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Panthers stung by Yellow Jackets in regular season finale

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 5, 2016

The Pitt men’s basketball team’s resume just got a little flimsier. Fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth, the Panthers fell in Atlanta to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 63-59. Pitt jumped out...

Women’s basketball season ends in blowout loss to No. 21 Miami

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 3, 2016

One game after Pitt earned its first ACC tournament win by sticking it to the Tar Heels, the No. 21 Miami Hurricanes blew the Panthers away. After a rough second quarter, Pitt fell hard in the second...

Men’s basketball stumbles at Virginia Tech

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 3, 2016

The Pitt men’s basketball team was riding high Sunday, fresh off a victory over a ranked Duke team and looking like a comfortable lock for an NCAA Tournament game berth. But Wednesday night, it may...

Pitt women’s basketball’s regular season ends in blowout loss at Louisville

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / For The Pitt News • February 28, 2016

The Panthers didn’t have trouble getting their paws on the ball Sunday — but they couldn’t convert possessions into points, leading to a gruesome loss against No. 10 Louisville. The Cardinals (24-6,...

Yarnall powers Pitt to weekend sweep over Grambling State

By Steve Rotstein / Staff Writer • February 28, 2016

Nick Yarnall hit baseballs so hard this weekend that he might have to check his aluminum bat for dents. The junior led off the top of the third inning for the Panthers Friday afternoon with a solo blast...

Gallery: Pitt Men’s Basketball downs Duke

By Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor • February 28, 2016

Slaying Devils: Panthers upend No. 15 Duke 76-62

By Jeremy Tepper / Senior Staff Writer • February 28, 2016

No one in the history of Pitt basketball has started more games than James Robinson. And, on Senior Day, his last contest at the Petersen Events Center, he was going to come out on top. After the Panthers...

No. 11 Louisville utilizes late run to down Panthers

By Chris Puzia / Contributing Editor • February 25, 2016

While Pitt opened both halves of Wednesday’s matchup strong, its opponent heated up when it mattered most — at the end of the game. Despite leading for more than 23 minutes and receiving a career...

Finger making strides after icing cancer

By Ashwini Sivaganesh / For The Pitt News • February 23, 2016

It was a late January night when pain pushed Jonathan Finger to trudge halfway up cardiac hill and walk through the UPMC Presbyterian Emergency Room entrance. The piercing pain in his abdomen had caught...

Artis, Panthers take bite out of Orange in 66-52 road win

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • February 20, 2016

Apparently all the Pitt men’s basketball team needed was a dose of Vitamin C. Thanks to a late run of stifling defense, the Panthers (19-7, 8-6 ACC) picked up a key road win on the road, defeating...