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This Week at the Pete: Pitt Makes a Statement
This Week at the Pete: Pitt Makes a Statement
"This Week at the Pete" is a weekly column that takes a look at all things Pitt basketball. Your comments are more than welcome, and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it.    The statement I am referring to in the title wasn’t so much the win against the Huskies as it was one single play in the first half . That play symbolized a player and a team perfectly. With one single act of brute strength on national television, DeJuan Blair made it known that this ...
The Morning After: February 25, 2009
The Morning After: February 25, 2009
spartyandfriends.com — Welcome to the Morning After with GatorTrey . This is part of a new and much more... serious GatorTrey. To prove it, I invited three very recognizable people to be on a panel here with me today….However, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev didn’t think we talked enough ... (more) The Morning After: February 25, 2009

Ides of March: The ACC/Big East Challenge
Ides of March: The ACC/Big East Challenge
sportsjudge.blogspot.com — People up and down the east coast, and across the country, have been bickering over which conference... is better: the ACC or the Big East. Generally, the people involved in these discussions come from an ACC or Big East school or city, and generally side with their conference. The entire world ... (more) Ides of March: The ACC/Big East Challenge
Marbury Finally to the Celtics?
Marbury Finally to the Celtics?
thebiglead.com — WCVB-TV in Boston is reporting that Stephon Marbury has finally been bought out by the Knicks, and... the Celtics will be adding him to the roster after the one-time star clears waivers. We’ve got no idea as to the veracity of this story, and we ... (more) Marbury Finally to the Celtics?
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Hello, my name is Weyinmi Efejuku. You killed a former Friar season. Prepare to die. [Game Previews]
friarblog.com — ... team in the NCAA. Pitt Blather: The Game is Almost Sidebar For Providence, it is about facing the #1 team.  A team that sure seems scary when someone else writes about them. > No one seems to be giving Providence much of a chance despite being above .500 in the conference. Perhaps that is because they just have won and lost the games that were expected. BleacherReport: This Week at the Pete: Pitt Makes a Statement It has been almost five years ...

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