Jerry DiPaola stories, Page 52
Pitt concludes nonconference schedule with 82-56 victory against North Florida
Jeff Capel’s evaluation of his team after nearly two months, 12 games and eight victories has less to do with defeating North Florida on Saturday, 82-56, than what happened before anyone took a shot. With the earliest tipoff so far this season scheduled for 1 p.m., Capel told his players...
Pitt Take 5: Panthers take 1-at-a-time approach, know big-time games will arrive soon enough
Greg Elliott is nearly two decades removed from being a kid on Christmas morning. It’s no surprise, then, that Pitt’s graduate transfer guard is showing plenty of patience with so many tasty treats awaiting him, only days away. Before the end of the year, Pitt will have the opportunity to...
Pitt women’s volleyball bows out of NCAA Tournament in 5-set semifinal loss to Louisville
If a team loses in the Final Four, it first needed to conquer the difficult task of getting there. The Pitt women’s volleyball players — winners of 31 of their 35 matches this season — were trying mightily to wrap their minds around that reality early Friday morning after a...
Pitt gets commitment from ex-Peters Township, Florida safety Donovan McMillon
While losing quarterback Kedon Slovis and facing the possibility of safeties Brandon Hill and Erick Hallett II moving on, Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi did what any college coach would do in this era of free agency — he turned to the NCAA transfer portal. Let’s go Home… time to get to...
During Blake Hinson’s time away from basketball, pick-up games kept him sharp before he transferred to Pitt
When you’re an out-of-work college basketball player and you carry an aggressive mindset — and Blake Hinson has that, whether he’s driving to the hoop or setting up for a 3-pointer — you need an outlet. Hinson found a good one during the two seasons (2020-21 and 2021-22) he was...
Duquesne men top DePaul for rare victory against Big East opponent
When any errant shot caromed off the backboards Wednesday night at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Duquesne took charge so completely that coach Keith Dambrot gushed, “Our big guys beat their brains in.” The rebounding advantage was just one factor that led to the Dukes’ 66-55 victory against DePaul (6-5). A...
4 Pitt volleyball players named AVCA All-Americans
One the eve of Pitt volleyball’s Final Four match against Louisville, Courtney Buzzerio and Serena Gray have been named first-team All-Americans by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. It is the first time two Pitt players were named to the AVCA first team. Also, Pitt’s Valeria Vazquez Gomez and Rachel Fairbanks...
Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. named 2nd-team AFCA All-American
Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter, was named second-team All-America by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Wednesday. It is Porter’s fourth All-American honor after he was selected second-team by Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and the Walter...
Calijah Kancey named Pitt’s 13th unanimous All-American
Listed among 19 members of Pitt’s 2019 recruiting class — and rated below quarterback Davis Beville, who never rose above third string before transferring — Calijah Kancey found himself Wednesday on another list. This one was different. When Kancey was named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association,...
Robert Morris will open 2023 football season at Air Force
The 30th season of Robert Morris NCAA Division I football in 2023 also will be the first of the joint alliance of the Big South and Ohio Valley conferences. The 10 combined teams, six from the OVC and four from the Big South, will play a six-game league schedule. Robert...
Calijah Kancey recognized as Pitt’s 4th consensus All-American in past 3 seasons
Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey is officially recognized as a consensus All-American after he was named Tuesday to the first team by the Sporting News, his fourth separate designation since the end of the regular season. He previously was honored by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and...
Bellevue’s Matthew Driscoll keeps North Florida running, all the way to The Pete to play Pitt
Other than another NCAA Tournament berth for his North Florida basketball team, Matthew Driscoll likes nothing better than waking early and running along the Atlantic Ocean. Running anywhere, actually. When Driscoll, who grew up in Bellevue and graduated from Northgate High School and Slippery Rock University, brought the Ospreys to...
Pitt gets verbal commitment from Georgia running back
With third-team All-American Izzy Abanikanda likely ticketed for the NFL Draft and Vincent Davis and C’Bo Flemister finishing up their senior seasons at Pitt, coach Pat Narduzzi needs to replenish his stock of running backs — for 2023 and beyond. To that end, Narduzzi received his second verbal commitment from...
