PITTSBURGH -- The near-misses still eat at Pat Narduzzi. As good as the Pittsburgh coach feels about his team as it heads into Saturdays regular-season finale against Syracuse, the memory of the ones that got away still linger.When you look at our losses, theyre like this, Narduzzi said Monday, putting his thumb and index finger an inch apart. Its interesting we didnt get (them). I look back at how close we are to winning them all. God if we had done this as coaches, maybe we would have won every one of those games.Outside of a second half meltdown at Miami earlier this month, hes right. Pitts three other losses -- to Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech and North Carolina -- were by a combined 11 points.Yet Narduzzi and the Panthers (7-4, 4-3) have done an excellent job of not getting caught up in what might have been. Theyre surging toward the finish line following a 56-14 romp over Duke last weekend that may have been their most complete performance in Narduzzis two-year tenure. And while Pitt still needs to beat Syracuse (4-7, 2-5) to match its eight-win total of last season, the feeling this time around is decidedly different.Without a doubt, its a much better group, Narduzzi said.One that didnt let the raw emotions of disappointment bleed from one Saturday to the next, something Narduzzi credited in part to the maturity of a team featuring 19 seniors and 16 redshirt juniors.It tells you what kind of leadership we have, that (finishing strong) is what theyre talking about, not girls and where theyre going tonight, he said.Knowing the offense is going to find innovative ways to move the ball week in and week out certainly helped.The Panthers have already set a school record for points in a season (432) with two more games to go thanks to the creative tinkering by first-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada. A unit that began the year with no proven playmakers at wide receiver is averaging 39.27 points. Pitt has thrived behind junior running back James Conner, steady play by senior quarterback Nate Peterman, do-everything wide receiver/returner Quadree Henderson and a seemingly endless variety of formations designed to highlight mismatches and take advantage of a big and experienced offensive line.You come in on Mondays, you dont know what (Canada is) going to throw at you, offensive tackle Adam Bisnowaty said. All the motion we do, you just never know what hes going to do. Sometimes I feel he sits in that offense a little too long (and) draws up some plays that are unreal. They just seem to work.The Panthers have needed them to work while one of the nations worst pass defenses figured things out. Even after holding Duke to 243 yards through the air, Pitt is still 127th in the nation against the pass. Yet that hasnt stopped it from being on the cusp of winning eight games in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2008-2009.Its a different world (than when I got here in 2012), Bisnowaty said. I think the program is about winning ... My first year we won six games or so, last year we won eight. This year we have a chance to win more than that. Its just going back to playing the best football we can play.Game notes Conner was named the winner of the 2016 Disney Sports Spirit Award on Monday. The award is given annually to the nations most inspirational player. Conner was diagnosed with cancer last Thanksgiving and went through months of draining chemotherapy but has returned to the form that helped him capture the 2014 ACC Player of the Year. 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Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. Shirt Toby Alderweireld .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. Voetbalshirt Thomas Vermaelen . The 27-year-old Scrivens will be joining his third NHL club since signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent in 2010. The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. HOOVER, Ala. -- Mark Stoops believes Kentucky is ready to go bowling this postseason.It wont take a dramatic improvement for the Wildcats, who are coming off back-to-back 5-7 seasons after succumbing to late-season swoons. Stoops arrived at Southeastern Conference media days Wednesday believing the program is positioned to end a bowl drought stretching back to 2010.Were doing the things necessary to take the next step, the fourth-year Kentucky coach said Wednesday. Im not a pessimist, but Im not going to sit up here and boast (about) a team if were not quite ready. Weve done the work. We have the pieces in place. We will take the next step.Ive been proud of the progression weve done. Certainly you want more wins along the line, but I know weve done the right things and we have a great plan in place to continue to push this program, and the players are doing the things necessary to take it to the next step.That must include sustaining success through the 12-game grind. The Wildcats dropped six straight games to end the 2014 season and six of seven down the stretch last year.That came after wins over South Carolina and Missouri andd near-misses against Florida and Auburn highlighted a promising start.dddddddddddd.Stoops enters his fourth year with Drew Barker taking over at quarterback and a switch to a pro-style system under assistant head coach Eddie Grant and co-offensive coordinator Darin Hinshaw.Stoops said bumps along the road are to be expected when taking over a program. Kentucky has six straight losing seasons and just four SEC victories over the past four years.Running back Jojo Kemp, who teams with Stanley Boom Williams in the backfield, said the Wildcats are tired of just being close to making the postseason.Guys dont want that same feeling guys have had before, going 5-7, going 5-7, being so close and not being able to finish, Kemp said. Guys have taken it upon themselves, when coaches have given us breaks, to go home and come back early. Just come and be at the facilities, doing things that coaches didnt ask them to do.Guys really dont want that same feeling. Going 5-7 and being so close and getting over that hump. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Cheap NFL Autographed Jerseys Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 ' ' '