Mike Slive, the original commissioner for Conference USA, played a major role in creating one of the seven best conferences in the nation for all sports. By the end of his tenure, the football schools included: Louisville, Cincinnati, TCU, East Carolina, South Florida, Memphis, Houston, Tulane,. . . more
Need help with your bracket? If the Whatifsports.com computer is right, Kansas will defeat Memphis to claim this year’s NCAA Tournament Championship. In fact, the computer makes the selection committee look brilliant, giving the four top seeds the best chance to make the Final Four in each. . . more
Not a Great Weekend of Basketball Coming off Pitt's implosion on Friday night, it was tough to get excited about any kind of basketball action in the Pittsburgh area this weekend. Unfortunately, not much happened to change that: -Duquesne lost at home to a Richmond team that they probably should. . . more
No. 11 Pittsburgh Panthers take on the 6th ranked Duke tonight at Madison Square Garden. These teams haven't squared off since the Blue Devils won in Pittsburgh back on January 26, 1980. This will be the Panthers first game against a ranked team this season while Duke has defeated the then No.. . . more
And the Madness marches on. Last weekend we saw the field get cut to just 16 teams, and while no true Cinderellas will be making their way to St. Louis, San Jose, East Rutherford, or San Antonio, it is just as clear that there are no heavy favorites emerging, either. Yes, all four of the Number. . . more
We're just days away from the start of another exciting college basketball season. Year two of the Bigger East era begins shortly, and if last year was any indication, we're in for quite a treat...unless of course, you're a South Florida fan. Since I am very much a slacker, I used. . . more
Of the four athletes who stood center stage at Wednesday’s pre-tournament press conference at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Pittsburgh’s. . . more
This one was best summed up by the final minutes of Pitt Blather's liveblog. Fast forward past the first hour and a half of the game: 1:35: Suddenly. . . more
The Jolly Roger is Raised for the First Time This Year You know what that means...the Pirates were victorious today! Who did they defeat? The. . . more
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