NCAA Tournament First Four: Pitt beats Mississippi State
Pitt defeated Mississippi State in the First Four round.
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Pitt defeated Mississippi State in the First Four round.
Zach Edey scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue hung on to beat Penn State 67-65 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game Sunday.
Jalen Pickett scored 28 points, Seth Lundy had 16 and Penn State beat No. 19 Indiana 77-73 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship.
It was Penn State's second overtime win over Northwestern in nine days after a 68-65 win on March 1.
Pitt ousted Georgia Tech 89-81 in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday.
Those Mountaineers have shown they know how to support their basketball teams.
Camren Wynter made a layup with less than a second remaining, capping Penn State's rally for a 65-64 win over No. 21 Maryland in the regular-season finale.
16th-ranked Miami captured the No. 1 seed for the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with a 78-76 win over No. 25 Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
Erik Stevenson scored 27 points, Kedrian Johnson added 23 and West Virginia gave its NCAA Tournament hopes a big boost with an 89-81 victory over No. 11 Kansas State on Saturday.
Rutgers rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat Penn State 59-56 Sunday night.
Grant Huffman's 16 points helped Davidson defeat Duquesne 71-67 on Sunday.
The Panthers put on an offensive show in their final home game, a 99-82 win over Syracuse on Saturday night.
Dajuan Harris was one point shy of a career-high, scoring 17 points to help lift No. 3 Kansas over West Virginia 76-74 on Saturday.
It's the first time under Jeff Capel the team has reached the 20-win mark.
Penn State handed the Golden Gophers their ninth straight loss.
Grant Basile posted his fourth straight game with 20 or more points, and Virginia Tech knocked Pittsburgh out of first place in the ACC with a 79-72 upset win on Saturday.
Jaylon Tyson had a career-high 27 points, and Fardaws Aimaq scored Texas Tech's last eight points in leading the Red Raiders to a 78-72 win over West Virginia on Saturday.
A University of Pittsburgh student hit the shot of a lifetime this week.
The Panthers have won seven of the past eight ACC games, the only loss being 71-65 against visiting Florida State on Jan. 21.
Hakim Hart scored 15 of his season-high 23 points in the second half and Maryland pulled away from Penn State late to earn a 74-68 win Saturday and remain undefeated at home in Big Ten play.
Sir'Jabri Rice scored 24 points in just 17 minutes and No. 5 Texas defeated West Virginia 94-60 Saturday.
The win moves Nebraska (11-13, 4-9 Big Ten) past last season's win total and matches last season's number of conference victories.
Pitt continued its recent bedevilment of North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels 65-64 on Wednesday night.
Jalen Pickett scored 25 points with eight rebounds and eight assists, Andrew Funk surpassed 1,500 points and Penn State raced past Michigan 83-61 on Sunday.
Blake Hinson tipped in a Jamarius Burton miss with 31 seconds remaining and Pittsburgh rallied past No. 20 Miami 71-68 on Saturday.
The conversation surrounding rising utility costs and data centers continued in Harrisburg this week.
A former Fayette County borough official who once won a $30 million Powerball is accused of stealing more than $73,000 from a small town's parks commission to fuel a gambling habit.
Residents and leaders in Charleroi are concerned about the integrity of roads after a trench collapse last year and ongoing construction.
Pittsburgh is bracing for a big winter storm system this weekend. But as for how much accumulation the area will get, it's still too early to tell.
Patrick Vereb is accused of taking money from pet owners who believed their animals would receive dignified cremations.
The conversation surrounding rising utility costs and data centers continued in Harrisburg this week.
Pittsburgh is bracing for a big winter storm system this weekend. But as for how much accumulation the area will get, it's still too early to tell.
A major winter storm is forecast to hit the Pittsburgh area this weekend, with snow and bitterly cold air possibly for the region.
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The conversation surrounding rising utility costs and data centers continued in Harrisburg this week.
Andrew Johnson is the latest in a series of pardoned Jan. 6 riot defendants to face new criminal charges.
Looking overseas, there is wide opposition to the idea of taking Greenland by force.
Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
Pennsylvania's two sitting senators, Republican Dave McCormick and Democrat John Fetterman, told CBS News they do not support a U.S. military takeover of Greenland.
A Pennsylvania couple says Kia wrongly denied a warranty claim after their car's engine failed at 80,000 miles.
Scams targeting utility customers are on the rise in Pennsylvania, the attorney general says.
A handful of Pittsburgh-area Value City Furniture stores are going out of business after their parent company filed for bankruptcy.
It has been five years since the home improvement retailer Menards bought a large parcel of land off Route 30 in Westmoreland County.
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Some drivers in Pittsburgh are ignoring road closure signs in the South Side Flats, leaving residents exasperated.
The yearly tradition marks the start of months of training for Pittsburgh Marathon participants.
Firefighters have a 62% higher risk of cancer, and this week, the New Castle Central Fire Station hosted pre-screenings.
Once the holidays are over, we often find ourselves in a funk, so how can we find ways to boost our mood?
A major expansion in women's health care is taking shape in Washington County.
Flu cases keep increasing, but at least one Pittsburgh-area emergency room doctor says not everyone needs to visit him.
After 13 years as the Steelers' special teams coordinator, Danny Smith is heading south to Florida.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
Penn State's women's team is hosting Robert Morris and the men's team is hosting Michigan State.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Brett Kulak broke a second-period tie with his first goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Seattle Kraken 6-3.
It's been about six years since the pandemic, and a lot of people working from home, but now companies are slowly calling them back to the office.
Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor on Tuesday announced a new initiative aimed at revitalizing neighborhood business districts across the city.
A handful of Pittsburgh-area Value City Furniture stores are going out of business after their parent company filed for bankruptcy.
It has been five years since the home improvement retailer Menards bought a large parcel of land off Route 30 in Westmoreland County.
The Macy's location at the Pittsburgh Mills Mall will be among the several closures.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday.
"The Pitt" won big at the Golden Globes on Sunday night.
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Mike Tomlin stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons with the team.
Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
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