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Super Bowl loss, other factors drive Aaron Donald

To stay a cut above the competition, Aaron Donald again trained this offseason by dodging knives. Fake blades, of course. But the results from the reaction exercises have certainly been real. The two-time reigning AP Defensive Player of the Year for the Los Angeles Rams by way of Pitt and...
Pitt’s Jeff Capel offers up-close insight on NBA Draft

Jeff Capel’s interest in this year’s NBA Draft goes beyond that of most Pittsburghers, actually most people in general. Before he became Pitt’s coach, Capel was directly involved in recruiting Duke stars Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish. When the NBA Draft opens June 20, Williamson is the likely...
Injuries don’t slow down Hampton grad Nate Sloan on Pitt track team

Nate Sloan has battled adversity for the majority of his college career. So on what could have been his last day of it, he was going to take some chances. The Hampton graduate challenged — and nearly defeated — indoor track and field national champion Yared Nuguse of Notre Dame...
Pitt adds graduate transfer linebacker Kylan Johnson to roster

Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi added experience to his linebacker group Wednesday when graduate transfer Kylan Johnson officially joined the team from the University of Florida. Johnson earned three letters for the Gators, starting a total of nine games over three seasons (2016-18). His career totals include 83 tackles, 5 1/2...
Karim Coulibaly signs with Pitt, becomes 4th member of Jeff Capel’s class

Forward Karim Coulibaly, who verbally committed to Pitt on Feb. 15, signed his scholarship agreement Tuesday and will join the team this season. Coulibaly (6-foot-8, 220 pounds) is the fourth member of coach Jeff Capel’s 2019 recruiting class to sign. All four members of Pitt’s 2019 class have signed with...
Junior college guard signs papers to join Pitt basketball

Ryan Murphy made his commitment to Pitt official Friday when the former junior college guard signed his aid agreement. He had verbally committed to the Panthers on May 8. Murphy, who has played at Charlotte and New Mexico Junior College, will get an opportunity to become the 3-point shooter Pitt...
Pitt isn’t only school with a morning kickoff

Tailgaters may have to rise a bit earlier than they might like on a Saturday morning, but Pitt won’t be the only school with an 11 a.m. start time this season. The newly formed ACC Network, which will launch Aug. 29 with a telecast of Georgia Tech’s game at defending...
ESPN puts Pitt football under the lights for 2 more games

Pitt will play at least three of its 12 regular-season games under the lights after ESPN announced Thursday it will televise Panthers games nationally Oct. 18 (Friday) and Nov. 14 (Thursday). Pitt will play at Syracuse’s Carrier Dome on Oct. 18 with a 7 p.m. kickoff and against North Carolina...
Morning and night, Pitt goes nearly round the clock for is first two games

The ACC has announced start times for Pitt’s first two football games — one late, one early. Pitt goes under the lights at Heinz Field for its opener Aug. 31 vs. Virginia. 7:30 p.m. kick. Also, there's an 11 a.m. kick for the Ohio game Sept. 7, also at HF....
Pitt coach Mike Bell finds hope in 9-4 loss to West Virginia at PNC ParkVideo

Pitt’s game with West Virginia on Tuesday night had been all but officially decided by the eighth inning when catcher Cole MacLaren came to the plate. The Panthers were on their way to a 9-4 loss to the Mountaineers in the baseball version of the Backyard Brawl, but the significance...
Pitt basketball loses out on juco big man Khadim Sy

Pitt coach Jeff Capel missed on landing a desperately needed big man Monday night when Khadim Sy, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Daytona (Fla.) Community College, announced on his Twitter account he plans to enroll at Ole Miss. He chose from three finalists, the others being Pitt and East Carolina....
Pitt baseball readies for 1st game at PNC Park in 10 years

Mike Bell, Pitt’s first-year baseball coach, was pleased to see his team rise up and win a weekend series against then-No. 14 North Carolina. But he wasn’t surprised. That emotion would go against everything he has preached since the first day he met with his team a year ago. “It...
South Carolina newspaper ranks Pitt’s Narduzzi 9th among 28 ACC, SEC coaches

When you consider he’s competing against three coaches who have won nine national championships, Pat Narduzzi’s ninth-place finish in the Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier’s ranking of all 28 SEC and ACC coaches shows a measure of respect for the Pitt coach. Among ACC coaches, he was fourth behind only...
Pitt scores second consecutive upset of nationally ranked North Carolina

Pitt recorded its second consecutive stunning victory against a nationally ranked North Carolina team Friday, defeating the No. 11 Tar Heels, 7-1, at Charles L. Cost Field. The game was the first between the teams since Pitt upset then-No. 5 North Carolina in the 2018 ACC Tournament. “It was another...
Vikings release former Pitt lineman Adam Bisnowaty

At 6-foot-6, 305 pounds and with youth on his side, chances are good that Adam Bisnowaty will find himself in some NFL training camp this summer. But the former Pitt offensive tackle was released Wednesday by the Minnesota Vikings, his fourth NFL team. The Vikings were overstocked on the line...
Pitt lands guard from New Mexico Junior College

Pitt’s 2019 recruiting class grew to four players Wednesday when junior-college guard Ryan Murphy told coach Jeff Capel he plans to enroll this year. Murphy, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds, is rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com after he averaged 18.5 points per game last season at New Mexico Junior College. He...

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