Holstein injury situation ‘wait and see’
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 29, 2024
When the subject of Eli Holstein’s health first was presented to Pat Narduzzi on Monday at his weekly news conference, it was half of a two-part question. Guess which half Pitt’s coach conveniently ig...
Penn State could be without starter Allar against Buckeyes
NCAA, Sports
By By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press 
October 29, 2024
Penn State coach James Franklin isn’t sure if starting quarterback Drew Allar will be ready to play when the thirdranked Nittany Lions host No. 4 Ohio State on Saturday. Allar suffered an apparent lef...
The dispute around a women’s volleyball team … defining ‘fair’
NCAA, Sports
October 29, 2024
A member of San Jose State’s volleyball team challenges the presence of a transgender athete ... her own teammate. NEW YORK (AP) — They play on the same team, but they couldn’t be further apart. One m...
Washington State’s debut at 22 prideful for Pac-12
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer 
October 29, 2024
Washington State is the pride of the Pac-12 this week. There really hasn’t been much to celebrate in the old “Conference of Champions” since mass defections left just WSU and Oregon State. Those two a...
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
October 28, 2024
The Panthers will face new ACC foe SMU this weekend in Dallas. A month ago, one of the most iconic players in SMU history was speaking to coach Rhett Lashlee. Craig James said Lashlee’s Mustangs remin...
Colorado becomes bowl eligible with 34-23 win
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw a pair of touchdown passes to Travis Hunter and ran for a score to help Colorado become bowl-eligible with a 34-23 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night. Sa...
Miami in top five for first time since 2017
NCAA, Sports
By By ERIC OLSON AP 
October 28, 2024
Miami edged ahead of Texas and climbed to No. 5 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Sunday, its highest ranking since 2017, and Notre Dame, BYU and Texas A&M all moved into the top...
Miami win emotional for Fletcher Jr. after loss of father
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Mark Fletcher Jr. never considered not playing in Miami’s rivalry game against Florida State, for the simple reason that his father would have wanted him out there. And it w...
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — In the game’s biggest moment, Duke went for the win and SMU’s defense stepped up. “If you’ve got a chance to win the game in the first inning, you do it,” Duke coach Manny Diaz sai...
Penn State pulls off ‘gutsy’ win without QB Allar
NCAA, Sports
October 28, 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Penn State’s Beau Pribula said he got a simple message from Drew Allar before taking over for the injured quarterback in the second half Saturday night. “Hold it down,” Pribula re...
Fitzgerald returns, this time as a Hall of Famer
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 26, 2024
Larry Fitzgerald was always in control as a Pitt football player. Yet his emotions nearly got the best of him Thursday night when he was honored on the Acrisure Stadium turf where two decades ago he e...
Unbeaten Pitt believes best is still ahead
NCAA, Sports
October 26, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Louis kept receipts. Mentally anyway. The Pittsburgh sophomore linebacker spent a portion of the run-up to the 19th-ranked Panthers’ 80th meeting with Syracuse reading all about...
Franklin refuses comment on rape charges on former players
NCAA, Sports
October 25, 2024
Centre Daily Times via Trib Total Media UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State coach James Franklin met with the media Wednesday evening but refused to answer questions related to the rape charges two of his fo...
Panthers 7-0 after picking off Orange
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 25, 2024
Pitt entered its game Thursday night hoping to put pressure on Syracuse quarterback Kyle McCord and force him out of his comfort zone. As it turned out, McCord was the most uncomfortable man inside Ac...
New Pitt AD Greene knows ‘money matters’
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 25, 2024
Pitt introduced Allen Greene as its next athletic director Wednesday morning, and the theme was as clear as a bank statement. Money. Blunt, honest and to the point, Jeff Capel said as much when asked ...
Panthers, Cardinals renew volleyball rivalry
NCAA, Sports
By By CHUCK CURTI Trib Total Media 
October 24, 2024
A curious thing, this burgeoning volleyball rivalry between Pitt and Louisville. It’s isn’t a product of geography like Pitt-West Virginia or Duke-North Carolina. Nor is it steeped in history, such as...
No. 1 Jayhawks intend to live up to billing
NCAA, Sports
October 24, 2024
By The Associated Press Like this season, the Jayhawks were the preseason No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 last year, only to struggle with mediocrity. They lost in the NCAA Tournament to Gonzaga short of ...
Pitt and guard-heavy lineup eye return to NCAA tourney
NCAA, Sports
October 23, 2024
By the Associated Press The Panthers were on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble last season despite finishing fourth in one of the nation’s toughest conferences. While Bub Carrington and Bla...
Transfers Holstein, McCord add to Pitt-’Cuse matchup
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA Trib Total Media 
October 23, 2024
Pitt hasn’t played a game since Oct. 12, which means Pat Narduzzi, his staff and players have had nearly two weeks to prepare for the Syracuse game coming up Thursday night at Acrisure Stadium. Part o...
Flagg’s arrival headlines Duke’s overhaul
NCAA, Sports
October 23, 2024
By The Associated Press The Blue Devils have an overhauled roster after getting to the NCAA Elite Eight, bringing in 10 new players that includes Jon Scheyer’s latest top recruiting haul for his third...