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Pittsburgh residents call for release of hostages in Gaza, hold vigil in Squirrel Hill

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2 years ago

January 14, 2024

Pittsburgh residents call for release of hostages in Gaza, hold vigil in Squirrel Hill

PITTSBURGH — Some Pittsburgh residents gathered in Squirrel Hill to push for the release of hostages being held by Hamas.

A vigil was held at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill Sunday afternoon.

Bring Them Home Pittsburgh, Stand With Us and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh organized the event.

They said tomorrow will mark 100 days since Hamas captured hostages from Israel and they are calling for their immediate release.

“It’s absolutely outrageous, and we need to stand today, we need to scream from the rooftops to bring them home now,” Brian Eglash, senior vice president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh said.

Senator John Fetterman was also in attendance and he echoed the call for the hostages to be released.

Organizers say Hamas still has 136 hostages.

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Stanford meets Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament

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3 hours ago

March 9, 2026

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Stanford meets Pittsburgh in ACC Tournament

Pittsburgh Panthers (12-19, 5-13 ACC) vs. Stanford Cardinal (20-11, 9-9 ACC)

Charlotte, North Carolina; Tuesday, 2 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Stanford faces Pittsburgh in the ACC Tournament.

The Cardinal have gone 9-9 against ACC teams, with an 11-2 record in non-conference play. Stanford has a 3-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Panthers’ record in ACC games is 5-13. Pittsburgh has a 2-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Stanford is shooting 43.7% from the field this season, 2.0 percentage points lower than the 45.7% Pittsburgh allows to opponents. Pittsburgh’s 43.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.0 percentage points lower than Stanford has given up to its opponents (45.6%).

The teams square off for the second time this season. Stanford won the last meeting 75-67 on Feb. 26. Ebuka Okorie scored 34 to help lead Stanford to the win, and Cameron Corhen scored 22 points for Pittsburgh.

TOP PERFORMERS: Okorie is scoring 23.1 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Cardinal. Benny Gealer is averaging 13.1 points and 1.7 steals over the past 10 games.

Corhen is scoring 13.1 points per game with 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Panthers. Barry Dunning Jr. is averaging 13.1 points and 6.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinal: 6-4, averaging 77.9 points, 29.6 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.

Panthers: 3-7, averaging 64.2 points, 29.4 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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