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The Associated Press moved this item earlier this evening and I thought I'd share it with you...I was lucky enough to be in the building for the final three games on the list. To think, all of those storied moments in the history of Madison Square Garden and I was fortunate enough to witness three of them. That Pitt-Duke game had so much drama with
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PITT-BINGHAMTON PREGAME Pitt coach Jamie Dixon spoke after practice today on a number of topics, including Jermaine Dixon's foot injury, the unusual start time for tomorrow's game and some of the team's shortcomings in the opener against Wofford. * In case you missed the breaking news earlier in the day, Jermaine Dixon will miss the next
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Pitt coach Jamie Dixon had a big day in recruiting today when he got J.J. Moore from South Kent Prep in Connecticut to give him a verbal commitment. Moore, a 6-foot-190-pound small forward, chose Pitt over Louisville. We don't have a big sports section tomorrow, so a lot of this won't be in print tomorrow. The loyal redshirt diaries readers
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Coker making a comeback! Coker is on an 11-9 run and has cut the lead to 59-17. Travon Woodall continues to play well, although it's really hard to figure out what any of this means. It looks like Jamie Dixon is going to play his reserves a bunch the rest of the way. Nasir Robinson has not played in the second half. Dwight Miller and Talib Zanna
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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.
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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 points. He leads the Panthers with 16 points at halftime. Gary McGhee, who got the start at center
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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 preseason, Blair did what he did at Pitt with regularity, posting a double-double in San Antonio's
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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 guy appears to be the real deal. I reported on media day that one program insider thought he might
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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 and things can be very close, but I found myself disagreeing with the coaches on a few teams by a couple
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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, HDNet and Broadcast.com. An avid basketball fan, Cuban has attended several Pitt home games at the