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Todd Graham came on as Pitt's football coach last January, and he almost lasted an entire year with the Panthers. He announced today that he's leaving, after a 6-6 season in Pittsburgh, for sunny Arizona State University. More »
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Your morning roundup for Oct. 27, the day we could swear she was trying to break in. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »
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Depression is a serious problem, but tying the fight against it to a Wednesday night football game involving two teams from the Big East probably isn't the most ideal marketing strategy. [via @PantherLair] More »
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Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: "Please, Dave!" they all cried. But still no. More »
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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »
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I wasn't aware that Little Caesars even still existed, but hey, here's your two-game open thread for the price of one. It's Marshall-Ohio at 1:00, while Pittsburgh battles UNC in the Meineke Car Care Bowl at 4:30. I guarantee it. More »
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East Region: No. 1 Pittsburgh (30-4) vs. No. 4 Xavier (27-7)
When: Thursday, 7:27 p.m., EDT
Where: TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

PITT PANTHERS

1) Sean Miller A Pitt grad and former Pitt assistant coach. Often touted as Jamie Dixon's eventual replacement, Miller currently spends his time as the head coach of Xavier while waiting on that phone call. Kidding aside, Panther fans have seen this show before. The last time they faced a former coach in the NCAA tournament also happens to be the last time Pitt lost in the Sweet 16. Ben Howland and UCLA out-muscled the Panthers in 2007 en route to a Final Four appearance, effectively cementing Pitt's reputation as post-season slackers. Miller's playing career at Pitt lasted from 1989-92. Predictably, Pitt never advanced past the round of 16 in any of those years either. Miller now has a shot to once again contribute to Pitt's lackluster post season record, only this time he'd enjoy it. More »
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Your live blogger for this game will be Jeff Laughlin of And Here Come The Pretzels. Simpsons reference. More »
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East Region: No. 1 Pittsburgh (28-4) vs. No. 16 East Tennessee State (23-10)
When: Friday, 2:55 p.m., EDT
Where: University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