Pitt volleyball’s Final Four trip touches all the bases
Aside from the obvious – bragging rights from coast to coast, a grand feeling of achievement and a chance to play for a national championship— Pitt women’s volleyball’s second consecutive Final Four appearance comes with one more important benefit: The opportunity to reach one of the most elusive goals in...
Pitt’s Calijah Kancey, Izzy Abanikanda, Penn State’s Joey Porter Jr. named AP All-Americans
Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey was named Monday to the Associated Press All-America first team, his third such honor since the end of the regular season. Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda, who leads the nation in total touchdowns (21) and average per-game scoring (11.6), was named to the AP third...
Pitt defensive end John Morgan III, tight end Kyi Wright decide to enter NCAA transfer portal
Senior defensive end John Morgan III, a valuable member of Pitt’s pass-rushing unit that led the nation in sacks this season, announced Sunday morning on Twitter that he plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal and will play his final season of eligibility at another school. Thank You ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9feccnuosJ—...
Pitt’s Calijah Kancey, Erick Hallett II, Izzy Abanikanda, PSU’s Joey Porter Jr. named FWAA All-Americans
Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey is joined by teammates Izzy Abanikanda and Erick Hallett II on the Football Writers Association of America All-America Team, released Friday. It was the second All-America honor for Kancey in two days after he was named to the Walter Camp first team Thursday. The FWAA...
Pitt’s Calijah Kancey named 1st-team Walter Camp All-American
The honors keep coming for Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. The most recent arrived Thursday night when Kancey was named a first team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The announcement was made during ESPN’s live telecast of The Home Depot College Football Awards. The Walter Camp All-America Team...
Marshall ends Duquesne’s victory streak at 6 games
Keith Dambrot isn’t a man who normally backs down from a challenge, and he’s not afraid to present one to his players when he believes it’s necessary. When Duquesne’s coach met with his players at halftime of their eventual 82-71 loss to Marshall on Thursday night, he asked the impossible....
Pitt women’s volleyball beats Florida, returns to Elite Eight for 3rd consecutive season
Elite is a strong word to throw around when talking athletic achievement, but Pitt women’s volleyball earned it, literally, Thursday afternoon. The Panthers defeated Florida, 3-1, in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 match in Madison, Wisc. The victory vaults Pitt into the Elite Eight for the third consecutive season. Pitt...
Pitt rallies late but falls to Vanderbilt, ending 5-game winning streak
Jeff Capel liked the way his team shot the basketball Wednesday night, and he was pleased with its fight in what appeared to be a lost cause. But something else hurt him like a punch in the gut, and that was the real reason Pitt (6-4) lost to Vanderbilt, 75-74,...
Pitt’s Heather Lyke juggles NIL issues, the transfer portal, ‘free agency’ in college athletics
When Heather Lyke played softball at Michigan, an athlete profiting on his/her name, image and likeness was nothing more than a wild concept from someone’s imagination. Today, however, when she is athletic director at Pitt — a school trying to keep pace in an increasingly competitive NIL world — Lyke...
Former Pitt stars don’t run from memories of performance in 2008 Sun Bowl
Dorin Dickerson cherishes many sweet memories of his football career, from West Allegheny High School to his time as an All-American at Pitt to six years in the NFL. But he doesn’t run from the sour ones, either. Every time he walks into his basement at home, he’s reminded of...
How to get tickets for Sun Bowl, Rose Bowl
Pitt and Penn State fans who want to head west for their respective team’s bowl games still have a chance to do so. Here’s how to get tickets: Sun Bowl Pitt (7-4) vs. UCLA (8-3) 2 p.m. Dec. 30 in El Paso, Texas • Pitt ticket holders can submit ticket...
Pitt secures verbal commitment from California high school quarterback
Pitt utilized two avenues for procuring players Monday — the NCAA transfer portal and the high school class of 2023 — and at the end of the day, coach Pat Narduzzi had two new quarterbacks. Joining Boston College transfer Phil Jurkovec will be pro style quarterback Ty Dieffenbach, a two-star...
