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Robert Morris defense leads charge in win over Duquesne
Robert Morris continued its remarkable turnaround Saturday afternoon as the Colonials defense took a major role in a 41-21 victory over rival Duquesne. The defense forced seven turnovers, Mason Gray returned two interceptions for touchdowns and the Dukes were held without a first down until there were 22 seconds left...
Conference unbeatens Robert Morris, Duquesne set for NEC football clash
This is new territory for the Robert Morris football team: a November home game against rival Duquesne with first place in the Northeast Conference on the line. Both teams enter Saturday’s 1 p.m. matchup with 4-0 league records. The Colonials (5-4 overall) went 2-9 each of the past three seasons...
Duquesne opens season at PPG Paints Arena with 94-67 victory against Princeton
There was plenty for Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot to like about his team’s 94-67 opening-night victory against Princeton on Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena. How about that 85-44 surge after falling behind 23-9 nine minutes into the game? And it was hard not to like Sincere Carry’s pain-free performance on...
First Call: New team for Donte Moncrief. New task for Penguins. New year for Dukes. 
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” Donte Moncrief heads to the NFC. Things stay tough for the Penguins. A curse in New York. Moncrief moves on Donte Moncrief has a new home. It’s in Charlotte. The Carolina Panthers have signed the former Steelers receiver who was troubled by drops during his short...
Post play could be vital to Duquesne’s success
A closer look at the Duquesne men’s basketball team. Players to watch Sincere Carry — The sophomore from Ohio was one of the top freshman point guards in the nation last season, playing with a maturity above his experience level on the way to leading the Atlantic 10 with 5.8...
Season of ‘rebirth’ for Duquesne women’s basketball
Out the door went nearly 4,000 career points and four players who graduated and signed with pro teams. And while Duquesne women’s basketball might not be fully reloaded, coach Dan Burt said this is no rebuild. “The level of talent is not quite what we had in terms of scoring...
Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot faces season of transition
The odds appear stacked against Keith Dambrot, but he is eager to tackle his third season as Duquesne’s men’s basketball coach. While renovations continue on the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse that won’t open until the 2020-21 season, he shares a fourth-floor practice gym with several other teams on campus. If a...
Displaced Duquesne set to attack season with no excuses
While Duquesne officials and students eagerly await the completion of Palumbo Center’s $45 million makeover, the men’s and women’s basketballs teams still have a season to play. The men are practicing at an on-campus recreation center, limiting time and space, and the home games have been moved to three venues...
First Call: Schooner crash, great onside kick, Duquesne running back pushes the pile
We start Monday with a “First Call” featuring a Sooner Schooner skid. One of the toughest runs you’ll ever see. And a creative onside kick. Oh, those onside kicks Onside kicks are getting fun again. Cam Sutton made a great play on one for the Steelers last week in Los...
Duquesne schedules 2020 Wyoming trip as part of Mountain West-Atlantic 10 Challenge
The Duquesne men’s basketball team will embark on a lengthy road trip next December as part of the inaugural Mountain West-Atlantic 10 Challenge Series. The Dukes will play at Wyoming on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. Perhaps surprisingly, it won’t be the first meeting between the schools. They’ve met four times...
Duquesne’s Sincere Carry will wear Norm Nixon’s No. 10 this season
Norm Nixon’s retired No. 10 jersey, which hung in the rafters of Duquesne’s Palumbo Center for nearly 19 years, is returning to action. Duquesne sophomore point guard Sincere Carry will wear the number this season — with Nixon’s blessings — to honor his friend, Khalil “Champ” Hopson, who died in...
Tim Benz: Penn State transfer Mark Allen shines at Duquesne
An under-the-radar good football story is taking place at Duquesne University. Penn State transfer Mark Allen was just named NEC Offensive Player of the Week. The running back rambled for 168 yards and two touchdowns during a 35-31 win over Dayton last week. Brought in as a graduate transfer, Allen...
Duquesne’s Frankie Hughes will miss the 2019-2020 season with a knee injury
Duquesne junior guard Frankie Hughes, who was one of the top 3-point shooters in the Atlantic 10 last season, will miss the upcoming season after a doctors found a torn meniscus in his knee. He is scheduled to undergo surgery next month. For all who don’t know I will be...
