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Basketball coach Jamie Dixon helped initiate talks that led to TCU, his alma mater, joining the Big East Conference.

Pitt used a 15-0 run to end the first half on the way to an 82-58 victory over Penn on Saturday night at Petersen Events Center. No. 5 Pitt (7-0) won its 52nd consecutive game against a non-conference opponent and moved into position to ascend to the top 3 in the nation after losses this [...]

Robert Morris sophomore guard Karon Abraham, the team’s leading scorer, will sit out tonight’s game against No. 5 Pitt while serving a one-game suspension for violating team rules. Abraham is averaging 14.0 points per game, and leads the team in three-pointers (six) and steals (six). Anthony Myers, a 5-11freshman, is expected to start for the [...]

Junior guard Ashton Gibbs was named the inaugural Big East men’s basketball Player of the Week following his MVP performance in the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Pitt beats Texas to win the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament at Madison Square Garden. The story is here.

*** Pitt tops Maryland, 79-70, at Madison Square Garden behind Talib Zanna’s first career double-double. Story is here.

Freshman J.J. Moore came off the bench to score 19 points and Brad Wanamaker added 17 as five Pitt players reached double figures in a 95-49 victory over North Florida  today at Petersen Events Center. Talib Zanna had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Ashton Gibbs (12) and Travon Woodall (10) also scored in double [...]

  Here is a link to the post-game quotes and box score.   *** OK, tell me we haven’t seen this before. The Panthers do an infuriating amount of little things wrong – and just enough big things wrong – that they are unable to get out of their own way and lose a football [...]

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – With a chance to pull further away from the rest of the league, Pitt fell to Connecticut, 30-28, on Thursday night in a back-and-forth game at Rentschler Field.   Pitt (5-4, 3-1 Big East) was trying to remain undefeated in the Big East, but the Panthers – much to the delight [...]

Senior defensive end Greg Romeus is in pads on the field during pre-game warm-ups and is expected to play tonight against Connecticut. Romeus, who missed the past seven games following back surgery and was listed as questionable on this week’s injury report, practiced all week. He was on the field about an hour before the [...]