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Editorial: Human trafficking is a bigger problem than we’d like to admit

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 25, 2019

Human trafficking is a widespread, serious issue that hits closer to home than expected — including here in western Pennsylvania.

QBs don’t need to be elite

By Colin Martin | Staff Writer • February 7, 2018

Baltimore Ravens long-snapper Morgan Cox ordered a bundle of 15 shirts for Ravens players to wear in August of 2016. On each shirt was the face of their quarterback, Joe Flacco, and a single word — “elite.” The...

Pitt professor’s model miscalculates Super Bowl prediction

By Michael Nitti | For the Pitt News • February 6, 2018

Pitt associate professor Konstantinos Pelechrinis predicted the Patriots would win the Super Bowl last week. Or, more accurately, his model did. Pelechrinis has been teaching at the School of Computing...

NFL: heighten safety or hamper the game

By Will Schulman | Columnist • January 31, 2018

Getting into formation with teammates, you stare across the field at the quarterback's eyes and hear him shout “Green 18” and “54’s the mike,” signaling players to move around the field. A few...

COLUMN: Like it or not, nobody beats Brady

By Bayard Miller | Assistant Sports Editor • January 27, 2017

Hating Tom Brady and the New England Patriots has become a national sport. Since 2001, Brady and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick have been rewriting the record books. The duo has won 14 division...

No Contest: Tomlin blunders another battle with Belichick

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor • January 24, 2017

Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots was a mismatch of epic proportions — not on the field, but on the sidelines. The talent level on the Steelers’...

Armchair Coach: Tomlin’s mistakes cost Steelers chance at huge upset

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor • October 24, 2016

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the New England Patriots Sunday, 27-16 — but don’t blame backup quarterback Landry Jones. This one’s on the coach. Jones performed admirably, starting in place...