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First Call: Multiple ex-Steelers on the move; former Pitt star shines on ‘Monday Night Football’
Tuesday’s “First Call” has some information about various Pittsburgh Steelers on the move. A former Pitt Panther sparkled on “Monday Night Football.” And a Duquesne football player walks away with conference honors for a second straight week. On the move again Former Steeler Terrell Edmunds has been traded away by...
Duquesne fends off furious rally by St. Francis (Pa.), stays unbeaten in NEC
PITTSBURGH — Taj Butts punched in a short run for a touchdown in opening minutes of the fourth quarter and Duquesne survived a furious comeback by St. Francis (Pa.) to earn a 38-35 Northeast Conference win on Saturday. Down 38-14 with under 12 minutes left in the game, the Red...
Atlantic 10 conference coaches, media not alone when it comes to this year’s high expectations for Duquesne
Atlantic 10 coaches and media members aren’t the only people anticipating a breakout season from the Duquesne men’s basketball team. ESPN college basketball bracket expert Joe Lunardi can see that happening as well. This week at the A-10’s media day, the conference preseason poll was announced, and Duquesne was rated...
Duquesne men picked to finish 4th in Atlantic 10, highest preseason ranking in 25 years
The hopes of Duquesne basketball fans were given a boost Tuesday when the Dukes were picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic 10, according to a preseason poll of conference head coaches and media members. The preseason vote of confidence is the highest for the Dukes in the past 25...
Duquesne cruises past Central Connecticut 44-20 behind 3 total touchdowns from Butts 
PITTSBURGH — Darius Perrantes threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns, Taj Butts carried it 12 times for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and Duquesne cruised past Central Connecticut, 44-20, on Saturday in its Northeast Conference home opener. Duquesne jumped out to a 20-3 lead in the first quarter and...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot still has ‘pretty good juice’ in 5th decade as a coach
Keith Dambrot laughs when he recalls his journey as a coach, starting in 1981 as a 23-year-old assistant at Akron (his alma mater) before he accepted his first job as a head coach at the age of 25 at Tiffin. And, now, with his 65th birthday looming, he is entering...
Delaware surges past Duquesne in 2nd half
NEWARK, Del. — Ryan O’Connor threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns and FCS No. 10 Delaware beat Duquesne, 43-17, on Saturday. The Dukes took the upper hand holding Delaware (4-1) to a three-play, minus-6 yard drive on their opening possession. On the third play of their drive, Darius Perrantes...
Joe Lunardi visits Duquesne, crows that bracketology now accepted in Merriam-Webster
Joe Lunardi proudly puffed out his chest and, suddenly, he felt like the tallest man inside UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, which was populated at the time by several tall Duquesne basketball players. What was the trigger? Bracketology has been accepted into the Merriam-Webster dictionary. JOEY BRACKETS is IN THE DICTIONARY! @ESPNLunardi...
Duquesne welcomes ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi to Basketball Tip-Off
If you have wondered what Joe Lunardi is thinking when he assembles his NCAA Tournament bracketology for ESPN, Duquesne is giving you the chance to hear his insights. Duquesne will serve as the host for a Basketball Tip-Off Event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse....
Field goal with 3 seconds left gives Duquesne win over LIU in NEC opener
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Brian Bruzdewicz kicked a 34-yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining to give Duquesne a 31-28 win over Long Island on Saturday in a Northeast Conference opener for both teams. LIU’s Devon Wells sprinted 90 yards for a tying touchdown with 3:33 remaining, but the Dukes (2-2,...
Coastal Carolina jumps out early, cruises to rout over Duquesne
CONWAY, S.C. — Grayson McCall threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes, and Coastal Carolina rolled to a 66-7 victory over Duquesne on Saturday night. McCall was 12-of-16 passing for 169 yards. He threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Kendall Karr and an 11-yard score to Sam Pinckney. Darius Perrantes...
West Virginia dominates post-weather delay to pummel Duquesne for 1st win of season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – From start to finish, the first football meeting between West Virginia and Duquesne in 88 years took over five hours to complete. That was due to a severe weather delay caused by lightning that paused the game for 1 hour, 54 minutes about midway through the second...
