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Gateway grad Maddy Neundorfer off to strong start in final season at Duquesne
Maddy Neundorfer said her collegiate career has flown by, and the Gateway graduate and starting goalkeeper for the Division I Duquesne women’s soccer team hopes she is on course to make her final season with the Dukes her best yet. “I am super excited for this last season,” Neundorfer said....
Toledo routs Duquesne 49-10 behind Tucker Gleason’s 3 first-half TD passes
TOLEDO, Ohio — Tucker Gleason threw for 198 yards and three first-half touchdowns, Jacquez Stuart added two rushing touchdowns and Toledo routed Duquesne 49-10 on Thursday in a season opener for both teams. Toledo scored 21 points in the first quarter and led 28-10 at the break. Jerjuan Newton highlighted...
Duquesne begins title defense with another FBS test in Toledo
Duquesne’s football team is getting an early start on the season as it prepares to defend its Northeast Conference title. The Dukes open the 2024 campaign with a nonconference game at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Toledo. Led by two returning all-conference players and 11 starters overall, the Dukes again are...
Duquesne helps women’s basketball coach Dan Burt celebrate his birthday with 4-year contract extension
In 54 years on this Earth, Dan Burt has enjoyed few days better than Monday. For starters, Duquesne announced it extended Burt’s contract to coach women’s basketball four years through the 2027-28 season. Meanwhile, he was invited by Saint Vincent College to attend Pittsburgh Steelers training camp where he and...
Former Duquesne players Tevin Brewer, Tre Williams sign pro contracts to play overseas
Two former Duquesne players are not finished playing basketball. Guard Tevin Brewer, who spent the 2022-23 season with the men’s program, has signed a professional contract with Kipinä Äänekoski of the 1st Division A League in Finland. He’ll be joined overseas by former Duquesne forward Tre Williams, who signed with...
Duquesne pegged to repeat as NEC champion in preseason coaches poll
Football coaches of the Northeast Conference voted Duquesne to defend its conference title in their preseason poll Wednesday during NEC media day at MetLife Stadium. This is the Dukes’ 14th consecutive season ranked in the top three in the preseason coaches’ poll, which includes earning at least one first place...
Apollo-Ridge grad Nick Curci chooses to leave football, focus on track and field at Duquesne
For a time, football defined Nick Curci’s rule. Not much — if anything — exemplified it more than a tenacious approach to his senior year when he spearheaded a furious late-season rally that carried injury-stricken Apollo-Ridge to an improbable WPIAL playoff berth. He finished the year with 1,571 yards rushing...
Southmoreland grad Vanessa Abel promoted to Duquesne basketball associate head coach
She once talked about becoming an FBI agent or working for the secret service. But the magnetism of basketball kept pulling Vanessa Abel back to the bench. Abel’s calling appears to be coaching, and her ascent in the profession continued Monday with a promotion. The Southmoreland graduate was named associate...
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce says NIL matters when building a roster, but relationships do, too
Dru Joyce III insists the new world of name, image and likeness in college athletics is “not my territory.” Yet he admits NIL is “part of our environment.” “You have the opportunity to adapt to it or resist,” he said. He wants to win, so he adapted. Joyce, who is...
Dru Joyce’s phone conversations with the coach he replaced at Duquesne aren’t just about basketball
He said he places the call “a few times a week,” but first-year Duquesne basketball coach Dru Joyce III makes sure conversations with Keith Dambrot center on more than basketball. “I can drill him with questions, but I really just want to know how he’s doing,” Joyce said of the...
Duquesne adds Brazilian-born guard Lucas Prollo to its men’s basketball roster
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III added Brazilian guard Lucas Prollo to the Dukes’ 2024-25 men’s basketball roster, bringing to six the number of transfers joining the team. He will join the Dukes as a preferred walk-on, according to Brazilian journalist Arthur Salazar. ???????? Lucas Prolla commits to Duquesne!Read the full...
First Call: Russell Wilson backs idea of Justin Fields ‘Slash’ role; James Daniels’ future with Steelers
Thursday’s “First Call” features Russell Wilson’s reaction to the idea of the Pittsburgh Steelers using Justin Fields in a Kordell “Slash” Stewart, or Taysom Hill type of role. We also discuss James Daniels’ future in Pittsburgh, disturbing news about a former Steelers defensive lineman and Bronny James’ decision to stay...
Atlantic 10 awards 2026 men’s basketball tournament to Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints ArenaVideo
More postseason college basketball is coming to Pittsburgh. The Atlantic 10 announced Tuesday that its men’s basketball tournament will be held at PPG Paints Arena in 2026, returning to the city that was its host on an annual basis in its infancy from 1978-82. Conference athletic directors last week finalized...
