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Duquesne aims to avoid Atlantic 10 tiebreaking rule with win in regular-season finale
The Duquesne Dukes finish their regular season Friday night at PPG Paints Arena. Richmond is in town. There is a lot on the line. The Spiders take the court in second place of the Atlantic 10. The Dukes are in a three-way tie for fourth with St. Bonaventure and Saint...
Keith Dambrot pushes, prods Duquesne toward ‘big prizes’ 
Keith Dambrot senses something special percolating on the fourth floor of the Power Center on Duquesne’s campus. Every day at practice, he pushes his Duquesne team as hard as he can — even beyond, he hopes, the limit of its potential. Because that is what it might take as the...
Losses to Dayton could put Duquesne at disadvantage in Atlantic 10 tournament 
There’s an argument to be made no Atlantic 10 team played a more difficult conference schedule than Duquesne. The Dukes are one of only five A-10 teams that played two games against Dayton (28-2, 17-0), the No. 3 team in the nation and a good bet to get at least...
First Call: T.J. Watt’s new commercial, NHL player takes skate to face, Duquesne owns overtime
The NFL’s Watt brothers start off Wednesday’s “First Call.” Why wouldn’t they? They are everywhere else. Also, we check out what happened in the rest of the Eastern Conference while the Penguins finally got back on the winning track. An NHL player gets a skate to the face. Duquesne owns...
Duquesne men’s basketball team rallies, edges VCU in overtime
RICHMOND, Va. — Tavian Dunn-Martin had 23 points as Duquesne defeated VCU, 80-77, in overtime on Tuesday night. Marcus Weathers had 16 points and nine rebounds for Duquesne (21-8, 11-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Michael Hughes added 14 points and eight rebounds. Sincere Carry had seven assists and six rebounds. Baylee...
Duquesne knows VCU’s Siegel Center is ‘tough environment’ to play
When Duquesne visits VCU on Tuesday night in its next-to-last regular-season game, the Dukes likely will be playing in front of a packed house at Siegel Center in Richmond, Va. That’s not such a big deal in college basketball, except in this case, it would mark the 151st consecutive sellout...
Dambrot: Time is now for Dukes to play better if they want to talk about March Madness
A strange idea was floating around Duquesne on Monday. Some people on campus were talking about March Madness. Madness on the Bluff? Who would have thought the Dukes, picked to finish eighth in the Atlantic 10, would be challenging for first- and second-round byes next week in the A-10 Tournament?...
Duquesne beats George Mason, reaches historic 20th victory
After Duquesne’s 81-78 victory Saturday night against George Mason, coach Keith Dambrot might have walked off the court feeling like he just robbed a bank. And maybe he walked a little faster, too, before someone realized the numbers didn’t add up and George Mason should have won. Let’s count the...
Duquesne survived Bonnies, balloon in overtime victory
Playing on the road in college basketball can be difficult under normal circumstances, but Duquesne’s thrilling 81-78 overtime victory at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday nearly was derailed by – of all things — an orange balloon. Duquesne held a lead for more than 32 minutes in the game, but St....
Displaced Dukes hit the road even when they play ‘home’ games 
It has been said winning can be like a drug to a competitive person. Maybe that is why Keith Dambrot was in such a good mood Friday when he met with reporters. After a thrilling 81-77 overtime victory Wednesday night in front of a hostile crowd at St. Bonaventure, Duquesne’s...
Carry’s big night carries Duquesne past St. Bonaventure in OT
SAINT BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Sincere Carry had 18 points and 11 assists to lift Duquesne to an 81-77 overtime win over St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night. Michael Hughes had 18 points, three assists and three blocks for Duquesne (19-8, 9-6 Atlantic 10). Lamar Norman Jr. added 14 points. Baylee Steele...
First Call: Steelers talk with WR; Le’Veon Bell staying with Jets?; Zamboni goalie honored 
Wednesday’s “First Call” is packed. The Steelers talked with a high-profile wide receiver at the NFL Scouting Combine. A radio host in Cleveland got suspended for ripping Baker Mayfield. “Zamboni Goalie” David Ayers was honored in Carolina. Le’Veon Bell may be staying in New York after all. And all of...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot has history of dealing with adversity 
Keith Dambrot was 25 years old when he first tasted adversity as a coach. He is finding out it is less fun at 61. Duquesne has played 21 of its first 26 games on the road while the former Palumbo Center is undergoing a $45 million makeover. Five were at...
