Pitt’s Jordan Addison, Wendell Davis eager to write new chapters in 2021
Pitt’s Jordan Addison and Wendell Davis will enter the 2021 football season thinking they can do better after significantly different outcomes a year ago. Addison was Pitt’s most impactful first-year wide receiver since Tyler Boyd in 2013. Davis won the starting middle linebacker job in training camp and played in...
After leaving Pitt, Au’Diese Toney plans to transfer to Arkansas
Au’Diese Toney, who was one of Pitt’s most prolific rebounders over the past three seasons, will transfer to Arkansas. Toney announced the commitment on his Twitter account, with the words, “Last Stop.” Last stop? 256✈️479 #committed #WPS pic.twitter.com/5dFuCVaoeL— A.M.T (@thefuturetoney) April 1, 2021 After appearing in 79 games and starting...
Pitt will restrict on-campus attendance at spring sporting events
The University of Pittsburgh, already under shelter in place and elevated risk mandates, will restrict attendance at on-campus spring athletic events for the remainder of the season. An update on spring athletic event capacity. #H2P pic.twitter.com/VHM7yE7xk1— Pitt Athletics (@Pitt_ATHLETICS) April 1, 2021 Only families of student-athletes and staff members and...
U mad, bro?: Pittsburgh fans snarl about Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger, Pitt hoops, the Pirates and our coverage of it allVideo
This is stunning. I went a whole week with no negative feedback from Steelers or Penguins fans. Nary a complaint from a reader about the Pirates. Not one angry tweet about Pitt. Not a single Facebook post lashing back at one of my columns. It was amazing. Ha! Gotcha! Happy...
Pitt wrestling’s Keith Gavin named ACC Co-Coach of the Year
Keith Gavin, who led Pitt wrestling to its best team finish at the NCAA championships since 1970, was named ACC Co-Coach of the Year. Gavin shared the honor with N.C. State’s Pat Popolizio after a vote by conference head coaches. Pitt wrestlers Nino Bonaccorsi, Gregg Harvey, Cole Matthews, Micky Phillippi...
Pitt hits ‘play’ after week-long ‘pause,’ but Pat Narduzzi remains cautious
Pat Narduzzi could be talking to his players, coaches, reporters, probably his wife and children, too, and his message would be the same: “Wear your mask. Wash your hands. Get yourself a little distance. Don’t pile up on each other. We’ll be good.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because he...
Pitt football resumes spring drills after covid-related pause
Pitt football resumed spring practice Tuesday morning at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side after postponing drills for the past week because of covid-related protocols. Absolutely a beautiful morning for football!!! #H2P pic.twitter.com/o0pkI3O1iL— Pat Narduzzi (@CoachDuzzPittFB) March 30, 2021 Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi led the team through four...
Pitt secures commitment from Hawaii transfer wide receiver Melquise Stovall
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, who lost one transfer wide receiver when D.J. Turner opted to enter the NFL Draft, picked up a commitment from another Friday when Melquise Stovall announced his plans to enroll this year. Stovall (5-foot-9, 190 pounds) played the past two seasons at Hawaii under wide receivers...
David Yanni drives in 7 runs in Pitt’s 17-9 victory against Bucknell
David Yanni hit and later got hit — both times with the bases loaded — and the result was Pitt’s 17-9 victory against Bucknell in the Panthers’ home opener Wednesday at Charles L. Cost Field. Pitt had opened the season with 16 consecutive road games. “Guys were excited to get...
Pitt sophomore Abdoul Karim Coulibaly will transfer; 4th team member to leave in past month
Pitt coach Jeff Capel’s roster reclamation job became bigger and more important Wednesday when sophomore forward Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, who provided a presence in the paint, entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to university officials. Coulibaly started 20 of 22 games this season. He is the third member of Pitt’s...
Pitt baseball rises to No. 14 in Baseball America poll, highest in program history
On the eve of Pitt baseball’s home opener Wednesday against Bucknell, the Panthers achieved their highest ranking in program history, No. 14 in the nation in the Baseball America poll. With coach Mike Bell in his third season, Pitt is ranked in all five major polls, including DIBaseball.com (No. 15),...
Justin Champagnie will look into NBA Draft process, leave door open for return to Pitt
Justin Champagnie is taking the first step toward the NBA while leaving room for his return to Pitt for the 2021-22 season. Coach Jeff Capel announced Tuesday that Champagnie, who was an honorable-mention All-American and first-team All-ACC as a sophomore this season, will test the NBA Draft process. The process....