T.J. McConnell’s NBA playoff ride provides perfect basketball ‘bender’ for his legendary WPIAL hoops family
When Tim McConnell resigned from his job as the head coach of boys basketball at Bishop Canevin last May, he wasn’t sure how being away from coaching would go for him. But he knew what he intended to do with his time: watch his kids play. That meant going to...
Duquesne plans tour for fans to get close look at its Atlantic 10 men’s basketball trophy
Duquesne’s Atlantic 10 men’s basketball championship trophy is going on tour. The athletic department announced Tuesday where the trophy will be on display at various sites throughout the region. The 2023-2024 Dukes and coach Keith Dambrot claimed the trophy in March by winning four games in four days at the...
First Call: Despite hopes from Duquesne fans, Bronny James reportedly staying in NBA Draft; new Courtland Sutton trade talk
Tuesday’s “First Call” suggests a potential target for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL trade pool may not be out of play just yet. It doesn’t appear that LeBron James’ son will be going to Duquesne after all. An ex-Penguin comes up big in the NHL playoffs. And Monday marked...
Duquesne names former Kent State assistant Julian Sullinger to men’s basketball coaching staff
Duquesne men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III made the second alteration to his staff since replacing Keith Dambrot two months ago, naming Julian Sullinger as an assistant coach. Sullinger spent the past seven seasons at Kent State, including 2023-24 when he was associate head coach. Kent State compiled a record...
Duquesne adds 6th transfer to 2024-25 men’s basketball roster
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III’s most recent roster addition will arrive — after completing the necessary paperwork — with three years of eligibility to develop and some impressive experience and accomplishments behind him. Committed 1000% pic.twitter.com/2lU8oTSRAu— Elijah Wilborn (@ElijahWilborn3) May 8, 2024 Elijah Wilborn, who played his freshman season (2023-24)...
Tim Benz: A Super League with NFL ties? Power conference CBAs? Many paths still uncertain for college athletes
The latest forecast of what could become the college sports landscape came last week from Yahoo.com’s Ross Dellenger. He outlined the prospect of a compensation model for power schools of $300 million each over the next decade via a $17 million- to $22 million-per-year revenue distribution cap for athletes. That...
First Call: Najee Harris trade talk dismissed; Duquesne WR gets Steelers’ look; Antonio Brown jab makes Tom Brady roast
Tuesday’s “First Call” finds a dismissal of some Najee Harris trade talk. A Duquesne wide receiver is getting a shot with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joey Porter Jr.’s cousin won’t be joining him in the Steelers’ defensive backfield after all. And we give you the Antonio Brown joke that made it...
Duquesne adds 5th transfer with ex-George Washington guard Maximus Edwards’ verbal commitment
Duquesne’s new look in the first season after former coach Keith Dambrot’s retirement will extend into the players’ locker room. Former Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Maximus Edwards, who played the past two seasons at George Washington, announced his commitment to Duquesne coach Dru Joyce III on Monday night,...
Duquesne hires ex-Missouri staff member Chase Goldstein as assistant men’s basketball coach
First-year Duquesne men’s basketball coach Dru Joyce III filled an open position on his staff Monday when he announced the hiring of assistant coach Chase Goldstein, formerly of the University of Missouri. Goldstein replaces Terry Weigand, who is no longer with the Duquesne program after spending 22 years under former...
Duquesne gets verbal commitment from ex-Furman forward Alex Williams, 4th transfer to join Dukes
Dru Joyce III has been Duquesne’s head coach for less than a month, and he’s wasted no time restocking the Dukes’ roster. The most recent of the four transfer players to give Joyce a verbal commitment is former Furman forward Alex Williams, who made his announcement Friday. Let’s get it!!...
Duquesne will induct coach Keith Dambrot, guards Jimmy Clark III, Dae Dae Grant and the 2023-24 team into its Hall of Fame
Duquesne University put the finishing touch on its historic 2023-24 men’s basketball season, with the announcement Thursday that coach Keith Dambrot, guards Jimmy Clark III and Dae Dae Grant and the entire team will be inducted into the Merle Gillian Duquesne University Athletics Hall of Fame. They will join a...
Duquesne receives verbal commitment from ex-Chicago State forward Jahsean Corbett
Duquesne coach Dru Joyce watched from the bench last season when Jahsean Corbett recorded a double-double for Chicago State against the Dukes. So, when Corbett’s name appeared in the NCAA transfer portal after the season, Joyce pounced. Corbett responded, visited campus, and Thursday he made a verbal commitment to Duquesne...