Duquesne, WVU will meet to support Dayton shooting victims
West Virginia and Duquesne, long-time rivals in men’s basketball, will meet for the first time in six years Nov. 1 at the WVU Coliseum in a charity exhibition game to benefit the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. The fund has been established for those directly impacted by the mass shooting...
Duquesne’s Dragisich making an impact as a freshman
Throughout his high school career at West Allegheny, Nathan Dragisich displayed a special type of talent on the soccer pitch. He was named the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year, the WPIAL Player of the Year and the Trib HSSN Player of the Year last season after scoring 44 goals...
Nathan Dragisich’s 1st career goal is a big one for Duquesne
Nathan Dragisich made his first college soccer goal count. The Duquesne freshman, who starred at West Allegheny, delivered the game-winning goal Tuesday night as the Dukes edged Niagara, 2-1, at Rooney Field. The midfielder fired a shot into the upper-right corner of the net in the 89th minute to break...
Chuck Cooper III discusses father’s induction into Basketball Hall of Fame
There’s one Pittsburgh guy who will be getting a standing ovation in New England this week. Chuck Cooper. The Westinghouse High School and Duquesne basketball star is going into the basketball Hall of Fame this weekend. And it is overdue. In 1950, Cooper was the first African-American player to be...
With no home court, Duquesne to play at PPG Paints Arena, UPMC Events Center
While renovation continues on Duquesne’s on-campus UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, the Dukes’ men’s basketball team will play their nine Atlantic 10 home games at PPG Paints Arena and Robert Morris’ new UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, school officials announced. The first two conference games against defending champion Saint Louis on...
Duquesne football prepares for its title defense with opener vs. Walsh
The Duquesne football team is taking the field for the first time this weekend. And they are doing so as defending champions. The Dukes won the NEC title then went on to upset Towson for the school’s first FCS playoff victory. History was made yesterday at Towson #GoDukes pic.twitter.com/Wu68DolWrE— Duquesne...
Keith Dambrot’s link to Duquesne tied to Hall of Famer Chuck Cooper 
There are many reasons Keith Dambrot loves being the basketball coach at Duquesne. Right up there at the top is his connection to legendary Duquesne All-American Chuck Cooper and a bold stand the university took 73 years ago on a December night in McKeesport. It resonates with Dambrot today as...
Duquesne football star A.J. Hines running down a dream
Duquesne All-American running back A.J. Hines wants to enjoy his senior season, but he also is in a hurry. “I want to show scouts that I am fast, and that once I break away, I won’t get caught,” said Hines, who rushed for 1,520 yards and 15 touchdowns last season...
Duquesne’s Keith Dambrot gets creative with schedule while waiting for new center
We mix in a little college basketball for the podcast Tuesday as we talk to Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot. The Dukes are living a bit of a nomadic life this year, bouncing around to various venues as the new UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse is renovated. The non-conference schedule was released last...
Dukes will move five nonconference games to PPG Paints Arena, La Roche
While renovation work continues on Duquesne’s UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, the men’s basketball team will play 12 nonconference games off-campus, including four at La Roche University and one at PPG Paints Arena. The Dukes, who are 16-4 in nonconference home games under third-year coach Keith Dambrot, will open the season Nov....
Cops: Ex-Duquesne basketball players involved in South Side fracas
The two men who are charged for their part in a fracas on Pittsburgh’s South Side early Sunday morning are former Duquesne University basketball players. Pittsburgh police said that two officers were hurt while responding to the incident, which caused a large, unruly crowd to gather. Tarin A. Smith, 23,...
First Love shooting guard Roesing commits to Duquesne
First Love Christian Academy shooting guard Jett Roesing has made his college decision and announced his commitment to Duquesne on Wednesday night. 100% COMMITED!!! pic.twitter.com/CYJGDbFBTy— Jett Roesing (@jettroesing23) July 31, 2019 The 6-foot-4 sharp shooter thanked family members, coaches, trainers, and teammates in his Twitter announcement which comes on the...


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