Duquesne coach Jerry Schmitt: ‘Embrace the opportunity’ as Dukes visit a Power 5 foe in West Virginia
For the returning players on Duquesne’s football team, Saturday’s jump in competition as they travel down I-79 to face West Virginia will be nothing new. They were on the Dukes’ roster last year when the team visited FBS schools such as Florida State and Hawaii. Some still remain from the...
Duquesne basketball schedule features 9 nationally televised games
Duquesne men’s basketball released its 2023-2024 schedule Wednesday, and it includes nine Atlantic 10 games on national television over three networks. The Dukes open A-10 play Jan. 3 at UMass before playing at Loyola Chicago on CBS Sports Network on Jan. 6. Four of the next five games will be...
Oakmont club champion Colleen Meyers ready to tackle building of Duquesne women’s golf program
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. On the desk in her new office at Duquesne, women’s golf coach Colleen Meyers has an elephant figurine to remind her of this old saying. It’s the way she plans to build the team. Hired in August as the...
Darius Perrantes, Duquesne defense sets tone early in win over Edinboro
PITTSBURGH — Darius Perrantes threw for two scores, and Ayden Garnes’ pick-6 45 seconds into the game propelled Duquesne to a 49-7 win over Division III Edinboro on Saturday in a season opener. Garnes intercepted Matt Carlisle on the second play of the game and ran it back 27 yards...
Duquesne aims to pack more of a potent offensive punch in ’23
When Duquesne’s offense debuts Saturday in the 2023 opener against Edinboro, the 11-man unit that walks onto Rooney Field will be a mixture of familiar players and unproven talent. At every position group, the Dukes have returning players from last year’s squad to lean on, in addition to an influx...
Tim Benz: Like him or not, Rick Pitino is right about the state of college sports’ conference meltdowns
Here’s a classic case of “listen to the message, even if you don’t like the messenger.” Rick Pitino has certainly done a lot to make many college basketball fans dislike him during his highly successful yet highly checkered coaching career. But on the topic of nonstop conference realignment chaos, Pitino...
In retirement, Duquesne’s Dave Saba will measure his sports information career by ‘Forrest Gump moments’
Dave Saba calls them “Forrest Gump moments,” those unforgettable interactions with sports celebrities and one future U.S. president that surfaced during his four decades in athletic administration at two institutions of higher learning, Texas and Duquesne. Landmarks of a lifetime, they come rushing back to him now, especially after he...
First Call: Pitt alum scores in Hall of Fame game; Steelers working out DBs; ex-WPIAL standout returns to action
Friday’s “First Call” showcases a Pitt alum opening eyes in the Hall of Fame game. The Steelers need a little help at defensive back. Austin Hedges still has some ties back to Pittsburgh. And a former WPIAL standout is getting back to practice in the NFL. Izzy to the Hizzy...
Duquesne football seeks better results behind retooled roster, picked to finish 3rd in NEC
If all goes to plan for Duquesne this fall, 2023 will prove to be more successful football campaign than 2022. The Dukes, looking to rebound from a 4-7 season, enter year No. 19 under coach Jerry Schmitt. Those four wins marked Duquesne’s lowest total since 2009, with the Dukes tying...
Tim Benz: Additions, key retentions have Keith Dambrot optimistic at Duquesne
After a few years of experience, Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot now has a feel for what roster-building is like with college basketball in the NIL/transfer portal era. “The roster situation is never going to be the same like it used to be 10 years ago. You just have to keep...
Duquesne adds highly touted Czech forward to men’s basketball recruiting class
The Duquesne men’s basketball team added a highly touted European forward to its class of incoming freshmen and transfers, announcing the commitment of 6-foot-8 forward Jakub Necas from the Czech Republic on Wednesday. Necas has extensive experience with the Czech national team in age-group competition. Last season, he played for...
After 11 seasons as WVU assistant, Ron Everhart named Mountaineers’ director of community relations
Ron Everhart, the former head men’s basketball coach at Duquesne who spent the past 11 seasons as an assistant under Bob Huggins at West Virginia, will assume a newly created position under first-year WVU coach Josh Eilert. Everhart will serve as the program’s director of community relations and player outreach....
Former Duquesne coach Ron Everhart hopes to remain a WVU assistant
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — No one needs to tell Ron Everhart what it’s like to endure — and conquer — stressful, uncertain situations. Right now, Everhart has a job as an assistant basketball coach at West Virginia, the same one he has held for the past 11 seasons under Hall...


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