Larry Fitzgerald to become 11th Pitt player enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame
Larry Fitzgerald once wore a gold helmet, but now he’s getting a gold jacket. The former record-setting receiver at Pitt will be enshrined this summer in the Pro Football Hall of Fame following a legendary 17-year NFL career that left no doubt he’d someday reach Canton. Ultimately, he got there...
Defensive linemen Eliyt Nairne, Jeremiah Warren bring different kinds of experience to Pitt
The two interior defensive linemen Pitt brought in through the transfer portal in January had formative experiences at their previous colleges. For Eliyt Nairne, who spent 2025 at Tulane, that was competing in the College Football Playoff. Jeremiah Warren, who played three years at Illinois before joining Pitt, was mentored...
Following retirement of coordinator Randy Bates, Cory Sanders begins planning Pitt’s approach
More so than the exact moment he was informed by coach Pat Narduzzi that he’d be Pitt’s new defensive coordinator, Cory Sanders recalled the feeling. Sanders, who coached in Pitt’s secondary for eight prior years beginning in 2018, was named Dec. 28 as successor to Randy Bates, who retired following...
Pitt can’t keep pace with No. 18 Virginia, as Panthers drop 2nd ranked road game in a row
Tough sledding remains ahead for Pitt, with last weekend’s contest at No. 22 Clemson the first of four games against ranked teams in a five-game span. Following that defeat, Pitt traveled to John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville for a game Tuesday vs. No. 18 Virginia. Not since Feb. 13,...
Poor ball movement another of many recurring issues for Pitt
No shortage of recurring issues have plagued Pitt in a men’s basketball season that has been all but irretrievably compromised before the midway point of ACC play. Most prominent has been an inability to finish close to the rim, leading to plenty of missed layups, as well as countless points...
First Call: Goalie fight in NHL outdoor game; Pitt’s Alex Van Pelt lands new coaching job
Monday’s “First Call” sees a familiar Pittsburgh name getting a coaching job in the NFL. But it’s not on the Steelers staff under Mike McCarthy. There was a goalie fight in Tampa Bay’s Stadium Series game against Boston. Former Penguin Colby Armstrong sees his longtime NHL record tumble. And the...
Late rally not enough to overcome sluggish start as Pitt falls at No. 22 Clemson
It’s been well over a decade since Pitt has beaten Clemson in basketball. That stretch continued Saturday at Littlejohn Coliseum in South Carolina, as the Panthers fell 63-52 to the No. 22 Tigers, the Panthers’ 15th straight loss to Clemson. Pitt (9-13, 2-7 ACC) was unable to overcome a season-low...
‘He’s just continuing to get better’: Pitt’s Roman Siulepa developing into impact performer
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes might not have been intimately familiar with Pitt freshman forward Roman Siulepa beyond his team’s routine scouting report. But how he described him after Pitt’s overtime win over the Demon Deacons on Tuesday at Petersen Events Center made perfect sense, if Forbes was, indeed, aware...
Athletic director Allen Greene shares strategic plan for Pitt athletics
Allen Greene has opted to keep a lower profile throughout his 15-month tenure as Pitt’s athletic director. As the Panthers and athletic departments across the country grapple with the demands of revenue-sharing and NIL, Greene has kept his cards close to the vest as to Pitt’s strategic plan for the...
Pitt announces resizing of Acrisure Stadium capacity for football starting this fall
Pitt announced a strategy Wednesday that will significantly alter the atmosphere and capacity for football games at Acrisure Stadium. Starting this fall, the stadium’s upper east and west sides will be unavailable, reducing capacity from 68,400 to 51,416. The announcement corresponded with the launch of football season ticket sales Wednesday....
Omari Witherspoon’s jumper goes for game-winner as Pitt prevails in overtime to top Wake Forest
More often than not this season, Pitt has been a team adept at finding ways to lose basketball games. Falling behind early, missing free throws, sputtering offense — the list goes on as to how the Panthers endured a rocky nonconference schedule before dropping six of their seven ACC games...
Pitt’s 2026 football schedule unveiled, including matchups with James Franklin, Bill Belichick, both Miamis
The ACC revealed its 2026 football schedule Monday evening, including Pitt’s full 12-game slate, which includes nine league contests. The Panthers begin the season Sept. 5 against Miami (Ohio) and host Central Florida on Sept. 12 in Week 2. Nonconference play concludes Sept. 26 at home against Bucknell. Miami (Ohio),...
