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Overnight lane restrictions on Fort Pitt Bridge start Sunday

Inspection work on the Fort Pitt Bridge will cause lane restrictions for several days. According to PennDOT officials, overnight inspection work on the bridge begins Sunday and is expected to last until Thursday, weather permitting. Crews will inspect the bridge from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night. There will be a nightly single-lane restriction […]

Repairs to cause overnight lane restriction on Fort Pitt Bridge

An Interstate 376 (Fort Pitt Bridge) overnight lane restriction will occur Thursday night, April 18, weather permitting. A single-lane restriction will occur on the Fort Pitt Bridge in the westbound direction from 10 p.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Friday morning. PennDOT crews will conduct deck spall repairs. Motorists should be prepared for changing traffic patterns […]

Ishmael Leggett shines, leads Pitt to 81-69 quarterfinal win over Wake Forest

This article originally appeared on pittsburghsportsnow.com. Thursday belonged to Pitt — and more specifically — to Ishmael Leggett. After building an early second-half 19-point lead on Wake Forest, things seemed to be heading in the right direction for Pitt, who was looking to make the ACC Tournament semifinals on Thursday with a win. The Panthers […]

Pitt Football hires new wide receivers coach

The University of Pittsburgh has hired a new wide receivers coach. JJ Laster, who spent the last three seasons working at Western Carolina with new offensive coordinator Kade Bell, is the latest addition to the staff. During Laster’s time at WCU, they were ranked No. 3 in passing offense and No. 4 in scoring in […]

Pitt earns tough 67-64 road win over NC State to advance to .500 in ACC

This article originally appeared on pittsburghsportsnow.com. The Wolfpack turned into roadkill on Wednesday night. Pitt, for the second-straight year, went down to Raleigh, North Carolina and beat NC State on its home court to earn its fifth win in its last six games and improve to 6-6 in the ACC this year. Pitt jumped out […]