Panthers hang tough, but Duke pulls away late
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
February 12, 2026
A few minutes into Tuesday’s game between Pitt and No. 4 Duke, the Panthers were reacquainted with an advantage unseen for quite some time at Petersen Events Center: energetic cheering from a large cr...
Former summer league MVP part of history
NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
February 11, 2026
Eden Williamson played the record-breaking game in front of friends and family at Carnegie Mellon. NYU now stands alone atop the Division III women’s basketball record book with 82 consecutive victori...
Pitt women’s basketball coach facing federal lawsuit
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By PAULA REED WARD TribLive 
February 11, 2026
Six women who previously played basketball at the University of Pittsburgh are suing Head Coach Tory Verdi and the school, alleging he created a hostile environment, abused players psychologically and...
Gannon men, women post sweep of Vulcans
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
February 9, 2026
Both Golden Knights teams are nationally ranked. By the Mon Valley Independent Pace Prosser scored 24 points and No. 6 Gannon used a decisive first-half run to pull away from California (Pa.) for a 11...
After Bates’ retirement, Sanders begins planning Pitt’s approach
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
February 6, 2026
More so than the exact moment he was informed by coach Pat Narduzzi that he’d be Pitt’s new defensive coordinator, Cory Sanders recalled the feeling. Sanders, who coached in Pitt’s secondary for eight...
Nittany Lions came calling for EF’s Thomas
High school, NCAA, Sports
SPORTS STEW
By By WAYNE STEWART For MVI Sports 
February 5, 2026
Mark Thomas graduated from Elizabeth Forward as a member of the Class of 1972, and his athletic talent was so evident that Penn State came knocking early. His scholastic sports career began in eighth ...
Penn State star McKenna facing felony aggravated assault charge
NCAA, Sports
February 5, 2026
PennLive.com via TribLive Penn State hockey superstar Gavin McKenna is facing a first-degree felony charge as well as three other charges following an alleged incident this past Saturday. A Pennsylvan...
Florida students chant ‘G League dropout’ at Bediako
NCAA, Sports
February 3, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Rowdy Reptiles were ready for Charles Bediako. Florida’s raucous student section taunted Alabama’s 7-foot center unmercifully with chants of “G League dropout” during a 10...
Lucas scores 30 as Vulcans defeat Pitt-Johnstown in PSAC West clash
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
February 2, 2026
Kennedy Bankett’s 34-point game led the women past UPJ, 82-58 By the Mon Valley Independent The Vulcans’ Bryson Lucas set the tone early Saturday afternoon and never let the game slip away. The redshi...
Boogie Fland, Florida blow out Alabama, 100-77
NCAA, Sports
February 2, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Condon scored 25 points, Thomas Haugh added 22 and No. 19 Florida handled 23rd-ranked Alabama and Charles Bediako 100-77 on Sunday. Florida’s fifth consecutive victory in...
Penn State ready for Hockey Valley’s Winter Classic
NCAA, Sports
January 31, 2026
Centre Daily Times via TribLive When Guy Gadowsky was hired as the Penn State men’s hockey coach, one of the first things he asked was when a hockey game would be played in Beaver Stadium. Fifteen yea...
NCAA, Sports
January 30, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jon Sumrall had no idea one of his first major moves as Florida’s football coach had been done before in Gainesville — more than two decades ago. Sumrall gave his players shor...
Pitino honored by St. John’s for reaching win No. 900
NCAA, Sports
January 30, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrated at home for reaching 900 wins, Rick Pitino couldn’t help but think back about where it all began. Pitino was honored Wednesday night by St. John’s after achieving the rare m...
Vulcan men storm back to beat IUP on the road
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
January 29, 2026
California (Pa.) outscored the Crimson Hawks by 20 points in the second half to move to 11-1 in conference play. By the Mon Valley Independent The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team erased a doubl...
NCAA, Sports
By By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer 
January 29, 2026
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez didn’t mince words about what areas of his roster needed help from college football’s transfer portal. “Every one,” he said. Rodriguez didn’t have a stellar start to...
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Allen Greene has opted to keep a lower profile throughout his 15-month tenure as Pitt’s athletic director. As the Panthers and athletic departments across the country grapple with the demands of reven...
Pitt reducing capacity at Acrisure for games
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
Pitt announced a strategy Wednesday that will significantly alter the atmosphere and capacity for Panthers’ football games at Acrisure Stadium. Starting this fall, the stadium’s upper east and west si...
Campbell era begins with Marshall at Beaver Stadium
NCAA, Sports
January 29, 2026
PennLive.com via TribLive The Matt Campbell era at Penn State kicks off Sept. 5 at Beaver Stadium when the Nittany Lions face Marshall. After a road trip to Temple on Sept. 12 and another home game ve...
Witherspoon’s jumper pushes Pitt past Wake Forest in OT
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
January 29, 2026
More often than not this season, Pitt has been a team adept at finding ways to lose basketball games. Falling behind early, missing free throws, sputtering offense — the list goes on as to how the Pan...
No. 5 Huskers streak ends as longest since 2014-15
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer 
January 29, 2026
Major college basketball’s longest winning streak in more than a decade ended at 24 games Tuesday night with No. 5 Nebraska’s 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan. “To beat Michigan, you have to play almost p...