CINCINNATI - Punches flew. Blood dripped on the court. Two proud basketball programs saw their reputations stained in mere seconds last December, when Cincinnati and Xavier players lost their cool at ...

The driving distance between the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University is less than 75 miles and 90 minutes. As a result, the ”Backyard Brawl” between the Pitt Panthers and West ...

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CINCINNATI - Xavier center Kenny Frease used a white cloth to soak up the blood streaming from a gash below his eye. Coaches from both teams bear-hugged their players and tried to yank them away from ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pitt Panthers and West Virginia Mountaineers will face off once again in the men's basketball version of the Backyard Brawl in 2025. Pitt will travel to Morgantown and take on West ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – It is a melody either filled with great anticipation or it is nails across a chalkboard, depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon Line one resides. Hands … Touching hands. It is ...

On Thursday morning, the West Virginia basketball program announced that it has set a date for the 192nd edition of the men’s basketball Backyard Brawl against the Pitt Panthers. According to a ...

WVU steamrolled Pittsburgh this past Thursday in the 192nd edition of the basketball Backyard Brawl. WVU’s bench was deep in the win, and a few players provided first-year head coach Ross Hodge with ...

Pitt and West Virginia will put their undefeated records on the line in the annual basketball Backyard Brawl on Thursday in Morgantown W.Va. First-year Mountaineers coach Ross Hodge learned the first ...