Report: New Competition Coming To Big East Conference
DALLAS (KDKA) – Pitt and West Virginia will have some new competition in the Big East Conference in 2012. ESPN.com’s Joe Schad is reporting that the TCU Horned Frogs have accepted a bid to join the Big...
View ArticleBig East Conference Sets Record On Selection Sunday
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – The Big East Conference made a big impact in the NCAA tournament this year. The unveiling of the tournament brackets on Sunday included an unprecedented 11 teams from a single...
View ArticleBig East A Big Bust In NCAA Tournament
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Coming into the NCAA tournament the conversation was whether or not the Big East Conference would get 11 teams into the tournament. When the tournament started, the talk was how...
View Article“Mr. High School Sports” LIVE from Mount Lebanon Stadium
By Matt Popchock (mpopchock@kdka.com) For a majority of the 126 football teams in the WPIAL, Week 3 is a pivotal one, because it’s when the games really start to count. In the meantime, population...
View ArticleBCS Chief Talks Realignment & Bowl Games
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Bowl Championship Series Executive Director Bill Hancock talks with The Fan’s Troy Clardy. Hancock immediately points out that the possible ACC jump by Pitt and Syracuse is...
View Article“Mr. High School Sports”– Friday Night Spotlights: Terrific Terps Lead...
By Matt Popchock (mpopchock@kdka.com) Pittsburgh Central Catholic quarterback Perry Hills and top receiver Anthony Nixon are each a year away from playing in the ACC, part of a college football...
View ArticlePitt’s Graham Named Offensive Player Of The Week
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The accolades for Pitt running back Ray Graham continued to pile up on Monday. According to the Panthers’ website, Graham was named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week for his...
View ArticleMike DeCoursy Talks Big East Basketball On The Fan
PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Mike Decoursy, of The Sporting News, joined the Bob Pompeani Show Saturday to discuss Pitt basketball and The Big East Conference....
View ArticleWVU Settles Lawsuit, Will Join Big 12 In July
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (KDKA/AP) – West Virginia University’s attempts to join the Big 12 in time for next season’s football schedule appear to have been successful. According to an Associated Press...
View ArticleThe Phillips File- WVU Has Last Laugh On Big East, Pitt
Can you hear that laughter? It’s coming from Morgantown. That’s the sound of a giddy, Mountaineer nation having a good chuckle at the expense of its rival and soon to be former conference it was...
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