Welcome to Take Madness, The Pitt News’ version of March Madness but with hot sports takes. For the fourth and final day of Take Madness’ opening round, we have the DMV region. This region is comprised of four writers from the DMV, which is the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. You, the readers, can vote on The Pitt News Sports Desk’s Instagram and X accounts. The … [Read more...] about Take Madness | DMV REGION
Take Madness | NATE ROBINSON REGION
Welcome to Take Madness, The Pitt News’ version of March Madness, but with hot sports takes. For the third day of Take Madness, we have the Nate Robinson region. This region is comprised of four writers from three areas where Nate Robinson played during his NBA career — New York, Boston and Chicago. You, the readers, can vote on The Pitt News Sports Desk’s Instagram and X … [Read more...] about Take Madness | NATE ROBINSON REGION
The Pitt News Sports Desk makes their picks for inter-newspaper challenge
Sports sections from six college newspapers across the greater Pittsburgh area are competing to see which school’s writers can put together the best bracket. On Monday night, The Pitt News Sports Desk convened in their office to consider each of the 63 contests in March Madness. After thoughtful — and at times intense and spirited — deliberation, the staff came to a consensus. … [Read more...] about The Pitt News Sports Desk makes their picks for inter-newspaper challenge
Take Madness | 412 REGION
Welcome to Take Madness, The Pitt News’ version of March Madness, but with hot sports takes. First up — the 412 region, featuring four writers from the Pittsburgh area. You, the readers, can vote on The Pitt News sports desk’s Instagram and X accounts. The Pens’ winning streak accelerates their rebuild // No. 1 Alex Porter, Senior Staff Writer The Pittsburgh Penguins were … [Read more...] about Take Madness | 412 REGION
Column | Pitt ends a disappointing 2024-2025 campaign
What was once a season full of promise and return to glory turned into a season of disappointment and heartbreak for Pitt men’s basketball. At one point this season, Pitt ranked fifth in the net rankings, No. 18 in the AP Poll and looked like a lock for a high seed in the NCAA tournament. Pitt entered the new year with an impressive 10-2 record and a couple of solid wins under … [Read more...] about Column | Pitt ends a disappointing 2024-2025 campaign