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1 month ago | 
pittnews.com | Alex Porter |Camille de Jesus |Conor Hutchison |Kaitlyn Griffin
In the first two days of the NCAA basketball transfer portal spring cycle, Pitt has seen four players enter their names with plans to depart the program. The group includes redshirt first-year forward Marlon Barnes, junior forwards Guillermo Diaz-Graham and Jorge Diaz-Graham and first-year guard Amsal Delalić. The first player to announce their departure from the program was Barnes. It was first reported Sunday night that he would look for a new school to join.
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1 month ago | 
pittnews.com | Alex Porter |Camille de Jesus |Conor Hutchison |Kaitlyn Griffin
Welcome to the Elite Eight! After the first week, the initial field is narrowed down and ready to fire up more hot takes in hopes of surviving until the next round. Read below and vote on Instagram and X. First up, we have elite writers out of the 412 and Just Outside of Philly regions.
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1 month ago | 
pittnews.com | Aidan Kasner |Camille de Jesus
12:45 am Pitt women’s lacrosse took on Liberty at home at Highmark Stadium on Wednesday. Their 15-6 victory successfully snapped the Flames’ six-game winning streak. Coming into this game, head coach Emily Boissonneault knew this matchup wouldn’t be an easy feat for the Panthers. “Hard work,” Boissonneault said.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
pittnews.com | Camille de Jesus
Most days, Pitt Johnstown sophomore Kaylee Frederick’s routine looks like any other college student’s, managing school, a job, homework, health and a social life. But Frederick has one more thing to balance — when she’s not doing any of the aforementioned things, she’s running ultramarathons. A marathon is 26.2 miles long, and an ultramarathon is any length that goes past that.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Patrick Diana |Camille de Jesus
In the current day of social media and NIL, college athletes across the nation are given the opportunity to make a name for themselves on and off the field. Many athletes have gained a following and can use these platforms in different ways. Pitt senior linebacker Brandon George knew he wanted to use his to do good and support something that meant a lot to him personally. With that in mind, this year he established his own charity campaign, B-Cause.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Aidan Kasner |Grace McNally |Camille de Jesus
The atmosphere at Acrisure Stadium on Pitt game days is unmatched. One of the most crucial factors that build up the strong sense of pride and spirit felt by everyone in attendance? The work of the Panther Pitt student section. Junior finance and accounting major Ian Labatch is the face of the Panther Pitt student section. On game days, he leads the student body dressed head to toe in religious garb.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Camille de Jesus
12:01 am In recent years, lacrosse has been labeled one of the Youth, high school and collegiate programs have gained popularity worldwide, and with that, have amassed large fan bases. From this growth came the demand for a place where athletes can continue their post-collegiate lacrosse career, bringing to life the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). In 2018, The PLL was founded by brothers Paul and Mike Rabil.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Camille de Jesus |Alex Kiger
As students walk around Pitt’s campus, most don’t realize the history they are standing on. The campus is home to some of the richest baseball history in the United States. Though not much remains of the historic Forbes Field park, any Pitt student or visitor can find treasures of what once was. Today, the home plate used in the field’s final game rests in Posvar Hall, and the left-center and center field brick walls along with the flagpole, remain in their original locations.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Camille de Jesus
Pitt football fell to conference rival Clemson 24-20 this past Saturday. After a hard-fought four quarters, a late game touchdown by Clemson junior quarterback Cade Klubnik sealed the win for the Tigers. This marked Pitt’s third straight loss after falling to SMU and Virginia in the two weeks prior. Bad officiatingThis game was filled with some terrible calls by officials — and a lack of needed ones.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Camille de Jesus
November 17, 2024 On Friday night, Pitt men’s basketball took on West Virginia in the 191st edition of the Backyard Brawl on the hardwood. The Panthers leaned into this rivalry to gain some passion and played a strong game. Pitt saw success from multiple new and returning players on the court. They finished up with a dominating 86-62 win over the Mountaineers.
