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Take Madness | Elite Eight: Nate Robinson and DMV regions

Take Madness | Elite Eight: Nate Robinson and DMV regions

By The Pitt News Staff March 27, 2025

Welcome to the Elite Eight! After the first week, the initial field is narrowed down and ready to fire up more hot takes in hopes of surviving until the next round. Read below and vote on Instagram and...

Take Madness | NATE ROBINSON REGION

Take Madness | NATE ROBINSON REGION

By The Pitt News Staff March 19, 2025

Welcome to Take Madness, The Pitt News’ version of March Madness, but with hot sports takes. For the third day of Take Madness, we have the Nate Robinson region. This region is comprised of four writers...

Take Madness | JUST OUTSIDE OF PHILLY REGION

Take Madness | JUST OUTSIDE OF PHILLY REGION

By The Pitt News Staff March 19, 2025

Welcome to Take Madness, The Pitt News’ version of March Madness, but with hot sports takes. In our second Take Madness group, we have the just outside of Philly region, featuring four writers from —...

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (1) looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Monday, Feb. 10, in Washington.

4 Nations Face-Off, Victor Wembanyama and more in this week’s Take Four

By The Pitt News Sports Desk February 26, 2025

Matthew Tkachuk should be the American captain at next year’s Olympics // Alex Kiger, Staff Writer We’re only a year away from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, and the American hockey...

Sophomore guard Jaland Lowe (15) celebrates his first basket of the game during Pitt men’s basketball’s game against Clemson at the Petersen Events Center on Jan. 18.

Take Four | The Pitt News Sports Desk talks March Madness, football and more

By The Pitt News Staff February 21, 2025

In this edition of Take Four, The Pitt News Sports Desk provides its hot takes on potential NCAA Cinderella teams, the Steelers’ chances of making the Super Bowl and more.  Clemson is due for another...

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns talks to Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry before the NBA basketball All-Star game Sunday, Feb. 16, in San Francisco.

Take Four | TPN chops it up on hockey, NBA all-stars, baseball and TikTok in this week’s take four

By The Pitt News Staff February 17, 2025

The NHL now has the best All-Star game // Brian Sherry, Managing Editor I used to love professional all-star games. From watching stars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James represent the West and East...

Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Skenes pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in New York.

Take Four | Rooting interests, new video game release and jersey discrepancy

By The Pitt News Staff February 7, 2025

Let The Jersey Numbers Do Their Job // Alex Kiger, Staff Writer How many Petterssons is too many Petterssons? That’s a question the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks are trying to answer. The Canucks recently...

Pitt players William Jeffress (24), Federiko Federiko (33) and Zack Austin (55) at the end of their loss to North Carolina during an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Friday, March 15, 2024, in Washington.

All about the 412’s finest debated in this week’s Take 4

By The Pitt News Staff January 15, 2025

The transfer portal is ruining men’s college basketball // Ava Nicholas, Staff Writer Over the past few years, the NCAA transfer portal has revolutionized college basketball. What was meant to provide...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Philip Tomasino, right, celebrates with Matt Grzelcyk, left, after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames, Saturday, Nov. 30, in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh sports and NFL talk dominate this week’s Take Four

By The Pitt News Staff December 3, 2024

The Chiefs are running on luck // Ashley O’Doherty, Staff Writer It’s no surprise that the back-to-back Superbowl champs, the Kansas City Chiefs, have one of the best records in the NFL. This season,...

NFL playoff predictions and the NBA’s breakout rookie star in this week’s Take Four

NFL playoff predictions and the NBA’s breakout rookie star in this week’s Take Four

By The Pitt News Staff November 22, 2024

The Eagles could go all the way // Ashley O’Doherty, Staff Writer  After their dominant win against the Commanders, it’s finally time to start considering another possible Super Bowl run for Philadelphia....

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