Pitt pauses scheduled spring drills because of covid protocols
Pitt football hit a roadblock in its spring drills Tuesday when all in-person activities were paused because of covid-related protocols. Players and coaches will continue to meet virtually, the university announced. The university said last week it has seen an 83% spike in new covid cases. Campuses in Oakland, Greensburg,...
Spencer Lee becomes 3-time NCAA wrestling champion
Iowa senior Spencer Lee is used to beginning a wrestling match. He’d rather set the tone for his Iowa teammates. But the NCAA wrestling championships had other ideas. They decided to put the 125-pound final at the end Saturday at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. The ESPN broadcast team called...
2 Pitt wrestlers, 2 Franklin Regional grads advance to NCAA finals
A pair of Franklin Regional graduates and a pair of Pitt teammates from WPIAL schools will wrestle for national championships Saturday night. Spencer Lee and Michael Kemerer, both top seeds for Iowa, and Panthers wrestlers Jake Wentzel from South Park and Nino Bonaccorsi from Bethel Park won their semifinal matches...
Local wrestlers at NCAAs: Iowa’s Lee, Kemmerer among WPIAL grads in quarters
A handful of Westmoreland County wrestlers advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships with a pair of wins Thursday in St. Louis. Iowa’s Spencer Lee (Franklin Regional) and Michael Kemmerer (Franklin Regional), Pitt’s Micky Phillippi (Derry), Ohio State’s Ethan Smith (Latrobe) and Bucknell’s Zach Hartman (Belle...
With sound knee, Pitt’s Lucas Krull eager to reconnect with quarterback Kenny Pickett
Lucas Krull didn’t get mad at the question. He is in such a good mood these days, with a sound knee and new hope for his football career, there is little that bothers him. But he did want to make something clear: The knee is fine. Krull, a senior tight...
Pitt notebook: Ignored cornerback Jason Pinnock makes sure NFL knows his name
Jason Pinnock admitted to carrying a chip on his shoulder Wednesday during Pitt’s Pro Day. If so, it must have been a light one because it surely didn’t encumber him during running and jumping drills. “That guy made some money today,” Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said. Pinnock, a cornerback who...
Jaylen Twyman, Paris Ford return to Pitt for pro day workouts with eyes on the NFL
Two sides of Jaylen Twyman were exposed Wednesday when he returned to Pitt. He was there for Pitt’s pro day, where 16 former players got the chance to showcase their size, skill and football acumen — all of which are hard to miss in Twyman’s case — for 32 NFL...
With shoulder healed, Pitt cornerback Damarri Mathis eager to tackle again
While chatting with reporters Tuesday on a video conference call, Damarri Mathis admitted he was hiding something. “I probably have a blank face right now,” he said, “but I have a lot of enthusiasm. You’re going to see that on Saturdays. I promise you that. I don’t like talking that...
Pitt wrestling sending 5 to NCAA Tournament
It was about a year ago when the NCAA shut down its championships because of the coronavirus. Wrestlers, basketball players, swimmers and hockey teams were able to complete their winter seasons, and spring sports were stopped before they got going. The National Wrestling Coaches Association honored wrestlers as All-Americans in...
Pitt’s Justin Champagnie, WVU’s Derek Culver, Miles McBride named AP Honorable Mention All-Americans
Sophomore Justin Champagnie was named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American on Tuesday, becoming the first Pitt player in 10 years to receive that designation. The most recent Pitt All-Americans were Ashton Gibbs and Brad Wanamaker, who were honorable-mention selections after the 2010-11 season. West Virginia’s Derek Culver and Miles...
Pitt senior Terrell Brown enters NCAA transfer portal
Terrell Brown, who was the only Pitt player honored at Senior Night, isn’t finished playing basketball. Brown, the third-leading shot blocker in Pitt history with 173 blocks, has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal and will attempt to enroll at another school as a graduate transfer. Only Charles...
Pitt baseball cracks top 25 in national polls for first time since 2013
Pitt baseball continued to rewrite history when the Panthers reached top-25 national designations for the first time in nearly eight years. Pitt (9-4, 6-3) has played all 13 games on the road, but finds itself ranked No. 18 by DIBaseball.com and No. 19 by Baseball America. “Always great for the...
ACC to allow transfers within conference to play immediately
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference has eliminated its rule requiring athletes to sit out a season if they transfer within the league. The move is the latest across college sports to loosen restrictions on transferring athletes so they can switch schools and play right away. The NCAA is...
