PITTSBURGH RUMORS & GOSSIP
Derrick Burns doing well after stroke; playing career likely over
Pitt fullback Derrick Burns is recovering well after suffering a stroke Tuesday (via the PG):
"He was doing fantastic [Wednesday]," Dan Burns, his adoptive father, said Thursday. "He was very upbeat. He's still very weak on the right side, but his prognosis is very good. He has massive blood clots in his brain, and they're working to dissolve those."...
Via Pitt Script Blog
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5 days ago
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5 days ago
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Derrick Burns hospitalized, in stable condition
Like seemingly all news nowadays, it started as an unconfirmed tweet and grew from there: Pitt sophomore fullback Derrick Burns has suffered what many are calling a stroke and is in stable condition at a Pittsburgh hospital.
Burns had apparently been complaining of headaches and was taken to the hospital after the condition became more severe.
He is reportedly in stable condition...
Via Pitt Script Blog
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7 days ago
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Pittsburgh RB Burns hospitalized
Pitt sophomore running back Derrick Burns was in stable condition at a Pittsburgh hospital on Tuesday night after falling ill with an undisclosed medical condition.
Burns was being held for observation and further tests after becoming ill at his home in New Wilmington, Pa., on Tuesday afternoon.
The 20-year-old Burns was competing with Mark Giubilato for the starting fullback spot...
Via AP on Fox
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7 days ago
Pitt’s Derrick Burns has stroke
Pitt fullback Derrick Burns was taken to the hospital after he had a stroke just a few hours ago. This is really scary stuff for a 20-year-old athlete. Hope he’s alright.
There are a bunch of different reports coming out right now about what exactly happened but from what it looks like; he may have had a blood clot in his brain, he may have been lifeflighted to the hospital...
Via The Sports Jags
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Four Panthers named to Phil Steele Big East First Team
College Football guru Phil Steele has published his 2012 All-Big East teams and the Panthers are represented with four players on the first team. On offense, it's Ray Graham and Chris Jacobson, while on defense, it's Aaron Donald and Jarred Holley. All four players are solid picks and are expected to be stars in order for Pitt to succeed.
Other Panthers on the list include...
Via Pitt Script Blog
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8 days ago
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Sunseri It Is! Let the Riots Begin!
Does this actually surprise anyone? Really?
ESPN has a short interview with Paul Chryst today where he state that Tino Sunseri will be the staring QB for the Panthers going into the 2012 season.
We here at the Blather have been trying to get you guys to prepare yourselves for this announcement for sometime. It wasn’t a hard call for Chryst to make.
It makes sense also as...
Via Pitt Blather
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15 days ago
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15 days ago
Catching up with Chris Jones, courtesy of Josh Verlin
Josh Verlin covers the Philadelphia basketball scene for the website Philahoops.com. Recently, he caught up incoming Pitt Panther Chris Jones and the two discussed his game, Jamie Dixon and his recruitment.
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Though the Pittsburgh Panthers are coming off their worst season in seven years, there are plenty of reasons for hope on the horizon.
One big reason is the incoming freshman...
Via Pitt Script Blog
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16 days ago
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Dan Mason Ascending
Back in 2009 we PITT fans eagerly awaited Penn Hill’s linebacker Dan Mason’s field debut as a Panther and it wasn’t too long before we were able to see what he could do. Mason, a four star recruit who was on everyone’s All-Everything lists, verballed early to PITT and impressed the staff enough that he was in the two-deep at Middle Linebacker coming out of summer...
Via Pitt Blather
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17 days ago
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Pitt's Woodall, Moore to have surgery
Pittsburgh point guard Tray Woodall and forward J.J. Moore will both undergo surgery Friday,
Coach Jamie Dixon says Woodall will have surgery to repair a sports hernia initially sustained during a win over Duquesne last November. The junior missed 11 of Pitt's next 12 games but still led the Panthers with 171 assists while averaging 11.7 points.
Moore will have surgery to repair...
Via AP on Fox
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April 19, 2012
Pitt's Tray Woodall, J.J. Moore to undergo surgery
Pittsburgh point guard Tray Woodall and forward J.J. Moore will both undergo surgery Friday,
Coach Jamie Dixon says Woodall will have surgery to repair a sports hernia initially sustained during a win over Duquesne last November. The junior missed 11 of Pitt's next 12 games but still led the Panthers with 171 assists while averaging 11.7 points.
Moore will have surgery to repair...
Via AP on Fox
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April 19, 2012
JJ Moore breaks foot; out for Greentree
Well, this sucks (via the Trib):
Sophomore forward J.J. Moore, whose late surge was a bright spot during a 22-17 season, will miss the next three months after suffering a broken right fifth metatarsal bone during a pick-up game last week.
Moore is the third Pitt player in the past 41/2 years to break his fifth metatarsal — the long bone that runs on...
Via Pitt Script Blog
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April 17, 2012
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April 17, 2012
Pitt freshman G Isaiah Epps transferring
Pittsburgh freshman guard Isaiah Epps is leaving the program.
Coach Jamie Dixon announced Wednesday that Epps is transferring for family-related reasons. The school has given Epps his full release and Dixon expects Epps to move closer to his hometown of Plainfield, N.J.
Epps played in 19 games last season with two starts, scoring one basket. He missed all 12 of his 3-point attempts...
Via AP on Fox
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April 04, 2012
Pittsburgh Panthers 2012 Schedule
The Pittsburgh Panthers have released their schedule for this upcoming year. The Panthers are still a member of the Big East Football Conference even though there was speculation the team could buy out and enter the ACC sooner. The team is heading in to their spring football program with their second coach in two years. Head Coach Paul Chryst is taking over the team after Todd Graham...
Via Football Nation
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March 27, 2012
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March 27, 2012
Former Pitt Basketball player blasts School
Pitt freshman Khem Birch was something that not many Pitt fans are use to he was a McDonald’s All-American. Now, the 6-foot-9 Birch is gone as he decided to leave the team. Birch was Jamie Dixon’s highest recruit since taking over the Pitt program in 2003. Birch will transfer to UNLV.
As you will read below Birch will not have some kind words for the Pitt program.
On the season...
Via roundballchat.com
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January 17, 2012
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January 17, 2012
Big East Football: Panthers Left Without a Coach Again
Another off-season and another coaching search is underway for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Former head coach Todd Graham has jumped ship and bolted for the Arizona St. job. Graham informed his team via a text message on his way to Tempe.
Once again, Pittsburgh will spend the off-season looking for a head coach. Last year that search took longer than expected as the Panthers hired former...
Via Rant Sports
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December 17, 2011
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December 17, 2011
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