House vs NCAA deal reached, but questions remain about Pitt implementation

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer • August 26, 2025

On July 1, The House vs NCAA settlement officially went into effect – meaning student athletes at Pitt are set to receive financial compensation for their enrollment in the NCAA.

Satire | Environmental mascots miss the mark

By Ari Meyer, Staff Writer • April 3, 2025

The NCAA officially groups all of the mascots in Division I athletics into nine categories — bears, birds, cats, dogs, miscellaneous, mythical, other animals, people and weather/elemental. For example,...

The Pitt News Sports Desk makes their picks for inter-newspaper challenge

By Robert Thompson, Staff Writer • March 19, 2025

Sports sections from six college newspapers across the greater Pittsburgh area are competing to see which school’s writers can put together the best bracket.  On Monday night, The Pitt News Sports...

The Pitt News Sports Podcast | Inside the NCAA and college basketball

By Jermaine Sykes and Matthew Scabilloni • March 1, 2024

Jermaine Sykes sits down with returning guest and senior staff writer Matthew Scabilloni on “The Pitt News Sports Podcast” to discuss the new NCAA Football 25, the recent change of two major rules in NCAA women’s volleyball and Pitt men’s and women’s basketball programs.

Photos: Men’s basketball loses to Syracuse 69-58

By Nate Yonamine, Assistant Visual Editor • January 16, 2024

The Pitt Panthers lost to the Syracuse Orange 69-58 on Tuesday night at the Petersen Events Center.

Opinion | USA Swimming’s new transgender athlete rule is necessary but lacks research

By Ben Mankowski, Staff Columnist • March 17, 2022

USA Swimming’s new transgender rule is necessary to preserve competition, but lacks scholarly research.

Column | Don’t forget who kept NIL off the table for college athletes

By Stephen Thompson, Senior Staff Writer • July 14, 2021

The same institutions and people that actively campaigned against the mildest of player compensation solutions — releasing name, image and likeness rights to the athletes — are now attempting to pull an ambitious 180 and jump on the bandwagon long after it has left.

Supreme Court unanimously rules against NCAA’s cap on student-athlete educational compensation

By Dalton Coppola, Sports Editor • June 23, 2021

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday against the NCAA and its regulations that put a $5,000 limit on education-related benefits.

Editorial | The NCAA failed its female athletes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 22, 2021

The NCAA’s failure to provide equal amenities for men and women’s basketball teams is inexcusable.

NCAA Fall sports update: Everything you need to know

By Camryn Simons, Staff Writer • November 20, 2020

In response to COVID-19, most fall sports will play championships in the spring. Here’s everything you need to know on the status of each fall season.