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Joe Reece’s 18 points lead Duquesne past Rhode Island
Duquesne’s Atlantic 10 home opener on New Year’s Eve brought out a second layer of hoops fans to The Bluff as the Dukes played host to their largest home crowd of the season Saturday afternoon at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. And, while there were some anxious moments, the Dukes didn’t disappoint...
Duquesne loses Atlantic 10 opener to Dayton 
DAYTON, Ohio — Daron Holmes had 22 points in Dayton’s 69-57 victory over Duquesne on Wednesday night to open the Atlantic 10 Conference schedule. Jimmy Clark III finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and three steals for the Dukes (10-4). Duquesne also got 11 points and four assists from Tevin...
Duquesne ready to test pre-conference, home court success on the road in A-10 play
The Duquesne Dukes are set to begin their Atlantic 10 schedule Wednesday night. Their first conference game will be in Dayton at 7 p.m. It’s also the conference debut for the Flyers. Despite incorporating 10 new players into the mix, the Dukes had a very successful non-conference season, winning 10...
Duquesne men aim to continue strong start to the season into Atlantic 10 league play
Keith Dambrot likely is tired of having to juxtapose his team’s success this season with Duquesne’s abysmal performance last year, which saw the Dukes drop their final 17 games en route to a 6-24 overall record. After all, who wouldn’t want to put such a rough year-long performance completely out...
Duquesne hits double-digit wins, rolls past Winthrop
Excitement is building on The Bluff, and with good reason. Duquesne notched its 10th men’s basketball victory of the season Wednesday in its final nonconference game to carry a double-digit win total into Atlantic 10 play for just the fourth time in program history. Dae Dae Grant scored 21 points,...
Duquesne rallies from 16-point 1st half deficit to top Indiana State, 92-86
For the second time this month, Duquesne had to demonstrate resiliency and focus to pull off a win at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. On Dec. 3, the Dukes faced an early 14-point hole against Ball State and trailed for the entirety of the first half before battling back and winning by...
First Call: Panthers may have healthy receiving weapon vs. Steelers; Ravens QB update
Friday’s “First Call” has a health update on an important target for the Pittsburgh Steelers defense to watch on Sunday in Carolina. We also get the latest on the Ravens’ quarterback situation in advance of their big AFC North showdown in Cleveland. We preview weekend action for both the Duquesne...
Duquesne men top DePaul for rare victory against Big East opponent
When any errant shot caromed off the backboards Wednesday night at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Duquesne took charge so completely that coach Keith Dambrot gushed, “Our big guys beat their brains in.” The rebounding advantage was just one factor that led to the Dukes’ 66-55 victory against DePaul (6-5). A...
First Call: Steelers reportedly bringing back a familiar face; Alex Ovechkin scores 800th; RMU hockey return date known
Wednesday’s “First Call” features a familiar face potentially rejoining the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. Alex Ovechkin hits a major milestone. And Duquesne’s basketball team wants to find its early season form. Plus, Robert Morris University formalizes another step toward its re-entry to the college hockey world. Help up front The Steelers...
DePaul visits Duquesne after Johnson’s 23-point showing
DePaul Blue Demons (6-4, 0-1 Big East) at Duquesne Dukes (7-3) Pittsburgh; 7 p.m. Wednesday Bottom line: DePaul plays the Duquesne Dukes after Javan Johnson scored 23 points in DePaul’s 91-70 victory over the UTEP Miners. The Dukes are 6-2 on their home court. Duquesne is second in the A-10...
Duquesne’s offensive struggles continue in loss to New Mexico State
Duquesne’s sudden case of cold shooting continued Sunday, contributing to another underwhelming loss after an encouraging 7-1 start to the men’s basketball season. The Dukes came up empty for a second time in four days at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, losing 73-60 to New Mexico State. Duquesne’s leading scorer, Dae Dae...
Marshall ends Duquesne’s victory streak at 6 games
Keith Dambrot isn’t a man who normally backs down from a challenge, and he’s not afraid to present one to his players when he believes it’s necessary. When Duquesne’s coach met with his players at halftime of their eventual 82-71 loss to Marshall on Thursday night, he asked the impossible....
First Call: Hazy prognosis for Lamar Jackson’s knee before Steelers game; potential Bryan Reynolds trade targets
Monday’s “First Call” has John Harbaugh’s murky forecast for Lamar Jackson as “Steelers week” looms in Baltimore. A former Penn State standout stars in the NFC East. So does a former WPIAL great. Plus, we give you some Bryan Reynolds trade talk, and we consider Meg McConnell’s latest accomplishment at...