Duquesne hangs with No. 5 Dayton, can’t keep up in 2nd half 
DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton coach Anthony Grant was unhappy with his team at halftime of Saturday’s game against Duquesne, and he let them know it. Duquesne held a 38-36 lead at the intermission, and Grant had to make his team understand if the No. 5 Flyers didn’t pick up the...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot coaches his players’ minds, too, as No. 5 Dayton looms
Maybe it’s merely a function of the time of year. Or, perhaps Duquesne’s four-, three- and three-point deficits in its most recent defeats make the whistles sound shriller and the voices especially urgent. Coach Keith Dambrot admitted he was feistier than normal at practice Friday while preparing his team for...
Duquesne rally falls short in loss to George Washington 
Keith Dambrot walked into the interview room, sat down and issued himself a warning. “I have to watch what I say because I’m really frustrated right now,” Duquesne’s coach said. Frustration was the theme of Duquesne’s 70-67 loss to a sub-.500 George Washington team Wednesday night before a sparse crowd...
Duquesne women rally to defeat Rhode Island; Dan Burt gets 150th win 
When Dan Burt told his players they would play the entire season away from Duquesne’s campus during renovations to Cooper Fieldhouse, he instituted a rule. “There would be no complaints, only solutions,” the Dukes’ women’s coach said. He found a couple through a difficult season. So, he was pleased while...
Duquesne on quest to fulfill Keith Dambrot’s vision of 20-victory season 
When Keith Dambrot was convincing Marcus Weathers to transfer from Miami (Ohio) to Duquesne two years ago, his sales pitch did the trick. “The deciding factor was coach Dambrot’s vision,” said Weathers, who turned down College of Charleston to enroll at Duquesne. “He had a real clear-cut vision for what...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot on his coaching style: ‘I can be a pain in the behind’ 
The truth often hurts, but Keith Dambrot is unafraid to confront it — even if it involves taking personal responsibility for a situation that affects his team. When Duquesne’s coach was asked what junior forward Marcus Weathers needs to do to regain his scoring touch, Dambrot responded with an immediate...
Tavian Dunn-Martin helps Duquesne get past pesky Fordham 
NEW YORK — Tavian Dunn-Martin had 15 points off the bench to lift Duquesne to a 59-54 victory over Fordham on Sunday. Dunn-Martin made 3 of 8 shots from beyond the 3-point arc and all four of his free throws for the Dukes (19-6, 9-4 Atlantic 10). Reserve Baylee Steele...
Sports psychologist helps Duquesne players keep their minds right 
Keith Dambrot doesn’t like long stretches of inactivity during the basketball season, especially when he’s trying to help his team build momentum for the postseason. Like it or not, Duquesne’s coach was either gifted or burdened with seven days between games after an 83-80 loss to St. Bonaventure on Feb....
Rested Duquesne won’t take struggling Fordham lightly
The Atlantic 10, in a virtual tie with the American Athletic and within arm’s length of the SEC and ACC, ranks eighth among 32 Division I basketball leagues in the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) and Ratings Percentage Index (RPI). Indeed, the A-10 is a quality conference this season. It might...
St. Bonaventure continues mastery of Duquesne
In the 14-team Atlantic 10, Duquesne and St. Bonaventure have shown they can play some pretty tight defense, the Dukes ranking third in scoring defense at 63.7 points per game; St. Bonaventure fourth at 64.1. So, what was up with that high-scoring affair between the two on Saturday at UPMC...
Duquesne’s Michael Hughes backs up his talk
Some basketball players let their play do the talking. Some resort to chatter in getting their point across. Duquesne’s Michael Hughes blends both into a unique style: He’s an aggressive performer and a seasoned trash-talker. “It’s just a narrative that seems to work for me,” Hughes said Friday as Duquesne...
First Call: Jim Rutherford cooling on Penguins trade talk?; Pat Narduzzi on MSU rumors; Duquesne wins
This edition of “First Call” gives us Jim Rutherford’s view of Matt Murray and the trade market. Tom Brady keeps playing coy. Pat Narduzzi is talking himself in circles. And a big road win for Duquesne. Standing tall During his Wednesday night radio show on “105.9 the X,” Penguins general...


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