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Duquesne uses long-range shots to dominate St. Bonaventure
Remember those early-season losses — many at home — to the likes of Hampton, Lipscomb, Maine, Saint Peter’s and others? Duquesne’s horrid start to the men’s basketball season under first-year coach Dru Joyce III was atrocious. So, what’s changed? “I hold myself accountable,” Joyce said Saturday after the surging Dukes...
Former Pitt Panther Tray Woodall promoted to Fordham head basketball coach — for now
Pitt basketball alum Tray Woodall is going to be a head coach at Fordham. At least for a short time. The former Pitt Panther is going to serve as the interim bench boss for the Rams over the next four games. On Wednesday, the university announced a self-imposed four-game suspension...
Maximus Edwards leads way against former team as Duquesne tops George Washington
Maximus Edwards broke out of a season-long shooting slump for Duquesne in a big way Wednesday night. Edwards came off the bench to convert his first six shots and finished with a season-high 22 points against his former school as Duquesne defeated George Washington, 73-65, in Washington, D.C.. It was...
Duquesne rallies around football player Adrian Ramirez after California wildfires destroy his family home
Adrian Ramirez likes nothing more than living in the Duquesne Towers and playing defensive end for the Dukes’ football team. No wonder he was eager to get on an airplane last week and return to Duquesne’s campus and resume the life of a student-athlete. But on the way home from...
Duquesne men continue to search for winning formula on road
Soon after Dru Joyce III began his first season as men’s basketball coach at Duquesne, the losses began to pile up. Everywhere the Dukes played. But gradually, they’ve begun to master their home-court surroundings, winning four consecutive times and five of their past six outings at cozy UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse....
For Duquesne football, challenges of playing Pitt in ’25 opener are well worth the opportunity
Last week’s announcement about Duquesne being Pitt’s season-opening opponent at Acrisure Stadium to start the 2025 college football season generated a lot of buzz on the Bluff. During a halftime interview at the Duquesne-St. Joseph’s basketball game on Wednesday, Dukes athletic director Dave Harper admitted he was hoping to get...
Unlikely 3-point shooter lifts Duquesne past Saint Joseph’s in overtime
The 6-foot-9 David Dixon, known more as a shot-blocker than a 3-point shooter, wants everyone to know he can hit that shot when it matters. The Duquesne junior forward connected from long range in overtime Wednesday night against Saint Joseph’s when it mattered most. He wasn’t bad on defense, either....
Pitt to open 2025 football season against Duquesne for 1st meeting in 86 years
Pitt will open the 2025 football season against Duquesne on Aug. 30 at Acrisure Stadium, bringing together two schools located 2 miles apart for the first time since 1939, both schools announced Tuesday. Kickoff time will be announced at a later date. Because Pitt and Duquesne play football at different...
Jahsean Corbett’s 29 points not enough as Duquesne falls to Davidson 
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Jahsean Corbett had 29 points and six rebounds, but Duquesne lost 77-71 to Davidson in an Atlantic 10 game Saturday. Maximus Edwards added nine points for the Dukes (6-9, 1-1), and Cam Crawford finished with nine points, four assists and two steals. Duquesne saw its four-game winning...
Duquesne beats Rhode Island in Atlantic 10 opener to run winning streak to 4
After a rough start to the season, Duquesne’s basketball fortunes are turning. Jahsean Corbett totaled 13 points and 10 rebounds and three other Dukes scored in double figures as Duquesne opened Atlantic 10 Conference play Tuesday with a 67-55 New Year’s Eve victory over Rhode Island at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse,...
Former Duquesne great Sihugo Green named to National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Former Duquesne basketball star Sihugo Green, the only two-time consensus first-team All-America in program history, was named Tuesday to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024. During his three-year career (1954-56) with the Dukes, Green averaged a double-double (19.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game) and finished...
2024 in Pittsburgh college sports: Newsworthy year for teams at Pitt, Duquesne, Penn State
The steady rebuild of men’s basketball, a seven-game winning streak to start the football season and a fourth consecutive Final Four appearance by women’s volleyball make 2024 sound like a nice year for Pitt athletics. Yet none of those events come close to challenging for the biggest story of the...
