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Post-game news and notes from the Pitt-WVU game   *** West Virginia freshman forward Kevin Noreen, averaging 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds, broke his ankle in the game.  *** Bob Huggins’ first-half technical was a miscommunication, according to the fourth-winningest active coach in Division I basketball. Huggins said he was yelling at Truck Bryant for failing to rotate on defense. Perhaps [...]

Pitt won its third in a row since the eight-game losing streak — perhaps sparking some distant NCAA Tournament talk — and roll into Sunday’s game with visiting Villanova. Here is the early game story.

**** Pitt recruit Steven Adams had 12 points, 14 rebounds, three blocked shots, two assists and two steals in Notre Dame Prep’s 75-36 victory over Massanutten (Va.) Military Academy as part of the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Legends Classic at Ambridge High School. He had four dunks, including a first-quarter put-back that brought some of the biggest cheers [...]

*** First off, a short story. An hour or so before the game, someone in the media room expressed amazement that Pitt was a favorite (two points) over the No. 9 team in the nation.  He said something to the affect “Georgetown could win by 30.” I said ‘No, they couldn’t’ and countered that it should be [...]

Pitt defeats No. 9 Georgetown to improve to 12-0 against top-10 teams at Petersen Events Center. Here is the early game story.

Three former Pitt players — Tyrell Biggs and Antonio Graves of the Canton Charge and Gilbert Brown of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants — are on the ballot for the 2012 NBA D-League All-Star game. With an NBA insider account, you can vote here. The All-Star game is Feb. 25 in Orlando. Biggs, a 6-8 [...]

  It’s been since Dec. 20, but the Panthers finally got a win, snapping its longest losing streak in eight games. Here are some notes and quotes from the much-needed win. *** Ashton Gibbs scored 14 of its team-high 22 points in a 3:05 span of the first half, including four 3-pointers in a row [...]

Pitt defeated Providence, 86-74, on Wednesday night to snap its eight-game losing streak. Here is the early game story.

Everyone knows that Joe Paterno turned down offers to coach the Steelers and New England Patriots. But Ernie Accorsi, who served as general manager of the New York Giants, Baltimore Colts and Cleveland Browns, said Paterno rejected other NFL opportunities. Back in the late 1970s, the Giants wanted Paterno just for their general manager position, [...]

There were smiles, hearty handshakes and what looked like a party atmosphere at the Pitt/Louisville basketball game Saturday night at Petersen Events Center. Of course, it had little to do with the basketball team that lost again to extend its historic losing streak to eight. It was one of the first big opportunities for football [...]