
Nov 30 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Tiger Woods appeared in a colorful ad for Accenture in Monday’s Wall Street Journal. The headline reads: “The road to high performance isn’t always paved.” By the looks of things, neither is the road out of this latest mess.

Nov 18 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
With so many celebrities willing to attend the opening of an envelope if a paycheck is involved, a recent decision by Brad Pitt is especially impressive.

Nov 4 - By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Writer
Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle.

Oct 14 - By Alan Robinson, AP Sports Writer
Since coach Dave Wannstedt took over in 2005, Pitt has beaten Cincinnati and Connecticut three times each. West Virginia, Louisville and South Florida have each gone down twice. Syracuse hasn't beaten him in four tries.

Oct 1 - By Alan Robinson, AP Sports Writer
The quarterback's state of mind was in doubt. The running back was a freshman backed up by another freshman. Not surprisingly, the offense was a big worry to Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt when the season started.
Aug 18 - By Alan Robinson, AP Sports Writer
In his last two starts for Pitt, Pat Bostick defeated Notre Dame on the road and then-No. 2 West Virginia, also on the road. Few other quarterbacks in school history own such a resume.

Aug 13 - By Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Writer
The idea of Brad Pitt running for New Orleans mayor has generated a lot of buzz around the city even though he isn't eligible. It also generated some laughs for the actor in a Thursday television interview.
Aug 13 - By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
Brad Pitt laughed off the prospect of running for mayor of New Orleans, as a grassroots movement there has suggested, saying, “I don’t have a chance.” He added jokingly: “I’m running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform.”

Aug 5 - By Ree Hines, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The National Enquirer reports that Spears is ready to take a break from her life on the road and take her relationship with Jason Trawick to the next level.

Aug 3 - By Ree Hines, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The streets of New York City just aren’t safe for “Twilight’s” leading man, Robert Pattinson. It seems throngs of female fans eager to get a glimpse or maybe even a grab of the man behind the vamp pose a bigger threat than the actor’s bodyguards can handle.
Jun 22 - By Joseph White, AP Sports Writer
Take out a teenage boy out of Nigeria and place him in an affluent private school in the Washington, D.C., suburbs with no friends or family from back home, and certain things are inevitable.

Jun 18 - By Associated Press
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated $1 million to the U.N. refugee agency providing aid to hundreds of thousands uprooted by violence in Pakistan.

Jun 15 - By Associated Press
Brad Pitt and his siblings have given $1 million to help a Missouri hospital open a new pediatric cancer center that will be named for their mother.

Jun 10 - By Associated Press
Brad Pitt was the star attraction at this year's edition of the world's leading contemporary art fair. He was also a customer.
Jun 10 - By Associated Press
Brad Pitt is accustomed to stopping passersby in their tracks. The Hollywood heartthrob's next job is slowing traffic in Siberia — or so Russian traffic police hope.

Jun 2 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The good news: “Britain’s Got Talent” phenom Susan Boyle is said to be recovering well after her post-finale anxiety attack.
May 13 - By Associated Press
Pitt senior middle linebacker Adam Gunn has been suspended indefinitely from the football team after being charged with public drunkenness and several other offenses resulting from a dispute outside a Pittsburgh nightclub.
Apr 30 - By Associated Press
Senior wide receiver T.J. Porter and senior defensive lineman Tommie Duhart have left Pitt's football team and plan to transfer to another school, according to a statement issued by coach Dave Wannstedt.

Apr 29 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
While a judge was deciding that Rihanna could return the borrowed jewels she wore the night she was allegedly beaten by Chris Brown, the singer remained in her native Barbados, trying to get her life back to normal.

Apr 14 - By Courtney Hazlett, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The recession has hit Wisteria Lane. “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry said that losing Nicolette Sheridan, who plays the just-killed-off Edie Britt, was not just a way of trimming the vixen population, but a natural way to cut costs.

Apr 8 - By Alan Robinson, AP Sports Writer
DeJuan Blair guaranteed Pitt coach Jamie Dixon a year ago that he would play a full college career. One exceptional season changed all that.
Mar 28 - By Associated Press
Pittsburgh starting guard Jermaine Dixon missed about 11 minutes of the second half of the East Regional after a Villanova player fell on him as they went for a loose ball Saturday.

Mar 28 - By Jimmy Golen, AP Sports Writer
Scottie Reynolds made a half-court dash for the game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left, leading Villanova over Pittsburgh 78-76 Saturday night and back to the Final Four for the first time since its shocking run to the 1985 championship.

Mar 26 - By Ken Davis, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- For all other teams still actively pursuing the NCAA championship, here’s the scariest thought to come out of the East Regional semifinals Thursday: Villanova thinks it can become a better basketball team.

Mar 26 - By Howard Ulman, AP Sports Writer
Levance Fields pointed Pittsburgh in the right direction just in time — as usual.