Committee won’t let travel concerns dictate seeding
NCAA, Sports
March 12, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee has enough to sift through this weekend without playing air traffic controller. The 12 committee members will spend the next four days worki...
Syracuse fires coach Red Autry after three seasons
NCAA, Sports
March 12, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Adrian Autry has been fired as head basketball coach at Syracuse after three largely unsuccessful seasons. The school announced the decision Wednesday, one day after the Orange ...
Minor’s bucket sends Pitt into next round of tournament
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 11, 2026
It’s abundantly clear Pitt doesn’t want its season to end. After an overtime victory in the Panthers’ regular-season finale earned them the 15th and final seed in the ACC Tournament, they pulled off a...
It’s March, it’s time for madness to begin
NCAA, Sports, Sports Columns
SPORTLIGHT
By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 
March 10, 2026
“March Madness” means different things to different people. It means the days are getting longer and summer is just around the corner. It means the start of spring sports for high schools and it’s tim...
Revenue-sharing era reshapes strategy at Pitt, Duquesne
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 10, 2026
College coaches are cutting to the chase when courting student-athletes, centering their recruiting pitches around revenue-sharing compensation. Behind the scenes, administrators scramble to ensure th...
Vulcans edge Gannon in PSAC Tournament finals
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
March 9, 2026
Jordyn Buchanan’s three late free throws made the difference. For the Mon Valley Independent Jordyn Buchanan calmly sank three free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining, lifting California (Pa.) to an 80...
Duke completes improbable comeback for ACC title
NCAA, Sports
March 9, 2026
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Three months after getting off to its worst start since 1983-84, Duke is the women’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament champion. Even as confetti fell on the 13th-ranked Blue Dev...
West Virginia downs TCU for Big 12 title
NCAA, Sports
March 9, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the buzzer sounded on the Big 12 Tournament championship game, Jordan Harrison ran and leaped into the waiting arms of her West Virginia teammates, who squeezed her so hard ...
Simple math for Pitt, win and you’re in
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 7, 2026
Pitt must beat Syracuse today to nab a spot in the ACC Tournament next week. The math is now simple for Pitt with regards to securing a spot in the ACC Tournament. With a win Saturday at Syracuse in t...
Panthers’ rally comes up just short against Seminoles
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 6, 2026
It’s anyone’s guess as to the nature of coach Jeff Capel’s postgame message to players following Pitt’s wild 75-74 loss to Florida State on Wednesday night. On senior night at Petersen Events Center, ...
A return of traditional spring football games?
NCAA, Sports
By By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer 
March 6, 2026
The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window creates the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country. Playing a game in front of fans to end spring...
Vulcans move on to PSAC semifinals
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By ADAM BREWER MVI SPORTS 
March 5, 2026
The California (Pa.) men’s basketball team showed no lingering effects from its regular- season finale loss as the Vulcans delivered a dominant performance in the PSAC quarterfinals Wednesday night. C...
Lou Holtz, legendary Notre Dame coach, dies at 89
NCAA, Sports
March 5, 2026
By ERIC OLSON AND TOM COYNE Associated Press Lou Holtz never met an opponent that couldn’t beat him. Somehow, he squeaked out nearly 250 wins and a national title while cementing himself both as one o...
NCAA, Sports
By By DAVE MACKALL TribLive 
March 5, 2026
DeSean Goode observed with great interest the amazing scene unfolding on a campus just outside Pittsburgh a year ago as the college basketball season picked up its usual maddening pace come March. Wha...
The Golden Era: Florida’s Golden reaches 100 wins
NCAA, Sports
March 5, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Todd Golden was an afterthought in coach of the year conversations a month ago. Now, maybe he should be considered a frontrunner. Golden became the fastest coach in ...
Pitt fires women’s basketball coach Verdi
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 4, 2026
In the immediate aftermath of a third straight disappointing season, Pitt fired women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi on Tuesday morning, athletic director Allen Greene announced. The Panthers went 8-23...
Hoosiers make history with 9 players at combine
NCAA, NFL, Sports
March 4, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The national champion Indiana Hoosiers just keep making history. Less than two months after winning their first national championship and becoming the first major college football ...
Narduzzi takes stock of new group, coaches
NCAA, Pittsburgh, Sports
By By JUSTIN GUERRIERO TribLive 
March 4, 2026
ith the first of 15 spring practices complete, Pitt took the opening step toward coalescing as a team months ahead the 2026 football season. After Monday’s session, the Panthers will continue practici...
No. 1 Blue Devils clinch outright ACC title
NCAA, Sports
March 4, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Star freshman Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and top-ranked Duke shot 55.2% to beat N.C. State 93-64 on Monday night, securing the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-seas...
Manfredo too much for Vulcans in first-round exit
Cal (Pa.), NCAA, Sports
By JEREMY SELLEW 
March 3, 2026
Edinboro rode a dominant performance from McKeesport graduate Rachael Manfredo to an 85-64 victory over California (Pa.) in the first round of the PSAC Championship on Monday night at McComb Fieldhous...