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Pitt women’s basketball coach Agnus Berenato announced the signing of two high school prospects today in a recruiting class she calls “the best talent-wise that we have ever had.” The Panthers added Ashlee Anderson, a 5-foot-9 guard from Chicago’s Whitney Young High School, and Leeza Burdgess, a 6-foot-5 center from Miami’s Norland High School, in [...]

The Big East Conference announced today that John Marinatto will succeed Mike Tranghese as its commissioner, effective July 1, 2009. Marinatto served as athletic director at Providence College for 14 years before joining the Big East in 2002, where he is a senior associate commissioner. Marinatto becomes the third commissioner in conference history and continues [...]

The Pitt-Cincinnati game, which could have a bearing on the Big East Conference championship, will have a 7:15 p.m. kickoff on Nov. 22 at Nippert Stadium and will be nationally televised on ESPN2. No. 21 Pitt (7-2, 3-1) is idle this week. No. 22 Cincinnati (7-2, 3-1) plays Louisville on Friday. The Panthers and Bearcats [...]

Pitt received its first verbal commitment from a Florida prospect from the Class of 2009 on Monday, when Weston Cypress Bay multi-purpose back Jason Douglas picked the Panthers. The 5-foot-7, 170-pound Douglas, who has been timed in the 40-yard dash at sub-4.4 seconds, chose No. 21 Pitt after taking an official visit here this past [...]

Pitt clinched its first bowl berth under fourth-year coach Dave Wannstedt in impressive fashion, pounding Louisville, 41-7, this afternoon in a Big East Conference game before 44,055 at Heinz Field. It marked the first home victory for the No. 25 Panthers (7-2, 3-1) when nationally ranked under Wannstedt, and snapped a seven-game losing streak to [...]

In a scenario Pitt could have never imagined, LeSean McCoy had more passing yards than he did rushing and the No. 25 Panthers held a double-digit lead. Pitt took a 20-7 lead over Louisville into the fourth quarter this afternoon in a Big East Conference game at Heinz Field. Conor Lee kicked a 19-yard field [...]

Bill Stull threw a 26-yard corner fade to Oderick Turner for a touchdown in the second quarter to give No. 25 Pitt a 17-0 halftime lead over Louisville in a Big East Conference game this afternoon at Heinz Field. The pass play capped a four-play, 47-yard scoring drive with 3:30 remaining in the half. Aundre [...]

Aundre Wright had his first career touchdown negated by a penalty, but capped a seven-play, 76-yard drive with another to give No. 25 Pitt a 10-0 lead over Louisville after one quarter of their Big East Conference game at Heinz Field. Wright broke a 76-yard reverse for a touchdown on the opening play of Pitt’s [...]

Instead of basking in the glow of their victory at the Golden Dome, Pitt players spent the week answering questions about why home is where the heartbreak is and how to avoid another stunning setback. They only have themselves to blame, after losing twice this season at Heinz Field when nationally ranked against both Bowling [...]

Conor Lee arrived at Pitt as a walk-on kicker not knowing if he would ever play for the Panthers, let alone kick a game-winning field goal to beat Notre Dame in the longest game in either school’s history. “For this to happen five years later is a dream come true,” Lee said after the 36-33 [...]