Sports
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March Madness: An eighth grader from Pittsburgh is all alone with a perfect women’s NCAA bracket
The only perfect bracket left after the opening weekend of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments — from more than 40 million entries across all the major contests — was produced not by some college basketball expert or betting guru but an eighth grader from suburban Pittsburgh.
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As NFL Draft nears, volunteers sought in the city. What they’ll do
Pittsburgh area organizations are combining their talents to help the city put its best foot forward before an estimated 500,000 visitors or more come on April 23-25 for the 2026 NFL Draft.
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Pitt fires embattled women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi amid court struggles, legal issues
Athletic director Allen Greene announced the decision shortly after the Panthers missed the ACC women’s tournament after going 8-23, including a 1-17 mark in conference play.
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York County Olympian: ‘To be standing here heartbroken is a privilege’
Summer Britcher of the U.S., a two-time World Cup race winner this season and now a four-time Olympian.
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Former Pitt women’s basketball players call coach Tory Verdi abusive, toxic in Title IX lawsuits
Six former players on the women’s basketball team at the University of Pittsburgh have sued coach Tory Verdi and the school over what they call abusive coaching methods and say their efforts to seek help were ignored.
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York County’s Summer Britcher does not think a corpse could win an Olympic luge race. But she loved the ‘SNL’ joke
To be clear, Britcher — a 31-year-old from Glen Rock, Pennsylvania — does not think that “a corpse that’s my same shape could win,” despite Burper claiming that would be the case in the SNL skit. She has never faked an illness and needed to be pushed down the start ramp by a coach while…
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Penn State announces over $500 million debt for 2025 fiscal year
According to Sportico, Penn State closed fiscal year 2025 with $534.7 million in athletics-related debt, more than tripling the $163.1 million it reported the prior year.
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Special Olympics Pennsylvania 48th Winter Games set for Seven Springs
Special Olympics Pennsylvania (SOPA) is gearing up to take to the slopes and course in Somerset County for the 2026 Winter Games.
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Summer Britcher thought her Olympic luge career was over. It’s not
York County luger Summer Britcher is headed to a fourth Olympics after stepping away from the sport—plus a look at the six other Pennsylvanians competing for Team USA.
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Pennsylvania athletes to watch in the Winter Olympics
These Pennsylvania athletes may just end up on the podium at this year’s Winter Olympics.