Jeff Capel content to rotate Pitt’s 5th starter
Pitt men’s basketball settled into deploying a mostly consistent starting lineup through 20 games. Seniors Damarco Minor and Cam Corhen have started all 20, as has freshman Roman Siulepa. After finding his stride over the first few weeks of the season, South Alabama transfer Barry Dunning Jr. has started 14...
‘Expect to get booed’: Pitt’s Jeff Capel addresses fan frustration, heckling
With about a minute to play Saturday at Petersen Events Center, things were looking bleak for Pitt. A third straight ACC loss — the Panthers’ sixth in seven tries in league play — was about to become official, and the modest crowd of 5,572 wasn’t pleased. As the remaining time...
N.C. State pulls away late as Pitt suffers 6th ACC loss in 7 games
As Pitt’s inability to finish close to the rim or convert free throws have remained recurring issues this season, coach Jeff Capel has fluctuated between frustration and exasperation. On Saturday at Petersen Events Center, when those woes contributed mightily to a 81-72 defeat to N.C. State, Capel’s vexation may have...
Pitt to honor Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke
Jonna (Huemrich) Burke was honored to pick up the phone and have Sam Clancy on the other end of line. Clancy, a Pitt graduate who had an 11-year football career in the USFL and NFL, was calling to tell Burke she will be honored Feb. 20 at Pitt’s 64th annual...
The Indiana model: Is Pitt football capable of becoming a national contender?
The magnitude surrounding Indiana’s national championship is still being absorbed by the college football universe. In the span of two years, coach Curt Cignetti transformed one of the most historically futile programs to the top of the sport, provoking coaches, pundits and fans to wonder: How? Programs such as Pitt...
Analysis: Picking out silver linings from bad losses an increasingly stale task for Pitt
Jeff Capel knows Pitt let a winnable game slip away because of self-inflicted wounds. “I think we missed eight layups,” Capel said. “So, you look at that and think if we just do these things and make half of the layups, make our free throws in the game, perhaps it’s...
Incoming snowstorm forces TV change for Pitt men’s basketball, tip-off change for Duquesne women
Plummeting temperatures and expected snow and ice will impact dozens of states over the weekend, meteorologists are warning. As a result of inclement and extreme weather warnings, the ACC announced several game time and television network changes for Saturday. Pitt’s noon tip-off at Petersen Events Center vs. N.C. State remains...
Missed free throws, layups doom Pitt as Boston College wins on late 3-pointer
Last weekend, Pitt suffered one type of humiliating loss in a 41-point beatdown against Louisville. On Wednesday at Boston College, the Panthers felt the sting of a different type of defeat. Pitt battled through a sluggish offensive start and the ejection of point guard Damarco Minor only to fall 65-62...
Pitt’s Olivia Babcock wins another national honor, capturing Honda Sport Award for 2nd straight year
Pitt volleyball right-side hitter Olivia Babcock will need to make a bit more room in her already overflowing trophy case, as Wednesday she was announced as the Honda Sport Award winner for the second straight year. Issued by the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA), the Honda Sport Award recognizes the...
Joe Starkey’s Stick Route: Jeff Capel’s Pitt tenure running on empty
Commentary on day’s news in 300 words or less It’s not Kevin Stallings 2.0, but when you lose to Louisville at home by a million points, Stallings certainly springs to mind. Stallings lost to Louisville, 106-51, on Jan. 24, 2017. Jeff Capel lost to Louisville, 100-59, on Saturday, nearly the...
‘Flush it’: Pitt aims to quickly leave humiliating Louisville loss in the rearview mirrorVideo
Judging by his postgame remarks Saturday, Jeff Capel wouldn’t begrudge anyone for labeling Pitt’s 100-59 beatdown at the hands of Louisville as humiliating. After all, Capel described the loss as “embarrassing,” and there are few other ways to describe a result that ranks in the top five of largest margins...
‘I’m worried about it’: Pitt’s Jeff Capel weighs in amid college points-shaving gambling scandal
The recently revealed college basketball points-shaving scandal, one of a growing number of controversies surrounding gambling on games by both professional and collegiate athletes, featured ties to Pittsburgh. Former Robert Morris forward Markeese Hastings was among those federally indicted for intentionally underperforming during games as part of the scheme. In...
Pitt adds another kicker from transfer portal in Western Illinois’ Antonio Chadha
Pitt’s situation at kicker took more shape Sunday when Western Illinois transfer Antonio Chadha announced a commitment to the Panthers. He follows Samuel Hunsaker, a kicker from Northern Arizona (which, like Western Illinois, competes in the Football Championship Subdivision), who committed to Pitt on Jan. 11. While the transfer portal...