Jimmy Clark III’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer completes Duquesne’s rally against Ball State 
Jimmy Clark III’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the first half seemed like a pretty significant basket, as it clawed Duquesne back within striking distance of visiting Ball State after the Dukes had faced an early deficit of as much as 14 points. But as it would turn out,...
Offensive contributions of Dae Dae Grant powering Duquesne in early-season surge
College basketball coaches navigating roster turnover could be forgiven for projecting a team full of new faces to be a slow-burner. In other words, a coach in such a situation might say something to the tune of “judge us by what we’re doing on the court in February, not November.”...
Duquesne’s strong start helping to erase memories of last year’s struggles
In one sense, it’s a sign of real progress for the Duquesne basketball team. In another, it’s a reminder of how far the program needed to come. “It means we (stunk) last year,” coach Keith Dambrot said. “Six wins. What the heck?” No. Six wins don’t sound like a lot....
Duquesne beats UC Santa Barbara for 6th win, matching victory total from last season
Duquesne hit a milestone Tuesday night, and Keith Dambrot had no intention of popping champagne, blowing trumpets or even talking about it. But a reporter reminded the Duquesne coach of the obvious truth after his team defeated UC Santa Barbara, 72-61, at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The victory was Duquesne’s sixth...
Duquesne improves to 5-1 with bruising win over Alabama State
When coach Keith Dambrot predicted that Duquesne’s basketball game Wednesday night against winless Alabama State would be “a hard game,” he wasn’t kidding. “They beat us up on the boards,” Dambrot said following the injury-riddled Dukes’ 75-57 victory at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. “We haven’t really gotten crushed up like that....
Duquesne’s Tevin Brewer hits floater with 1 second left to defeat North Florida, 83-82
Keith Dambrot will gladly accept Duquesne’s 83-82 victory Monday night against North Florida. It was his team’s fourth in five games, and Duquesne now has a chance to come out of November with as many victories (six) as the Dukes managed through the entirety of the 2021-2022 season. But Dambrot...
Joe Mischler leads Duquesne in 3rd straight shutout of Wagner
Joe Mischler threw three touchdown passes, and Duquesne rolled to a 33-0 victory over Wagner on Saturday. Duquesne (4-7, 3-4 Northeast Conference) has posted three straight shutout wins over Wagner (1-10, 1-6). The Dukes beat the Seahawks, 44-0, last season and 17-0 in 2020. Wagner last scored on Duquesne in...
Duquesne beats Colgate in Keith Dambrot’s hometown, Akron
AKRON, Ohio — Duquesne remains unbeaten in the Keith Dambrot coaching era in games played in Dambrot’s hometown of Akron. But just barely. In gut-wrenching fashion, the Dukes made it 4-for-4 on Friday night at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, where Dambrot once coached LeBron James, by holding off Colgate,...
Dru Joyce III eager to help spark a turnaround of Duquesne men’s hoops 
Dru Joyce III is the kind of guy who might challenge his players to a push-up contest after practice at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. In May, the 37-year-old Joyce was named associate head coach at Duquesne, reuniting him with Keith Dambrot, who coached Joyce in high school at St. Vincent-St. Mary...
Duquesne bounces back from Kentucky loss with rout of S.C. State
Keith Dambrot was looking for a bounce-back game from Duquesne on Monday, three days removed from a humbling trip to legendary Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., and a decisive loss to No. 4 Kentucky. The Dukes responded to their coach in resounding fashion, scoring from seemingly everywhere, and ran past...
St. Francis (Pa.) rolls past Duquesne
LORETTO — Cole Doyle threw four touchdown passes in the first half, St. Francis (Pa.) built a 30-point lead in the first half and rolled to a 51-14 victory over in-state rival Duquesne on Saturday. The victory was the eighth of the season for the Red Flash, the most wins...
Duquesne routed by Kentucky despite Oscar Tshiebwe sitting
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Antonio Reeves scored 18 points, CJ Fredrick added 14 and No. 4 Kentucky ran away from Duquesne, 77-52, on Friday night. The Wildcats played their second consecutive game without Oscar Tshiebwe, last year’s consensus national player of the year, who’s recovering from a procedure on his right...


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