Pitt category, Page 103

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 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 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 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 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...

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 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 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Pitt baseball recorded its second series victory against a top-10 team in the past three weekends, toppling No. 7 Georgia Tech (9-5, 6-3), 18-12, Sunday at Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta. Pitt won two of the series’ three games after sweeping then-No. 9 Florida State on Feb. 26-28. Through three...

Pitt won its fourth game in less than two weeks against a nationally ranked top-10 opponent, toppling No. 7 Georgia Tech on Friday night in an 11-9 come-from-behind victory. Pitt completed a three-game sweep of No. 9 Florida State on Feb. 28. The Panthers (8-3, 5-2 ACC) scored all 11...

Freshman running back Malik Newton, who enrolled in January to get a head start on his collegiate career, has been medically disqualified and won’t play football at Pitt, coach Pat Narduzzi said Friday. Newton, who ran for 4,053 yards in three seasons at Lake Taylor (Va.) High School, would have...

Sophomore Gerald Drumgoole Jr., who caught Pitt coach Jeff Capel’s eye at the outset of his freshman season and was in the starting lineup for the first two games of the 2019-2020 season, has entered the NCAA transfer portal, Capel announced Thursday. Drumgoole was the 20th freshman in Pitt history...