PITTSBURGH PANTHERS

1) Gary McGhee plays for Pitt. Well, kinda. I'll try and make this as objective as possible, but he might be the worst basketball player to see significant playing time for a team, any team, ever given a realistic shot to win an NCAA title. When the season began, fans had hope that the Gary McGhee project had seen improvements in the off-season and that Pitt would have a solid backup down low for Tyrell Biggs and DeJuan Blair. None of that worked out. When the Big East season began, a friend and I began a Deadspin commentor-esque style of awarding points to Gary. +1 for every good play, -1 for every time we rolled our eyes and thought "put Blair back in." We usually lost count at -9. Instead, we began giving Head Coach Jamie Dixon -5 for every time McGhee subbed in. So, to put my Pitt education to use, more specifically college level algebra, -9 + -5 + (Blair + 5 personals) = Pitt loses in the Sweet 16 or earlier for the 8th time in 8 years. To any coach scouting Pitt for a potential match-up this March, it's that easy, get Blair and Biggs into foul trouble, you win! . Dante Taylor can't get here soon enough. More »
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One week ago, Pittsburgh was an unstoppable juggernaut asserting their dominance by thrashing a previously unbeatable behemoth. Today, everyone is scratching their heads and saying, "What's wrong with those guys?" More »
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That's not eatin', that's dinin'. Steelers kicker enjoys the high life at the Pitt-West Virgina basketball game. [Busted Coverage] More »
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Storming The Floor wraps up the four later afternoon games. More »
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After our cheap, quick-hit, easy looks at each bracket, the gang at Storming The Floor take considerably closer looks, game-by-game. Here's the South Regional preview, with the Midwest coming later today. More »
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Pittsburgh Panthers (26-9) vs. Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (24-8) More »
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1. No one recruits NY like Pitt. Pitt coaches regularly take trips to New York and hand out the majority of their scholarships to the best players they can find. On this year's team, five players are from the NYC area, including starters Levance Fields, Ronald Ramon and Keith Benjamin. No wonder Pitt plays so well at Madison Square Garden. Their record there since 2001 is 20-8. Isiah, eat your heart out. More »
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We've already made fun of Norv Turned today, but, you know, at least he has shown some aptitude as an offensive coordinator in several different locals. If he weren't coaching the Chargers right now, we might not even be thinking about him — even praising him. But there's no excuse for Dave Wannstedt, who continues to prove on a daily basis that he might be one of the worst, most overrated coaches of the last 10 years. More »
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UCLA Bruins (27-5) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (29-6) More »
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Pittsburgh Panthers (27-6) vs. Wright State (23-9) More »
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1. The Name Game. Pitt's starting lineup includes a lanky Canadian forward with stupid lines shaved in his head and a compact cornrowed point guard formerly of the famed New York Gauchos AAU team. One is named Levance and another is named Levon, but can you tell which is which? More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=241931&view=rss&microfeed=true Every Day Should Be Saturday, whose daily brilliance might be what we'll miss most about college football once it's gone, directs us to this clip from last night's West Virginia-Pittsburgh game, in which quarterback Pat White does his best impersonation of Halle Berry in Catwoman. It's one thing to destroy a team; it's another to openly mock their stupid pumped-in crowd noise. We approve this message. More »
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Craig "Ironhead" Heyward has passed away at the age of 39. He'd been battling a brain tumor for more than seven years, and it finally got the better of him. I think most people will remember him for four things, not necessarily in this order: 1) An outstanding college career at Pitt. 2) A non-quite-as-memorable pro career. 3) Having one of sports all-time greatest nicknames. And 4) The Zest commercial. More »
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If you can find time today, send some positive thoughts out to Pitt Panthers kicker David Abdul. He's currently undergoing tests to see if he has a genetic heart condition like the one that required his brother to undergo surgery. But that's just the most recent thing he's been through. Observe... More »
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Bradley's up 7 right now with about 5 minutes to play. It should be a great finish, if Carl Krauser stops punching people. Krauser missed a lay-up, Aaron Gray put it back in, and Krauser got up and on his way back down the court, threw an elbow into a Bradley player's back. It's not the first time he's done something like this. There was no foul called. More »
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Tipping today at noon: 1 game. More »
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Pittsburgh Panthers (24-7) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (25-8). More »
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A couple of readers e-mailed last night to say that they saw Villanova senior guard Allan Ray's eyeball actually get popped out of his head last night. ESPN is apparently refusing to show video of it. We here at Deadspin have no such scruples, so if any of you have the footage, feel free to send it along to mjd@deadspin.com. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=159816&view=rss&microfeed=true 1. Show Biz, Baby. Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon and associate head coach Barry Rohrssen are both members of the Screen Actor's Guild. Orlando Antigua, currently the director of basketball operations and also former Pitt player, was the first and only Harlem Globetrotter of Latin American decent. Rohrssen, nicknamed "slice," appeared in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, with an all-star cast that included Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon and Ed Harris. Dixon, in his early 20s, got dunked on by a girl in a Bud Light commercial. More »
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Today's slate of college basketball games isn't really a great one. There's only one game today that pits two top-25 teams against each other (Texas vs. Oklahoma) and it's not until tonight. More »
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More ugliness. This would be horrible if the Steeler's won this game. Please. This can't happen. We really need to see the Patriots/Colts decide this thing once and for all.(Erm, this season, at least.) (Yes, barring the Broncos don't screw it up, either.) More »
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Thanks to The Mighty MJD, who directed our attention to this: ABC sportscaster Brent Musburger More »
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We can't help but notice something: It has been a bad few days for the mustache. Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt is 0-2 as coach of his alma mater. Orioles steroid pariah Rafael Palmeiro is gonna hide for the rest of the season, probably for the rest of his career. And the patron saint of this, Tom Selleck, hasn't been in a non-TV movie this decade. We are expecting Keith Hernandez to get nailed in some sort of sex scandal — nothing involving cocaine, though, of course not — any minute now. More »
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