Pitt Redshirt Diaries

Pitt basketball Q&A

Ray Fittipaldo — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:36:00 GMT

Hey folks, the daily Pitt basketball Q&A feature will begin Wednesday Nov. 11 at post-gazette.com. To ask a question go to post-gazette.com and the Pitt basketball page. I'll be answering your questions every weekday until the end of the season...(read more)

Pitt-Slippery Rock live blog

Ray Fittipaldo — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:42:00 GMT

PITT STARTING TO PULL AWAY The Panthers lead, 56-42, with 11:57 remaining. Taylor has 22 points. HALFTIME Pitt leads, 40-31, at halftime. The Panthers scored 13 of the final 15 points in the final 2:58 to take the lead. Dante Taylor scored 10 of those...(read more)

Blair a beast in his NBA debut

Ray Fittipaldo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:35:00 GMT

Former Pitt star DeJuan Blair, who left school with two years of eligibility remaining to enter the NBA Draft in June, played in his first NBA game tonight with the San Antonio Spurs and was quite impressive. Picking up where he left off after a stellar...(read more)

Blue-Gold scrimmage live game blog

Ray Fittipaldo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:48:00 GMT

Game over Blue 56 Gold 53 Chase Adams led all scorers with 21 points. Brad Wanamaker had 19, Ashton Gibbs 17, Travon Woodall 11, Nasir Robinson 11 and Lamar Patterson 10. Halftime update It's 29-29 at halftime. Chase Adams leads with 13 points. This...(read more)

Pitt 41, South Florida 14 - News, Notes and Analysis

Paul Zeise — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:54:00 GMT

South Florida coach Jim Leavitt summed it up pretty good – "They just whooped us," he said today after the Panthers pounded his Bulls 41-14. Frankly, I’m not sure what else can be added. We’ve all said – if this team...(read more)

Halfway Home -- Pitt 31, South Florida 7

Paul Zeise — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:32:00 GMT

Well, this is about as good of a half of football as the Panthers have played this season. The troublesome thing about them is this - they've only played one half of football in a lot of games so it will be interesting to see how they come out in...(read more)

Steve Pederson Speaks - A Q&A with Pitt's athletic director

Paul Zeise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:13:00 GMT

On the eve of one of the biggest home games in recent Pitt history, the Redshirt Diaries wanted to do something a little bit different so we decided to bring to you a Q&A we had with Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson about several subjects including...(read more)

Coverage from Big East media day

Ray Fittipaldo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:44:00 GMT

NEW YORK -- Big East media day was held this morning at Madison Square Garden. No big news to report, but there was some good discussion material. Most of it centers on the preseason coaches’ poll. This is a season where there is a lot of parity...(read more)

Pitt-Rutgers Recap - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Paul Zeise — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:57:00 GMT

OK, sorry it is a day late but yesterday I had my hands full with a lot of catching up to do. So here you go, the recap of the Pitt-Rutgers game --- won 24-17 by the Panthers -- in terms of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...... The Good Well, a win over...(read more)

Mark Cuban to speak to Pitt students

Ray Fittipaldo — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:53:00 GMT

Dallas Mavericks owner and Mt. Lebanon native Mark Cuban will speak to Pitt students at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. The talk will center around his life and business ventures, including the Mavericks, 2929 Entertainment...(read more)