so little hope for a championship. Which is why the prevailing thought Tuesday night at the onset of the 2016-17 NBA season might...

Cavs’ improbable title win vindicates Coach Lue

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor • June 20, 2016

The old saying goes, “There’s no crying in baseball,” but there sure is a lot of it in basketball –– at least when you pull off the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. Led by an otherworldly...

Strength in Numbers: Warriors routing Cavaliers without usual star power

By Steve Rotstein / Sports Editor • June 7, 2016

Last year’s NBA Finals was exciting. The rematch was supposed to be even better. Instead, the defending champion Golden State Warriors have blown the visiting Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers...

Finding faults in LeBron James an irritatingly off-base excercise

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • June 19, 2015

In the choose-your-own-adventure book that has been LeBron James’ basketball career, it appears that the final page is inevitable — polarization.The greatest basketball player in the world — a title...