Pitt Athletics has experienced a phenomenal 2024 campaign so far, with several teams climbing to the top of national rankings, but it hasn’t always played out this way. The school has seen its fair share of spine-chilling seasons, resulting in several frightening comments from coaches and athletes. If you’re looking for a good scare this Halloween, look no further than some of Pitt’s past press conferences.

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, at a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) board meeting in Mechanicsburg, PA, girl’s flag football officially became a sanctioned high school sport by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Once the sport is official in more schools and has more teams together, the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) and PIAA have announced that they will have championships at the end of seasons.

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's basketball team will conclude exhibition play, hosting in-state foe Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday evening at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m., and live stats can be found HERE. Need to Know - Exhibition. Pitt vs. Pitt-Johnstown. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 -...

The Westinghouse Bulldogs stormed past the Taylor Allderdice Dragons on Saturday, October 26, claiming their third consecutive Pittsburgh City League Championship—and fourth in the past five years—in decisive fashion, 40-12. That lopsided final score leaves out much of the story, as Allderdice put Westinghouse on a four-alarm upset...

The Steelers’ Calvin Austin III returns a punt past the Giants’ Matthew Adams for a 73-yard touchdown in the third quarter Monday night, at Acrisure Stadium. Embark on a visual journey around the Western Pennsylvania region — and the world — with TribLive’s latest collection of captivating images for Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

In-state 2026 quarterback Gavin Sidwar, who has received heavy interest from Pitt, made a verbal pledge to Rutgers over the summer. However, the four-star signal caller announced Sunday night that he has decommitted from the Big 10 program. Sidwar — a 6-foot-3, 190-pound prospect — had been committed to the...

The Chatham University men’s soccer team wrapped up its regular season, and the players have their eyes set on making program history in the postseason. Since the men’s soccer team’s inaugural season in 2019, the program has yet to win a game in the playoffs. “It’s something...

Welcome to the PGHSN PULSE, providing weekly insight into Pitt football, recruiting and high school football in Western Pa. On the latest episode of the PGHSN PULSE, Nathan Breisinger and Karl Ludwig discuss Pitt football’s dominant defensive performance against Syracuse with five interceptions and three returned for touchdowns. The...

Burrell’s Adam Scheftic works against South Park’s Ryan Ellis during their WPIAL Class 2A semifinal on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at North Allegheny. 13-Burrell (10-10) vs. 3-Deer Lakes (17-3-1) 8 p.m. Wednesday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel. Winner plays: District 10 champion Tuesday in PIAA first round (time/site TBD)

Pat Narduzzi doesn’t have to like NIL and the transfer portal to recognize their importance in modern college football. Pitt will never be an NIL powerhouse able to land the highest-rated recruits and transfer portal targets, but the Panthers have shown this season that it’s always about the money. It’s about the system, and the process.

November 2, 2024 • 8 p.m. (ET) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf) • Dallas, Texas. ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan • Pitt Panthers Radio Network. Pitt is 7-0 for the first time since 1982. The Panthers last started 8-0 in 1981. The Panthers are 3-0...

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:. 1. Oregon (61) 8-0 1549 1. 2. Georgia (1) 6-1...

Don't look now, but when Week 10 kicks off next weekend for the ACC, we are going to be in the month of November. That's right we are entering the final month of the regular season and there is still so much that needs to be settled on the field.

Danny Kanell and Chip Patterson join HQ to share their picks for the picks for the No. 18 Pittsburgh-No. 20 SMU matchup.

Although he’s playing on another continent more than 3,900 miles from home, forward Lasse Dahl found a place on the pitch for Pitt Men’s Soccer early in his true freshman season. While on the attack the Panthers, currently the No. 1 team in the nation per the NCAA’s...

Beau Brungard is the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week. He engineered YSU's first win over a top-10 team since November 2019 with a four-touchdown performance vs. North Dakota on Saturday night at Stambaugh Stadium. Brungard rushed for 176 yards on 18 carries and had three scores...

PITTSBURGH – Linebackers Rasheem Biles, Kyle Louis and Braylan Lovelace were all named this week's PNC Achievers of the week. The trio of Biles, Louis and Lovelace each recorded a pick-six during the first half of Pitt's 41-13 win over Syracuse last Thursday night as the Panthers improved to 7-0. It was the first time on record that Pitt had returned three interceptions for touchdowns in a game. The Pitt defense combined for five interceptions against Syracuse, their most in a game since also having five against UConn on Dec. 6, 2008. The linebacking core, known as "the sharks", combined for four of the five interceptions.

It’s no surprise that Ben Sauls has been named the midseason Lou Groza Award considering he’s been perfect this season. Pro Football Focus named Sauls as its midseason Lou Groza Award winner, which is the honor given annually to the best kicker in college football. Sauls is the...

Oct. 28—Trib HSSN football team of the week — Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils Coach: Greg Perry (1st season) Result: Mt. Lebanon 42, Norwin 20 Record: 3-3 in Class 6A, 3-7 overall #Earned: The Blue Devils were left for dead twice this season, following an overtime loss to Canon-McMillan that dropped them to 0-5 overall and after Week 7 when they were 1-3 in Class 6A and 1-7 overall following ...

Coming into this year’s playoffs, there were only four girls soccer teams across the WPIAL who had more than 90 goals for and fewer than 20 against: South Fayette in Class 3A, South Park and Mt. Pleasant in Class 2A and Springdale in Class A. Out of those four,...