Duquesne clamps down on Cleary in final nonconference game before A-10 play
A year ago at this time, Duquesne was feeling pretty good about its men’s basketball season after having just beaten Cleary, a first-year NAIA program, by nearly 50 points to improve to 9-3 heading into Atlantic 10 Conference play. The Dukes stunningly then lost five straight to A-10 opponents. “Last...
Duquesne tops UC Irvine for 3rd win in last 4 games
While Duquesne was enjoying a double-digit lead Saturday at halftime against UC Irvine, Dru Joyce III insisted he wasn’t nervous about the impending outcome, even though the Dukes’ first-year men’s basketball coach knew all along the Anteaters were renowned for their strong second-half play. Two days earlier, they rallied from...
Duquesne men’s basketball team defeats Towson in Akron
AKRON, Ohio — Duquesne’s success in Akron continues. Playing at coach Dru Joyce III’s high school alma mater for the fourth consecutive season and fifth time in the past seven years, the Dukes on Saturday made it 5 for 5 in victories at Akron’s St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. Cam...
Duquesne men’s basketball team loses at home to Maine
As the college basketball season sinks lower for the Duquesne Dukes, first-year coach Dru Joyce III reaffirmed Wednesday night a calm, cool and collective commitment to success in the wake of a 61-56 loss to Maine at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. “You’ve got to work through the kinks, learn to trust,”...
Duquesne defeats Delaware, earns 2nd win in past 3 games
A week-and-a-half ago, he secured his first college coaching victory at the Cayman Islands Classic. On Friday, Duquesne’s Dru Joyce III won his first game in the United States. Tre Dinkins III scored 18 points to lead five Duquesne players in double figures, and the Dukes, playing for the second...
Duquesne men drop to 1-7, losing at home to St. Peter’s
Seven losses in eight games, and it’s not yet time for the Atlantic 10 schedule to begin. Not before Duquesne plays against five more opponents in what has turned out to be a challenging nonconference men’s basketball schedule. At 1-7, there’s something a bit off with these Dukes. “We’re working...
Duquesne takes down Old Dominion as Dru Joyce earns 1st victory
Dru Joyce III waited much longer than he’d have liked for his Gatorade shower. On Tuesday, Duquesne’s first-year men’s basketball coach finally got it. Junior forward Matus Hronsky tied his career high with 13 points to lead four Duquesne players in double figures as the Dukes defeated Old Dominion, 67-54,...
Duquesne falls to 0-6 after loss to Hampton in Cayman Islands Classic
Duquesne’s nightmarish start continues. A year after making their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 47 years, the Dukes’ season-opening losing streak in men’s basketball reached six games Monday at the Cayman Islands Classic, the worst start in the 110-year history of the program. Hampton’s Noah Farrakhan scored 24 points, including...
Duquesne football ranked in final regular season poll, falls short of FCS playoffs
Duquesne’s football team wrapped up its season Saturday after a 21-14 loss to Central Connecticut State, failing to earn an automatic bid to the postseason. On Sunday, the Dukes were not selected to participate in the Division I FCS playoffs as an at-large team. On Monday, Duquesne was ranked No....
Duquesne men lose again, this time in Cayman Islands
Duquesne’s season-opening streak without a victory in men’s basketball under first-year coach Dru Joyce III reached five Sunday with a 71-60 loss to South Dakota State in the first of three games in three days for the Dukes at the Cayman Islands Classic in George Town, Grand Cayman. Oscar Cluff’s...
Central Connecticut’s defense makes 7 interceptions to earn NEC’s bid to FCS playoffs 
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Elijah Howard ran for 110 yards and scored two touchdowns, the Central Connecticut defense made seven interceptions and the Blue Devils beat Duquesne, 21-14, on Saturday to claim the Northeast Conference’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. Howard provided the game-winning score by running it in...
First Call: Would Andy Weidl leave for New York? Bad weather predicted for Steelers-Browns 
Thursday’s “First Call” examines the prospect of Andy Weidl potentially leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers to assume the vacant general manager’s job with the New York Jets. The weather is supposed to be lousy for Thursday night’s Steelers-Browns game. A quintet of former Penguins find the back to the net with...
Milwaukee keeps Duquesne coach Joyce winless in 1st season at helm
This is not how Duquesne drew up the start of this season after a long-awaited return to the NCAA Tournament. This is not what the Dukes were expecting. After four games, Dru Joyce III was still looking for his first college basketball coaching victory, and his players were searching for...


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