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2.7K11Pitt to face non-conference Morgan State
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:37 PM May 22, 2020The Pitt Panthers will play Morgan State as part of their non-conference schedule in 2020-21, per a recent report.
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1.9K1NCAA OKs voluntary football, basketball activity
on the North ShorePOSTED: 4:30 PM May 20, 2020The NCAA Division I Council has voted to approve voluntary football and basketball activities beginning June 1. Details here.
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7.8K82Kovacevic: Twenty ways 2020 can be … predictable?
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:07 AM May 20, 2020Much as I'll always recall March 12 as the day this coronavirus crisis closed up civilization, I'd be remiss if I didn't equally recall May 19.
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16.8K86On The Line: Be patient with Mason
in Hendersonville, Tenn.POSTED: 3:21 PM May 19, 2020I'm a firm believer that the quarterback is the head of the organization when it comes the game of football.
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9.1K50Classic Grind: A franchise officially reborn
in AtlantaPOSTED: 6:09 PM May 16, 2020It's 6:32 p.m., about a half-hour to first pitch Tuesday at Turner Field, and the Pirates' bench coach is down at the far end of the visitors' dugout.
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4.1K82Capel: Pitt won’t play Duquesne again in 2020
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:05 AM May 15, 2020Pitt head basketball coach Jeff Capel revealed his Panthers won't face Duquesne in the City Game for the second straight year. But why?
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9.3K201Kovacevic: Baseball owners’ ploy transparent … and awesome
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 5:05 PM May 13, 2020There's hope that the Pirates will retake the field at PNC Park for a de facto second spring training by mid-June.
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15.4K180On The Line: Return from inactivity dangerous
in Hendersonville, Tenn.POSTED: 12:03 AM May 13, 2020Professional athletes could be returning from long absences and, thus, risk injury, writes former Steelers guard Ramon Foster.
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9.2K276Kovacevic: Signs of the comeback
in DowntownPOSTED: 1:07 AM May 11, 2020We don't want people in Georgia to die. There it is. I've found it. One thing absolutely all of us can agree upon, related to this coronavirus crisis.
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18.9K45Kovacevic: Why our city will fall for Ryan Shazier
in Latrobe, Pa.POSTED: 12:36 AM May 9, 2020“I wasn’t surprised at all,” Ryan Shazier insisted to reporters Monday when asked about the almost barbaric punishment being doled out.
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12.0K93Wolf gives Allegheny County yellow light
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 1:00 AM May 8, 2020PITTSBURGH -- Several counties in Pennsylvania, including Allegheny, will be partially reopened from the coronavirus shutdown beginning May 15.
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6.7K125Kovacevic: Follow the nose to find hope in 2020
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 1:09 PM May 7, 2020Llamas have awesome antibodies. No, really. Something about their X and Y properties do something something that assist scientists in attacking viruses.
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9.5K154Kovacevic: ‘Greatest game ever,’ all but forgotten
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 9:39 PM May 6, 2020Our city's been blessed by 16 big-league championships between the Steelers' six and the Penguins and Pirates with five each.
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3.2K12Pitt, pro teams donate $800,000 for research
on the North ShorePOSTED: 10:56 AM May 6, 2020University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) leaders joined forces with the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates to donate $800,000 toward coronavirus research.
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9.8K126Kovacevic: Ten sports things that’ll change forever
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 12:02 AM May 5, 2020Fast-forward to Thanksgiving. Or Christmas. Or whenever this whole sordid coronavirus episode's seen all the credits roll.
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8.6K170Kovacevic: Why true home games will matter
in the Strip DistrictPOSTED: 1:09 PM May 4, 2020It isn't true, not in the slightest, that fans won't be able to watch the Pirates at PNC Park this summer. Heck, they won't even need a ticket.
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7.4K108Allegheny County remains stuck at red light
on the North ShorePOSTED: 12:44 AM May 2, 2020Twenty-four Pennsylvania counties can lift some restrictions, but Allegheny isn't among them, leaving the return of sports in the air.