With the NCAA Tournament officially underway with an opening round win by Mount St. Mary`s over Coppin State, let`s look ahead to some intriguing matchups on Thursday, the first day of the First Round:(12) Temple at (5) Michigan State:What a way top start off a tournament with a classic 5-12 game   more...
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For a team that is 11-1 and ranked in the top 10, things aren't looking very pretty for the Pittsburgh Panthers. In fact, their dreams of a deep run into the NCAA tournament have turned into a medical nightmare.
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The Pens scored two wins in two days, including a big one at home today over the Flyers, vaulting them to first place in the Atlantic Division. Nice work without Crosby, as the Sid's Ankle blog continues to await his return.Speaking of return from injuries, Levance Fields could possibly be back for   more...
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Nothing out of the ordinary to report from the Pete last night, as Pitt dominated a poor Providence team, coming away with a 82-63 win that simply helped Pitt keep pace in the Big East. The Panthers are sitting in 5th place, a half-game behind UConn (who beat Pitt) and a half game ahead of   more...
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I'm not sure which man is despised more in Morgantown right now, Ronald Ramon or Rich Rodriguez. Thanks to a clutch three pointer as time expired last night, the former of those two knocked off the WVU basketball team in a game that the Mountaineers needed to, and should have won. Rodriguez, as we   more...
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For the first time following the thrilling buzzer-beating win over West Virginia, Pitt will take the court tonight, this time taking on the Friars of Providence College. The Friars (13-10, 4-7 Big East) are struggling, so it doesn't look to be a tough game for Pitt. Still, Providence has a win at   more...
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The Panthers, for the third time this year, were simply not in the gym during a 54-72 loss at Marquette last night. I don't think I need to post a detailed recap of this one, just look at what happened against Rutgers and Dayton. Then subsitute the opponent for a ranked team that is 12-1 at home   more...
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itt will play Marquette tonight at 9 on ESPN in what has to be the best college hoops game on a Friday night in quite a while. I have no idea why they're playing today but it is an extremely important game.Pitt hasn't won at MU since they joined the conference, and have struggled against the Eagles   more...
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