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Duquesne’s shot at a Northeast Conference outright title and an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs will have to wait another week. A win Saturday over Stonehill at Rooney Field would have accomplished both of those things, butthe Dukes lost to the visiting Skyhawks, 33-28. Now, Duquesne (6-4, 5-1 NEC)...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Dae Dae Grant’s 22 points helped Duquesne defeat Charleston 90-72 on Friday night. Grant was 7 of 20 shooting, including 4 for 12 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Dukes (2-0). Kareem Rozier scored 20 points, going 6 of 9...

Friday’s “First Call” dismisses the idea of a Steelers position change. We also look at this week’s dud of a matchup for the Pitt football team. Plus, we preview what Penn State, Duquesne and West Virginia have on their respective schedules. And the RMU hockey team is already enjoying the...

In Pittsburgh, fans of football have largely been starved of exciting offensive action this fall. Pitt, with its quarterback woes, has scored 21 points or less in six of eight games and is ineligible for a bowl for the first time since 2017. The Steelers, despite a 5-3 record, have...

A season of promise at Duquesne began Monday night with a heart-throbbing, two-point victory for a college basketball program that has been starving for substantial success. “That’s pretty much exactly how I thought it would go,” Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot said. Dae Dae Grant, voted to the Atlantic 10 Conference...

A dead body. That’s how Duquesne basketball player Halil “Chabi” Barre described himself for the first 72 hours after the incident. “The first two to three days, I felt terrible,” Barre said after practice Friday. “My body felt weak. I couldn’t even lift my arm. l was just laying down...

This time, things might be different. This time, there could be no excuses. It has been 45 years since Duquesne last appeared in an NCAA Tournament in men’s basketball. Perhaps, the once-proud Dukes finally will make their sixth showing in one of college sports’ biggest events. “We’re going to have...

The women’s basketball teams at Pitt, Duquesne and Robert Morris open their 2023-24 seasons this week looking to contend in the ACC, Atlantic 10 and Horizon League, respectively. All three have added talent from the transfer portal and welcome freshman recruits expected to contribute. Here’s a look at the three...

NEW YORK — Darius Perrantes threw for 248 yards and a touchdown and Edward Robinson ran for two scores and Duquesne held off Wagner, 34-26, on Saturday. Duquesne (6-3) improved to 5-0 for the first time as a member of the Northeast Conference. The Dukes secured at least a share...

Duquesne men’s and women’s basketball will receive increased exposure this season after the university reached an agreement with SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP) to broadcast 21 games and the Duquesne Basketball Coach’s Show. “We’re excited to be able to have a consistent presence in the Pittsburgh and surrounding market for Duquesne men’s...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Edward Robinson ran for 120 yards and a touchdown, Darius Perrantes threw two touchdown passes, and Duquesne beat Sacred Heart, 27-0, on Saturday. In posting the shutout, the Dukes allowed just 55 yards in the first half and 179 for the game one week after allowing 35...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...