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Trevor Cooney #10 and assistant coach Gerry McNamara of the Syracuse Orange react after C.J. Fair #5 makes a 3-point basket at the buzzer of the end of the first half. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Syracuse Edges Pitt, Sets Up Epic Big East Tournament Semifinal Against Hoyas

James Southerland and Michael Carter-Williams kept Syracuse’s run at one more title going, as the 19th-ranked Orange beat No. 17 Pittsburgh, 62-59, on Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

2013/03/14

D'Angelo Harrison (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Late Run Topples St. John’s In Loss To Pittsburgh, 63-47

D’Angelo Harrison of the Red Storm, the Big East’s No. 3 scorer with an 18.3 average, who finished with six points on 1-of-12 shooting.

2013/02/24

Savon Huggins of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights runs with the ball against the Cincinnati Bearcats during the game at Nippert Stadium on November 17, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Rutgers won 10-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Rutgers Improves To 9-1 After Defeating Cincinnati

Savon Huggins ran for a career-high 179 yards as Rutgers defeated Cincinnati and improved to 9-1.

2012/11/17

Former running back Curtis Martin (L) with former coach Bill Parcells during the Class of 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Fawcett Stadium on August 4, 2012 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

Hartnett: Curtis Martin Battled Tough Odds On Path To Canton

Curtis Martin escaped difficult odds to establish a remarkable Hall of Fame career and make a significant impact away from football.

2012/08/06

John Johnson of Pittsburgh lays up a basket against Moe Harkless of St. John's. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

St. John’s Season Ends Quietly With Loss To Pitt At Big East Tourney

Ashton Gibbs scored 20 points to lead Pittsburgh to a 73-59 victory over St. John’s on Tuesday in the opening round of the Big East Tournament.

2012/03/06

Jim Calhoun Returns To Bench After Leave To Lead UConn Past Pitt

Jim Calhoun returned to the bench after more than a month of medical leave and coached Connecticut to a 74-65 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.

2012/03/03

St. John's freshman guard D'Angelo Harrison (credit: thegarden.com)

Harrison Goes For 21, But St. John’s Falls Apart Late At Pittsburgh

Ashton Gibbs shook off a recent slump to score 19 points in his final home game as Pittsburgh snapped a five-game losing streak with an 89-69 victory over St. John’s on Wednesday night.

WFAN–2012/02/29

Big East commissioner John Marinatto (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Big East ‘Open’ To Talk Pitt, ‘Cuse Leaving Early

Big East Commissioner John Marinatto says his league “might be open to a discussion” about allowing Syracuse and Pittsburgh to join the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2013 football season.

2012/02/14

Double Trouble: UConn’s Offense Sputters Again, Defense Can’t Stop Pitt

It was more of the same for the offensively-challenged Huskies on Wednesday. Add a poor defensive effort into the mix — that’s bad news for UConn Fans.

WFAN–2011/10/27

NCAA Conference Realignment Heating Up

The jump by Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the Atlantic Coast Conference from the Big East, formally announced Sunday by the ACC, could create another catalyst that hurls intercollegiate athletics toward the era of 16-team superconferences.

WFAN–2011/09/18

Butler Upsets Top-Seeded Pitt In Crazy Finish

With plenty of help from Pittsburgh, Butler found another way to pull off a stunning upset in the NCAA tournament. Matt Howard made one free throw with 0.8 seconds left to cap a wild final sequence, and Butler eliminated top-seeded Pittsburgh 71-70 Saturday.

WFAN–2011/03/19

The Wofford College basketball team watches the NCAA bracket pairings for the upcoming tournament at Leonard Auditorium in Spartanburg, S.C., Sunday, March 13, 2011. Tim Johnson, center, and his teammates react to seeing they will travel to Denver to play against BYU on Thursday in the first round of the playoffs. (AP Photo/Spartanburg Herald-Journal, John Byrum)

NCAA Tournament Brackets Announced

Ohio State, Kansas, Pittsburgh and defending champion Duke have been awarded the top seeds in this year’s NCAA tournament, an expanded version of March Madness that will include 68 teams.

WFAN–2011/03/13

Kemba Walker #15 of the Connecticut Huskies dribbles passed Gilbert Brown #5 of the Pittsburgh Panthers during the quarterfinals of the 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament presented by American Eagle Outfitters at Madison Square Garden on March 10, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Walker Shoots No. 21 UConn Past No. 3 Pittsburgh

Kemba Walker hit the winning basket on a classic stepback jumper at the buzzer, and No. 21 Connecticut stunned third-ranked Pittsburgh 76-74 in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday.

WFAN–2011/03/10

Todman Helps UConn Beat Pitt 30-28

Connecticut coach Randy Edsall gambled on a key fourth down deep in his own territory and now every team in the Big East race other than Pittsburgh looks like a winner.

WFAN–2010/11/12

Pitt Pulls Away To Beat Rutgers

To honor LeGrand, Rutgers players wore the word “Believe” on their helmets, and the school still lists him on its player roster. Pitt players and students signed a large banner wishing him well that was displayed in the end zone.

WFAN–2010/10/23

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