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Pitt unranked in pre-season poll

By Bob Smizik | Thursday, 2:35 p.m. To no one’s surprise, Pitt was not ranked in the top 25 in the first ESPN/USA Today pre-season college basketball poll that was released today. The Panthers, who lost four starters from last year’s team...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 2:34 PM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Sam Young, DeJuan Blair, Levance Fields, Tyrell Biggs
Veteran point guard transfers to Pitt

By Bob Smizik | Tuesday, 11:50 a.m The decision of Jamie Dixon to recruit a veteran point guard for the 2009-10 Pitt basketball season isn’t necessarily an indication of unhappiness with what the Panthers already have at that position, but it’s...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2009 11:46 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Levance Fields, Jamie Dixon, Ashton Gibbs, Travon Woodall, Chase Adams
Point guard considering Pitt

By Bob Smizik | Thurday, 10:25 p.m. Chris Dokish, a writer with the publication ``NBE Basketball.’’ and usually well-sourced, is reporting that Pitt is recruiting Chase Adams, a 5-foot-10 point guard who played the past three seasons with...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2009 10:20 PM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Levance Fields, Ashton Gibbs, Travon Woodall, Chase Adams
Letters: Nutting's goal to sell

Saturday, 12:30 a. m. Q: To analyze Bob Nutting's role in the Pirates, one must start with finances. Nutting's primary goal has been to increase the franchise's net worth by using gross revenue to pay down debt, including money he lent the...

Published Sat, May 05 2009 12:30 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Adam LaRoche, Andy LaRoche, Sidney Crosby, Sam Young, Levance Fields, Andrew McCutchen, Eric Hinske, Pedro Alvarez, Jason Bay, Xavier Nady, Ron Everhart, Larry Foote, Aramis Ramirez, John Russell, Ryan Doumit, Bob Nutting, Neil Walker, Jeff Karstens, Craig Monroe, DeJuan Blair, Joe Torre, Daniel McCutchen, Jason Jaramillo, Kevin McClatchy
Question, opinions, comments

Saturday, 12:15 a.m. Q: Does it look like Charlie Batch's days are numbered with the Steelers? He looks like the fourth leg on a three-legged stool. Assuming, they sign Byron Leftwich, of course. Don Reed Smizik: Batch and Leftwich are both free agents...

Published Sat, Apr 04 2009 12:15 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Ben Roethlisberger, Sam Young, DeJuan Blair, Levance Fields, Neal Huntington, Andrew McCutchen, Jose Tabata, Eric Hinske, Pedro Alvarez, Heath Miller, Nate McLouth, Ian Snell, Sean Miller, Dennis Dixon, Frank Coonelly, Craig Monroe, Don Drysdale, Tom Izzo, Brian Bixler, Babe Ruth, Ozzie Smith, Matt Spaeth, Bill Mazeroski, Matt Wieters, Charlie Batch, Byron Leftwich
Losing four starters hard to overcome

By Bob Smizik | Friday, 12:45 a.m. There’s been a lot of brave talk from Pitt fans about how the loss of four starters from the current team will little affect the program and that a top recruiting class and a deceptively good group of underclassmen...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2009 12:45 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Levance Fields, Tyrell Biggs, Gary McGhee, Gilbert Brown, Brandin Knight, Brad Wanamaker, Jermaine Dixon, Dante Taylor, Donatas Zavackas, Julius Page, Chevy Troutman, Chris Taft, DeJuan Blair, Talib Zanna
Blair leaves Pitt to enter draft

By Bob Smizik | Wednesday, 4:50 p.m. In a stunning development Wednesday, Pitt All-American center DeJuan Blair announced he is entering the NBA draft and has forged a contractual relationship with a Pittsburgh attorney that will end his college eligibility...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2009 4:50 PM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Sam Young, Levance Fields, Tyrell Biggs, Jamie Dixon, Gary McGhee, Gilbert Brown, Brad Wanamaker, Jermaine Dixon, Dante Taylor, DeJuan Blair
Blair set to announce NBA decision

By Bob Smizik | Wednesday, 1:40 p.m. Pitt has called a news conference for 4 p.m. today with DeJuan Blair and Jamie Dixon answering questions. The subject, no doubt, will be Blair and the NBA draft. The news, no doubt, will be that Blair is going to explore...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2009 11:25 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Sam Young, Levance Fields, Tyrell Biggs, Jamie Dixon, DeJuan Blair
Questions, comments, opinons

Saturday, 12:20 a.m. Q: One of the million things that concerns me about the Pirates is Ryan Doumit. I really like Doumit and agree he should be a vital cog in the middle of the order. But Doumit is a catcher. If he can stay healthy, he will still need...

Published Sat, Apr 04 2009 12:20 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Andy LaRoche, Jack Wilson, Levance Fields, Tyrell Biggs, Jamie Dixon, Brandon Moss, Jason Bay, Xavier Nady, Gilbert Brown, Ryan Doumit, Sean Miller, Brad Wanamaker, Jermaine Dixon, Ryan Braun, Stan Savran, Eddy Crow, Colin Cowherd, Don Drysdale, Brian Bixler
Lack of improvement hurt Panthers

By Bob Smizik | Wednesday, 12:15 a.m. One of the great attributes of Pitt teams coached by Jamie Dixon has been the considerable individual improvement made by players from season to season. Dixon takes quite a bit of pride in the fact that in his six...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2009 12:15 AM by Bob Smizik

Filed under: Sam Young, Levance Fields, Tyrell Biggs, Jamie Dixon, Gary McGhee, Gilbert Brown, Ashton Gibbs, Brandin Knight, Aaron Gray, Brad Wanamaker, Jermaine Dixon, DeJuan Blair