Victories against Georgetown and West Virginia have rejuvenated Pitt's hopes of bucking the odds and making the NCAA tournament after the Panthers' first 0-7 start to Big East play. But the Panthers know they nearly have no margin for error the rest of the season, and that the easiest route to the NCAA tournament is paved by winning the remaining four home games. (Today)

Pitt fans can get ready for a basketball rivalry with Maryland and a renewal of the old Big East Conference football rivalries with Virginia Tech and Miami. Those are two of the highlights of the future scheduling formats the Atlantic Coast Conference approved Friday at its annual winter meetings. (Yesterday)

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced scheduling formats which will be used when Pitt and Syracuse join the conference. (02/03/2012)

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon had been fond of saying the past few years that the Big East Conference was the best conference in college basketball. He had even gone as far to say on a few occasions that it was the best conference in college basketball history. The Big East is not getting such high praise this season, from Dixon or anyone else. The conference that produced three No. (02/03/2012)

His first game is still seven months away, but Pitt coach Paul Chryst cleared his first major hurdle Wednesday when 16 high school seniors signed national letters of intent to play for the Panthers next season. For the second season in a row, Pitt had to hold a recruiting class together through a postseason coaching change. Chryst was hired Dec. (02/02/2012)