Just when you thought it was safe for the Pitt Panthers to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament, Jamie Dixon's team came out and showed what type of team they are once again Wednesday night at Virginia Tech. A very inconsistent one. Just three days after pounding Duke at home for its best win of the season, Pitt fell to Virginia Tech 65-61, once again putting its tournament hopes on life support. Zach LeDay had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Virginia Tech used a 16-4 second-half run to pull ... Read More
Brenna Wise named to ACC All-Freshman team; Panthers to take on UNC
Pitt freshman Brenna Wise made history on Tuesday, becoming the first Pitt player to be named to the ACC All-Freshman Team since the Panthers joined the league three years ago. Wise averaged 10.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. She led all ACC freshmen in rebounding the entire season and currently ranks seventh overall in the entire league. “We are so proud of Brenna’s accomplishments this season,” head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio said. “She has impacted our team on and off the court, and ... Read More
Duquesne women rack up yearly awards
While the Duquesne women's basketball team awaits whom they will play in the Atlantic 10 Tournament, they were widely recognized by the conference on Tuesday. April Robinson capped off a great senior season and outstanding career by being named league’s 2015-16 Co-Player of the Year. Robinson finished the regular season first in the conference and eighth nationally with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.71. She was also second in the A-10 and sixth in the NCAA with 190 assists. She also had a ... Read More
Tyler Boyd unimpressive at NFL Combine
Once Pitt wide receiver Tyler Boyd declared for the NFL Draft, there have been plenty of different opinions on where Boyd would be drafted. What you have come up with is Boyd could go anywhere from the middle of the first round, all the way down to the third round. His performance to date at the NFL Combine certainly hasn't done Boyd any favors when it comes to his draft stock. Boyd ran the 40-yard dash in 4.58 seconds at the Combine, adding a 34-inch vertical, 119-inch broad jump, ... Read More
Kadri-Ann Lass breaks Duquesne record; Dukes ready for A-10 Tournament
Duquesne freshman Kadri-Ann Lass has made a habit of being recognized by the Atlantic 10 Conference. After her performance last week it happened again and this time it broke a school record. On Monday, Lass was named the league’s Co-Player of the Week, marking the seventh time this season she has been honored by the conference, which is the most by any Duquesne player in program history. Lass averaged 13.5 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per game while shooting 52.2 percent from the ... Read More
Penguins trade Plotnikov to Coyotes
The Pittsburgh Penguins started off Trade Deadline Day by shipping offseason acquisition Sergei Plotnikov to the Arizona Coyotes for prospect Matthias Plactha and a seventh-round draft pick in 2017. The Penguins signed Plotnikov in July after the Russian forward scored 15 goals and finished with 36 points in 56 games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL last season. In 32 NHL games with the Penguins, Plotnikov managed only two assists and last played on Jan. 6. Touted as a physical ... Read More
Pitt gets signature win; crushes No. 15 Duke
The Pitt Panthers basketball team has spent all season looking for a signature win, having gone 0-6 against ranked teams prior. Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center they got one against No. 15 Duke and they got it in a big way. Led by Jamel Artis with 17, five Panthers players scored in double figures as Pitt led wire-to-wire in a 76-62 rout of the defending national champions. “We may have had our two best practices of the year the past couple of days,” said Artis. “We knew ... Read More
‘Legends of Pittsburgh’ cruise rescues stranded people at sea
In recent years the "Legends of Pittsburgh" cruise has become a very popular attraction. The cruise features many current and former Pittsburgh icons, such as athletes and musicians. Some of the legendary Pittsburgh athletes aboard this year's cruise included: Rocky Bleier, Antonio Brown, Dermontti Dawson, Donnie Shell, James Harrison, Manny Sanguillen, Ken Wregget, Bryan Trottier, Francois Leroux and others. This year patrons who took the cruise to meet some of the famous athletes got a ... Read More
Penguins acquire D-Man Justin Schultz from Oilers
Following its 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets Saturday afternoon, Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford was busy. With the NHL trade deadline rapidly approaching, Rutherford pulled the trigger on a deal with the Edmonton Oilers that netted the Pens defensemen Justin Schultz. In return the Pens are sending the Oilers a 2016 third-round pick. Schultz is in the final year of a $3.9 million contract. The 25-year old will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the ... Read More
PAC Notebook: W&J women reach finals; DeRubbo named Coach of the Year
The finals of the PAC Tournament are set with another matchup of the top two seeds in Thomas More and W&J. The top team in the nation, Thomas More, reached the finals with a 105-57 win over Saint Vincent. Senior guard Sydney Moss led all scorers with 34 points. Sophomore guard Abby Owings also finished in double figures with 16 points. Nikki Kiernan added 12 and Samantha Cady finished with 10 points. With the win, the Saints improve to 26-0 and advanced to championship game ... Read More