The multimedia rights holder of Duquesne Athletics will grant the radio rights to Duquesne men’s basketball, among other teams and coaches specials, to 1320 WJAS AM and ESPN Radio 970 AM, according to the university’s press release Friday afternoon. Learfield Sports’ DUQS Sports Properties entered into a three-year agreement with the Dukes’ athletic department that will allow iHeart Media Pittsburgh to air live game broadcasts, coaches’ shows and daily Duquesne programming throughout the ... Read More
AM Joe: Football is back!
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Thursday, September 3, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Pirates (79-52) will l0ok to avoid their second consecutive sweep this season at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers (57-75) at Miller Park. Francisco Liriano will try to be the stopper for the Bucs. First pitch is at 7:20 p.m. ROOT Sports Pittsburgh At Heinz Field, the Steelers will wrap up their 2015 preseason slate by hosting the Carolina Panthers at 7:30 p.m. before final ... Read More
Pitt announces 2015-16 men’s basketball schedule
The Pitt Panthers men’s basketball team and the rest of the Atlantic Coast Conference announced their 2015-16 schedules today. Jamie Dixon’s squad will start the regular season with a trip to Okinawa, Japan to play Gonzaga in the Armed Forces Classic on November 13. That contest will be broadcast on ESPN as the first of 10 nationally televised contests for the Panthers. The next big game on the slate for Pitt will be at the Pedersen Events Center for a showdown with Purdue on December 1 as ... Read More
AM Joe: Miller Park strikes again
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Wednesday, September 2, 2015. What's on tap for today: The Wild Things (39-52) continue their final road trip of 2015 with their second game of a three-game set against the Schaumburg Boomers (38-53). First pitch is at 2:00 p.m. 93.5 WJPA-FM The Pirates (79-51) will try to shake off back-to-back losses, which they've suffered for just second time since August 11th and 12th at Saint Louis. To do so, they'll also have to earn a win ... Read More
Pitt adds JuCo PG Jonathan Milligan to roster
Jamie Dixon added another piece to the 2015-16 roster on Tuesday when Pitt announced that Kilgore (Junior) College combo guard Jonathan Milligan has signed with the Panthers. Milligan averaged 14.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game last season for Kilgore and led the team to a 21-9 record. He stands 6-foot-2, 170 pounds and chose the Panthers over offers from North Carolina State, Marquette, Tennessee and other schools. Milligan will be eligible right away and has two years ... Read More
AM Joe: Which Pitt is it?
Good morning, Pittsburgh. Here's your day in sports for Tuesday, September 1, 2015. What's on tap for today: Duquesne will announce the school's new athletic director in a press conference at 10 a.m. The Pirates (79-50) are back in action after a much-needed rest day. They're in Milwaukee for the first game of a nine-game National League Central road trip that will also see them visit the Cardinals and the Reds. If the Pirates want to catch the Cardinals, they'll need to improve ... Read More
Former Pitt G Josh Newkirk to transfer to Indiana
Former Pitt guard Josh Newkirk, who is at home rehabbing from his microfracture knee surgery, has decided on a new home for the 2016-17 season: the Indiana Hoosiers. Newkirk’s father told CBS Sports that Newkirk has committed to Indiana on Sunday. Newkirk, 21, had announced earlier this month that he intended to transfer from the University of Pittsburgh, but had not announced where he would be playing in the future. Now, Newkirk, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, will sit out the ... Read More
Pitt guard Josh Newkirk to transfer
Junior guard Josh Newkirk, who had microfracture surgery on his left knee on May 6, will not rejoin the Pitt Panthers this fall as expected. Instead, Newkirk will return home to Raleigh, North Carolina to continue his rehab and is expected to transfer to another NCAA Division-I school. "Josh is looking to get closer to home while he recovers from knee surgery and we are in full support of his decision," said head coach Jamie Dixon in a statement. "He has been an excellent student and ... Read More
Robert Morris releases 2015-16 schedule featuring quality opponents
In the middle of the week, Robert Morris officially released their 2015-16 schedule and look to make another run in March. Coming off of a 20-win season and their first NCAA Tournament win since 1983, the Colonials are matching up against some tough competition. Robert Morris’ season opener will be played away at head coach Andy Toole’s alma mater Penn in Philadelphia. Toole and his players have been working hard and hope to come out of the gates swinging. The Colonials will then swing ... Read More
Suzie McConnell-Serio signs contract extension
The Pitt women's basketball team is coming off a very successful season that saw the Panthers land in the NCAA Tournament and star player Brianna Kiesel land in the WNBA. That was enough for the Panthers to hand head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio a lengthy contract extension on Friday. Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes announced that McConnell-Serio has been extended through the 2020-21 season. McConnell-Serio came to Pitt from Duquesne in 2013 and quickly turned around the Pitt ... Read More