Pitt volleyball All-American Rachel Fairbanks signs pro contract with League One Volleyball
Rachel Fairbanks, the most decorated setter in Pitt volleyball history and a two-time, first-team All-American, has signed a professional contract with the Atlanta franchise in League One Volleyball. She joins former Pitt teammate Valeria Vazquez Gomez, who previously agreed to a deal with the Omaha Supernovas of the Pro Volleyball...
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi digs deep into transfer portal for 7 new Panthers
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi was busy over the weekend, hosting and getting verbal commitments from seven transfers looking to re-start their careers. After landing defensive end Blaine Spires, who previously played at Bowling Green and Utah State, Pitt added six more players to the roster, including a wide receiver, another...
Analysis: Pitt carries momentum, plenty of solid hope into Cameron Indoor Stadium to confront No. 4 Duke
Over the past 21⁄2 seasons, Jeff Capel and his players have raised the profile of Pitt’s basketball program, winning 58 games and standing tall among the best teams in the ACC. Yet in the early days of 2025, there is so much more to prove to exhausted Pitt fans, who...
Pitt rolls to victory against Stanford, stays unbeaten in ACC
The beard is coming in nicely, if a bit scruffy in its infancy. So, Pitt junior Guillermo Diaz Graham said he plans to keep the tough-guy look for the foreseeable future. “I’m going to run with it,” he said. Yet the beard was only a small part of the story...
Pitt gets commitment from defensive end Blaine Spires, a transfer from Utah State
After losing three defensive ends in the transfer portal, including promising freshman Sincere Edwards, Pitt took a step toward restocking the position Saturday when Blaine Spires, formerly of Bowling Green and Utah State, said he plans to enroll. Full Circle! You earned it H2P #1stcommit???? Ant (@anttt88) January 4,...
Pitt Take 5: Pitt plays host to Stanford, seeking 1st 12-2 start in 9 years
When Pitt plays Stanford on Saturday at Petersen Events Center, the Panthers (11-2, 2-0 ACC) have a chance for the program’s best start after 14 games since 2015-2016, when the Panthers opened 14-1 in Jamie Dixon’s last season as coach. The formula for success includes Pitt’s ability to score (84.2...
Cam Corhen’s contributions on offense give Pitt lift in the paint
By nature, basketball is largely designed for guards to have success. When the TV analysts talk about teams with the potential to go far in the NCAA Tournament, it’s usually those with strong play at guard. After all, they handle the ball more frequently than anyone else and, as a...
U mad, bro?: Readers welcome ’25 with familiar angst over Steelers, media coverage, College Football Playoff
The first “U mad, bro?” of 2025 appears to be very similar to what we saw a lot of in 2024: Pittsburgh Steelers fans complaining about the state of the team. Or, Steelers fans complaining about me complaining about the state of the team — with just a pinch of...
Behind Jaland Lowe’s 27 points, Pitt recovers from slow start to defeat California
For the first 16 minutes of Pitt’s 86-74 victory Wednesday against California, the Panthers were late to loose balls and rebounds, handled the opponent’s defensive pressure like they were wearing gloves and eventually looked up to see a 16-point deficit on the Petersen Events Center scoreboard. Pitt forward Cam Corhen...
Pitt guard Ishmael Leggett out with lower body injury for game against California
Pitt’s depth at guard will get another serious test Wednesday after coach Jeff Capel ruled senior guard Ishmael Leggett unavailable with a lower body injury for the game against California. Senior guard Ishmael Leggett will miss today’s ACC home opener vs. Cal due to a lower body injury.Leggett is one...
