Pittsburgh Panthers

Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, Wes Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Syracuse raced past No. 13 California, 95-73, last night in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic.

The Pitt women's basketball team will step way up in class in terms of competition tonight when the Panthers (1-0) play host to Southeastern Conference contender Florida.

The most decisive stretch in last night's game between Pitt and Eastern Kentucky came in the final seven minutes of the first half.

All-Big East selection Amy Town led all with a double-double, as the University of Pittsburgh women's volleyball team dropped a hard-fought match to No. 6 seed USF in the first round of the Big East Championships. The Panthers fell in four with scores of 24-26, 25-22, 23-25 and 22-25, and slipped to 20-9 on the year, while the Bulls improved to 18-8.

University of Pittsburgh men's soccer player Joe Prince-Wright was the first Panther player in history to be invited to the British University Team trials.

Seniors Meagan Dooley and Michelle Rossi earned Player and Libero of the Year, respectively, while junior Amy Town earned All-Big East honors, on the eve of the first round of the 2009 Big East Tournament.

The Cardinals are starting to feel the impact of having a bye in the fourth week of this season, with several key players trying to work through various injuries. Sunday's game in St. Louis will be the team's seventh straight since their off week, and the nagging injuries are starting to mount, especially on defense.

Kevin Reihner just picked up his second official scholarship offer and took in a ball game in Pittsburgh. Scout.com spoke with Reihner about his new ACC offer and the contest between Pittsburgh and Notre Dame.

Jets DB Darrelle Revis believes the Patriots didn't credit him enough for his coverage of Randy Moss in Week 2. But he also is smart enough to see this is not the same Patriots team that he faced that week, and covering Moss is going to be harder this time around.

Got some links to clear relating to the football side of things. At least they spelled his name right in the story, but a Hartford Courant roundup of Big East stuff leads with a bit on Pitt OC Frank “Signetti.” Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt had three requirements as he searched for an offensive coordinator in the offseason. “Number [...]

It’s another win. It beats losing. It doesn’t get to be listed as a bad loss like say to the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks come March when Pitt will be sweating the bubble watch. Was it an impressive, dominating win? No. Nor should that be expected no matter how short Eastern Kentucky was. It is clear, beyond the [...]

So, yeah there’s a basketball game tonight at 7. Eastern Kentucky comes to town. The Colonels are picked to be a middle-of-the pack team in the Ohio Valley Conference. They won their season opener against West Virginia Wesleyan (D-2) 102-71. They didn’t impress their own coach on defense and they have no player taller than [...]