The Pitt Panthers basketball team is building momentum as their non-conference portion of their schedule came to a close on Saturday. Sitting at 12-1 on the season, Jamie Dixon’s Panthers cracked the AP Poll for the first time this season on Monday. After a week that saw the Panthers defeat both Syracuse and Maryland Eastern Shore, Pitt checked in at No. 24 in the latest AP Poll. The 2-0 week also saw Pitt rise up four spots to No. 21 in the Coaches Poll. Pitt is ranked in the AP ... Read More
Chad Voytik to transfer from Pitt
As Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi sits down and prepares for next season, he will be doing so with his quarterback for next season likely already in place in returning starter Nate Peterman. But depth at the position could be an issue next season as it looks like the Panthers will be losing former starter Chad Voytik. Voytik announced on Monday that he will be leaving the Pitt program and look to transfer. He is scheduled to graduate this spring semester, will be eligible to play at any ... Read More
Top-heavy PSAC West set for 2016 portion of hoops schedule
With the fall semester behind us, PSAC West teams are back from break and geared up to make runs toward a solid finish to the 2015-16 season. A quick look down the PSAC West standings shows that the division is quite top-heavy, with five teams posting at least five wins already this season but four others showing three or less wins in the league. Here's how it shaped up in the first half of the season: Edinboro (7-4, 6-2 in PSAC), Pitt-Johnstown (8-3, 5-3 in PSAC), Mercyhurst (8-4, 5-3 in ... Read More
Tyler Boyd declares for 2016 NFL Draft
Though it doesn't come as much as a surprise to anyone around or near the Pitt football program, the first day of 2016 will forever be a tough one for the Panthers as Pitt's all-time wide receiver Tyler Boyd declared for the 2016 NFL Draft. Boyd wrote a letter to his school, his teammates, and Pitt fans to announce the decision. "Dear Pittsburgh," the letter opens. "From the moment I first put on my shoulder pads, and dreamed of catching the Super Bowl-winning catch at a field down the ... Read More
Antonio Brown voted Steelers MVP
You can make a case for Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receiver Antonio Brown for being the best player in the entire NFL at the moment. His teammates recognized Brown's greatness on Wednesday and for the third time in the past five seasons voted Brown the team MVP. Brown has put together another outstanding season in which he has caught 123 passes, which is second to only Atlanta's Julio Jones. He also ranks second in both receiving yards (1,647) and receiving yards per game (109.8) in 2015. ... Read More
Pitt’s Lamar Patterson, Steven Adams having success at NBA level
For years, you could turn on any NBA game on television and you would be guaranteed not to see one thing- a Pitt Panther on the court contributing at the next level. But while the NBA still isn’t littered with former Panthers, Jamie Dixon has gotten a pair of players to the NBA in recent seasons as both Lamar Patterson and Steven Adams are starting to carve out a nice niche on their respective NBA teams. The more success guys like Patterson and Adams have at the next level, the better it ... Read More
Penn State Nittany Lions to take on Georgia Bulldogs in TaxSlayer Bowl
On January 2, the Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) will travel to Jacksonville, Fla., to face off against the University of Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) in the 71st annual TaxSlayer Bowl at EverBank Field. The game will kick-off at noon and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fast Facts: This is Penn State’s 46th postseason appearance since 1923. The program is tied for the ninth most bowl appearances in the nation, and maintains a 64.4 win percentage, ranking them second nationally in teams with at least 20 ... Read More
Pitt cracks rankings; Jamel Artis honored
As the Pitt Panthers basketball team prepares for its first ACC game of the season against Syracuse, they will do so as a ranked team for the first time this season. The 10-1 Panthers checked in at No. 25 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll announced Monday afternoon. Pitt is ranked in the Coaches Poll first time since week 15 (Feb. 10) of the 2013-14 season. There were more honors to go around as junior Jamel Artis was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week. Artis ... Read More
Pitt getting it done from the free-throw line
If there seems like one major problem that has plagued the Pitt Panthers throughout the Jamie Dixon era, it likely has been poor free-throw shooting. On more than one occasion the Panthers inability to knock down big free throws during crunch time has cost them in a major way. That's not the case any longer. One of this Pitt teams biggest strengths is being able to go to the line and knock down free throws. It hasn't just been one guy either as the entire roster is built with very good ... Read More
Pittsburgh Penguins prospect recap
A Pittsburgh Penguins Prospect Recap replaces the weekly Three Up, Three Down for the week of Dec. 14–20 due to a lack of NCAA games last week and a relatively crazy week for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. MAJOR JUNIOR In OHL, Jaden Lindo went without a point in a pair of games with the Owen Sound Attack, but recorded a pair of assists in a 4-3 win over the London Knights on Saturday. Nikita Pavlychev recorded a single assist on Friday night for the Des Moines Buccaneers in the ... Read More