Duquesne category, Page 15

There were all the sounds one would expect during Wednesday night’s nationally televised basketball game at Duquesne University’s UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse — sneakers squeaking on the hardwood floor, cheers from the crowd and referees’ whistles. There also was something not so ordinary. Early in the second half of the men’s...

Following Duquesne’s 72-58 comeback win over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday evening at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, coach Keith Dambrot and his players might have to give credit to an unlikely source for sparking their rally. With 16:10 to play during the second half between the Dukes and Ramblers, officials stopped play...

Staring at a nine-point halftime deficit against Loyola Chicago, a team that entered Wednesday night in last place in the Atlantic 10, Duquesne was at risk of suffering a deflating loss, which would have been its third straight. However, steadily, the Dukes mounted a comeback, outscoring the visiting Ramblers by...

One thing that the Duquesne basketball team has improved upon during the 2022-23 season is stopping a slide before it ever gets going. That’s very different from last year when the Dukes ended the season on a 17-game Atlantic 10 losing streak. This year, at 13-7, the Dukes have yet...

Perhaps a new voice is needed in the Duquesne men’s basketball camp — temporarily, at least — after two sluggish offensive showings have led to a pair of losses and derailed the Dukes’ surprising, early-season momentum. Following the latest setback — Saturday’s 65-58 decision to Fordham at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Daryl Banks III scored 15 points as Saint Bonaventure beat Duquesne 65-56 on Wednesday night. Banks also contributed four steals for the Bonnies (10-9, 4-2 Atlantic 10 Conference). Chad Venning scored 12 points while going 5 of 11 and 2 of 4 from the free throw line....

Approaching two weeks into Duquesne University’s offseason winter workouts, Ayden Garnes is a bit sore and somewhat fatigued. While his football teammates are feeling the burn from their work in the weight room, Garnes’ discomfort is of an entirely different nature. On Jan. 4, he underwent a surgical operation in...

PHILADELPHIA — Rodney Gunn Jr. scored 26 points as Duquesne beat St. Joseph’s, 92-80, on Wednesday night. The Dukes (13-5, 3-2 Atlantic 10) led 60-44 at halftime, the team’s highest-scoring first half in 54 years. Joe Reece added 18 points for the Dukes, Dae Dae Grant scored 17 and Jimmy...

Jimmy Clark III might have had one destination (Northwest Florida) in between his current team and Virginia Commonwealth, for whom he played from 2019-21, but that didn’t stop the Duquesne junior guard from lighting up the Rams, his former squad, Wednesday evening at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. By game’s end, with...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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....

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...