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The Tribune-Review: Dixon leaving Pitt for TCU job By John Harris Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes determined soon after the Panthers’ second-round loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament that it was time to move on from the Jamie Dixon era. Three days after the Panthers’ season ended, Dixon accepted a job at Texas Christian…

Sporting News: Jamie Dixon, Pitt fans were both ready for breakup By Jordan Greer @jordangreer42 “This one just felt right. The timing was right.” Those were the words Jamie Dixon shared with KDKA’s Bob Pompeani after accepting the head coaching position at TCU on Monday. Dixon leaves Pittsburgh with 328 wins over 13 years, second on the all-time…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Dixon underappreciated at Pitt, but he might regret TCU decision By Ron Cook / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TCU? Really? Good luck to Jamie Dixon. I mean that sincerely. Dixon is one of the true gentlemen in sports. Beyond that, he left a mark on Pitt basketball during a 13-year run that will be difficult,…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Longtime basketball coach Dixon leaves Pitt for TCU By Paul Zeise / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon accepted a job offer Monday to become the next coach at his alma mater, Texas Christian University. And, although it was mostly his decision to leave, Pitt didn’t exactly beg Dixon…

FWST: TCU reserve first baseman makes impact after going hitless last season By Carlos Mendez [email protected] One of TCU’s most productive hitters in the past week forgot he didn’t have a hit last year. “I started getting hugs in the dugout, and I was thinking, ‘what’s going on?’ ” first baseman Michael Landestoy said, thinking back to…

FWST: TCU basketball secures the coach it wanted for decades By [big steaming pile] [email protected] The irony is TCU hired one of the few men with a distinct link to its basketball tradition whose main responsibility will be to continue almost none of it. Jamie Dixon is finally coming back to Fort Worth as the anointed…

FWST: Freshman’s grand slam gets TCU rolling to sweep of West Virginia BY CARLOS MENDEZ [email protected] As Rex Hill says, TCU loves Luken Baker. What team wouldn’t? The freshman designated hitter hit a grand slam in the first inning, doubled and scored in the fourth inning and added an RBI double in the fifth inning Sunday…

The Exponent Telegram: Mountaineers swept by No. 7 TCU From Staff Report FORT WORTH, Texas — The West Virginia baseball team lost the series finale at No. 7 TCU, 14-2, on Sunday afternoon in a seven-inning contest. In front of 4,190 fans at Lupton Stadium, the Mountaineers (10-7, 0-3 Big 12) were held to two…

Tribune-Review: TCU targeting Pitt’s Dixon for coaching job BY JERRY DIPAOLA AND JOHN HARRIS Let the Jamie Dixon rumors begin. Dixon reportedly is being targeted by Texas Christian University to be the Horned Frogs’ next basketball coach. A source told CBS Sports that TCU is willing to “make the money right” in order to lure…

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/032016aaa.html GoFrogs: M. Tennis Scores Win Over Dartmouth Final Stats |  Photo Gallery  FORT WORTH, Texas – A dominant effort from start to finish led the No. 3 TCU men’s tennis team to its eighth consecutive victory of the season and 21st straight at home with a 4-0 sweep of No. 35 Dartmouth on Sunday afternoon at the…