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New Zealander Steve Adams, a 2012 recruit, is transferring to Notre Dame (Mass.) Prep for the 2011-12 school year. The 7-footer is coming off an eye-opening performance at Adidas Nation tournament in California.    A year of basketball/living in the U.S. should do wonders for Adams and it certainly won’t hurt as far as getting his grades in [...]

Here is a link to Jabaal Sheard talking about practice today with the Cleveland Browns.

The Pitt offensive line had a slightly new look Monday night under the lights at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex. Ryan Turnley of Hopewell received the bulk of the work at center, with only one snap that I saw going awry. Meanwhile, a big reason for the move is inserting Chris Jacobson at left guard [...]

Pitt quarterback Tino Sunseri reported to training camp Sunday night and made an interesting announcement: No more use of Twitter during camp. “I’m at camp so no tweeting,” he wrote in his last Tweet for the month of August. “Y’all have a good August! I’ll see u on the other side!” It’s a small thing, [...]

In the spring, Pitt senior Chris Jacobson worked hard to learn the center position, even though he never had snapped in his life. But Pitt coach Todd Graham reserves the right to change his mind. Redshirt junior Ryan Turnley of Hopewell may be the best snapper on the team, and if he shows coaches he [...]

BASKETBALL Pitt senior guard Ashton Gibbs was named to the USA Basketball World University Games team, while West Virginia center Aaric Murray missed the cut for the 12-man roster. The team, coached by Purdue’s Matt Painter, will represent the USA at the 2011 World University Games Aug. 13-23 in Shenzhen, China.   In all, 24 [...]

No member of a football team’s coaching staff impacts the players more than the strength coach.

Pitt will play Duquesne on Nov. 30 at the Consol Energy Center in the 80th City Game.  The Panthers’ 80-66 victory over the Dukes last season marked the first college basketball game played at the new arena. Pitt holds a 48-31 advantage in its rivalry with Duquesne. Pitt will announce game dates, tipoff times and television [...]