Is The Big East Back?
The Big East, with six NCAA Tournament teams, including Villanova and Xavier as #1 seeds, has reestablished itself as an elite conference.
The Big East, with six NCAA Tournament teams, including Villanova and Xavier as #1 seeds, has reestablished itself as an elite conference.
The Big East Tournament may seem like Villanova's for the taking, but Butler and others will challenge them come tipoff Wednesday.
When the conference fell apart two years ago, the strength of the Big East conference was in serious doubt. Two years later, the conference has six representatives in the NCAA Tournament.
For the third time in four years, the Pitt men's basketball program received public recognition from the NCAA for ranking among the nation's top 10 percent of all 351 men's basketball teams based on its Academic Progress Rate.
NCAA Conference Tournament Champions
While in a competition for the same starting Quarterback job, Tom Savage and Chad Voytik took some time out of their schedule to stop by with Starkey, Miller and Fillipponi and talk about the upcoming season.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- Ask any Pitt fan to name the team's most indispensable player--which our own Chris Peak did not long ago--and, chances are, defensive tackle Aaron Donald will be named without much hesitation. But linebacker Todd Thomas can't be far behind.
Pitt men's basketball head coach takes a moment to celebrate the Panthers' move to the ACC with Vinnie Richichi on Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan.
Pitt announces a contract extension for athletic director Steve Pederson, and hours later he joins Vinnie & Cook on Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan.
The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents approved the new moniker earlier in the day.
It's a rarity at this level, in any sport, for a head coach to have had no playing experience in college. It hasn't prevented Williams from guiding Marquette to the Sweet 16 the last two seasons and a 60-30 regular season record in the Big East.
The death of the Big East as we know it hit home last week as 14 teams arrived at the World's Most Famous Arena (Connecticut was ineligible). Next season, the "Catholic 7" will be reportedly joined by Butler, Creighton, and Xavier in a basketball-only conference that has paid to keep the Big East name.
Yesterday was a relatively drama-free Selection Sunday. Joe Lunardi was a perfect 68 for 68, as Middle Tennessee State, St. Mary's, Boise State, and La Salle claimed the final spots in the field. Louisville, Gonzaga, Kansas, and Indiana earned the top seeds.
NEW YORK (AP) — Neither Syracuse nor Pitt wanted to see its Big East tenure end in the quarterfinals of their last conference tournament.
Jim Larranaga's team has had a banner season, but they'll likely have to beat Duke for a second time this season -- this time with Ryan Kelly -- to reinforce their potential to go deep in the NCAA Tournament.
The Seton Hall Pirates (15-17) waited until the final minute of regulation to make it interesting, but the team from South Orange rallied in overtime to a 46-42 victory over the South Florida Bulls (12-19).
Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference starting next season, a year earlier than expected, following the split among the Big East's football schools and seven Catholic schools that forming their own basketball-focused conference.
During this week, you will be inundated with columns written with a common theme --- how we should all be nostalgic and sentimental as the final Big East Conference basketball tournament (as we know it) will be played at Madison Square Garden.
It's now on to the Big East Tournament for Pitt.
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — J.J. Moore scored 21 points off the bench and No. 20 Pitt shot a school-record 72 percent to beat DePaul 81-66 on Saturday in the Panthers' last Big East regular-season game.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- It was a performance to be remembered, though not necessarily a performance to be replicated.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- One of the most common knocks against Jamie Dixon is he doesn't think outside his own metaphorical box, insisting all the basketball world's problems can be solved by simply boxing out. Imagine the surprise of his critics when, together, he and the Panthers did both.
On Monday, Pitt's 2013 football schedule was unveiled and, more to the point, the portion of the schedule that will be played at Heinz Field was what jumped off the page.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tray Woodall scored 14 points and led a late surge that sent No. 23 Pittsburgh to a 62-52 victory over No. 17 Cincinnati on Saturday, keeping the momentum going for one of the Big East's hottest teams.
PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) -- There are players on Jamie Dixon's bench who, conceivably, could start for a number of Division I teams, and conventional wisdom says J.J. Moore is one. Should Dixon shake things up at forward?
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Showers stick around the rest of tonight and pretty much the entire week ahead except for Monday.
Pittsburgh Marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Showers stick around the rest of tonight and pretty much the entire week ahead except for Monday.
Pittsburgh Marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Former Ohio Treasurer and three-time U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania on Thursday proposed a series of debates with his Republican challenger David McCormick leading up to the November general election, and McCormick readily accepted.
Judy O'Connor, the wife of late former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor, has died, according to her family.
Joshua Dean was a quality inspector at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the bulk of the 737 Max for Boeing, and recently died from a fast-spreading infection.
President Biden said "no," the National Guard should not intervene in the protests.
Live Nation's Concert Week sale starts on Wednesday.
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Live Nation Concert Week starts Wednesday. With presales and fees usually associated with tickets, KDKA-TV's Chris Hoffman looked into what you should expect to find when you hit purchase.
Giant Eagle is ending a feature that lets people scan items with their phones at a handful of stores.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL! Here's a look back at some of the fun we had.
Book clubs are coming back into style! Hosts Heather and David are talking about what they read and the book club trend.
We're getting a preview of some of the fashions that will be a part of Pressley Ridge's Runway for Hope event, which raises money for a great cause.
PTL's Katie O'Malley heads to the SouthSide Works to get a preview of Cinco de Mayo weekend's TacoMania festival.
Over the last 20 years, Pittsburgh Today Live has hit the road plenty of times. From the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show to Field Day to the Washington County Fair, here's a look back ahead of our 20th Anniversary Special.
The PA Cyber head says the bill will result in massive layoffs and cripple their operations.
The founder and former CEO of PA Cyber was sentenced to prison six years ago for funneling millions of taxpayer dollars into dummy corporations and his pockets.
Vince Fannick was charged with 117 counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and unlawful talking.
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
The Monroeville location will be the seventh offered by AHN.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends women get a mammogram every other year starting when they turn 40 years old.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
It's a soccer night in Pittsburgh!
Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies edged struggling Pittsburgh 3-2.
This was Reirden's second stint with the Penguins.
Rue21, a mall staple for teen apparel, is going out of business and closing all 540 of its stores.
Nippon Steel says it has postponed the expected closing of its takeover of U.S. Steel by three months.
Insight Global will pay $2.7 million in a settlement after exposing 72,000 residents' private medical information.
Giant Eagle is ending a feature that lets people scan items with their phones at a handful of stores.
The Chadwick, a popular wedding venue in Wexford, has been sold to the Jim Shorkey Family Auto Group.
The 2024 Met Gala theme is "The Garden of Time" — to go along with the spring exhibition, titled "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."
Live Nation's Concert Week sale starts on Wednesday.
Luke Bryan is bringing his Farm Tour to Westmoreland County this year.
The 16th Street Bridge will close multiple times throughout a two-week stretch for "Mayor of Kingstown" filming.
Kiki Wong got her first guitar from Costco at 13 years old. Now she's joining The Smashing Pumpkins.
KDKA-TV's Rich Walsh discusses the sports topics of the day.
While runners take the course of the Pittsburgh Marathon, a team of 300 volunteer medical professionals are standing by, ready to help those who need it. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer reports.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Get the latest weather updates with meteorologist Kristin Emery's forecast!
Pittsburgh marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore. KDKA-TV's Lauren Linder has more.
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Several businesses were damaged by the overnight fire.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday