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The Pitt tailback will take the mound on Sunday, April 3.        PITTSBURGH—Pitt junior running back James Conner will throw out the ceremonial first pitch when the Pittsburgh Pirates open the Major League Baseball season by hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park on Sunday at 1:05 p.m.   “I'm honored and thrilled to throw out the first pitch for the Pirates'...

In the past few years, people in America and around the globe are impressed by small homes. There are many positive things about owning a small house. Obviously, they are much cheaper than big homes. In addition, they are easy to maintain. It is also much easier to take care of the exterior. Due to fewer materials being required,...

One week after longtime head coach Jaime Dixon departed to his Alma mater TCU, the Pitt Panthers basketball team hired his successor in the name of former Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings, a team that he spent 17 years with and has led to 7 NCAA Tournaments appearances, including this season in which they lost to Wichita St. in...

Many health conditions can result in what is termed heart disease, such as arrhythmia, heart infections, coronary artery disease, diseases that affect blood vessels and congenital heart defects. The most common meaning of heart disease is any blockage in the blood vessels, arteries or the heart's valves, which can result in a heart attack or stroke.   There are many things...

Stallings Becomes 15th Head Coach in Panther History PITTSBURGH – Kevin Stallings has been named the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball program as announced by Pitt Athletic Director Scott Barnes Sunday afternoon.   "Coach Stallings and I share the same vision for Pitt -- playing in the Final Four,” said Barnes. "Kevin has a successful track record recruiting...

According to the latest studies and surveys, young people are not interested into driving as much as their parents were. Back in those days, driving a car was one of the most desired things among teenagers and young adults. But, it seems that modern young people have different priorities. So, what exactly causes this decline and why is this...

Drug and alcohol addiction and its attendant tragedies, have touched countless Americans from all walks of life and from all backgrounds. Over the years, families and friends have found individual ways to remember their loved ones. The eleventh annual “Vigil of Hope” brings the community together to remember those who have lost their lives, offer hope for those who still...

As we all know; the Pitt Panthers basketball team is looking for a new head coach after the departure of longtime head coach Jaime Dixon. And the search is on. But that search will not include Sean & Archie Miller, Pittsburgh natives (the former being a Pitt native) who reported that they're not interested in the Pitt job. Sean Miller left...

Research on UK twins is first to show that diet, lifestyle may outweigh genetics when it comes to common eye condition Cataracts occur naturally with age and cloud the eye’s lens, turning it opaque. Despite the advent of modern cataract removal surgery, cataracts remain the leading cause of blindness globally.1 Researchers at King’s College London looked at whether certain nutrients...

It all started in 1975 when Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham got married. Both of them were politically active for a long time and that’s why many political experts predicted bright future for this couple at least when it comes to politics and it seems that they were right. Bill Clinton has an impressive career. He was the 50th...