The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Junior Brittany Knight pitches. Pitt softball looks to improve after finishing last in the ACC Coastal in 2019.

Pitt softball hopes for health, improvement in 2020

By Henry Jackson, Staff Writer • February 13, 2020
After an injury-riddled and underachieving 2019 season, Pitt softball is looking to return to its winning ways in 2020.
The Pitt band currently uses the Sports Dome and Cost Center for most of its practice, but the new Victory Heights facility will give them a larger and more updated space.

Pitt band to find home in Victory Heights

By Henry Jackson, Staff Writer • February 6, 2020
With Victory Heights on the horizon, the Pitt marching band will finally have something it has always lacked — an adequate home.
Kansas' David McCormack (33) is held back by teammate Isaiah Moss during a brawl following a game against rival Kansas State at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on Tuesday. Kansas won, 81-60.

Take 5: Super Bowl, Boston, Brawling

By TPN Staff • January 24, 2020
Who’s to blame for the brawl in Kansas? Why are both Super Bowl participants cursed? And just how many Celtics should make the NBA All-Star game?
Junior Blaise Vera holds Pitt’s school records in the 50- and 100-yard, as well as the 100-yard butterfly.

Vera headlines progress of Pitt swimmers

By Henry Jackson, For the Pitt News • January 22, 2020
The Pitt men’s swim team brought back nearly every member of last year’s record setting group, including speedster Blaise Vera — who at one point this season held the national 50-yard freestyle record.
Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman (pictured) and junior defensive end Patrick Jones II announced they would skip the NFL Draft to play one more season at Pitt.

On paper, Pitt football set to improve in 2020

By Henry Jackson, For the Pitt News • January 9, 2020
Centered on a strong core of returning starters, and with a promising class of incoming recruits, Pitt looks to remain solid on defense and improve its offensive productivity next season.
Maryland-based brewery concocts a strange, seafaring stout

Maryland-based brewery concocts a strange, seafaring stout

By Jackson Crowder / Staff Writer • November 4, 2013

My Washington, D.C., upbringing exposed me to the Atlantic Ocean’s fresh bounty at a young age, making an indelible impression. Now, whenever chance takes me home, I make sure to hit one of the city’s...

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