Joe Starkey: Portal madness? Losing an NCAA Tournament folk hero? RMU’s Andy Toole is used to it
I thought of only one man near the end of Iowa’s landmark win over Nebraska on Thursday, when broadcaster Kevin Harlan exclaimed, “The legend of Alvaro Folgueiras continues to grow!” It was the same man I’d thought of the previous weekend, when Folgueiras dethroned the Florida Gators with a seismic...
First Call: Ex-Steelers QB says Aaron Rodgers delay may be about money; Pens need to rebound in Ottawa
Thursday’s “First Call” has an interesting angle on the Aaron Rodgers watch from a former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. A high-profile receiving target at Ohio State floats a theory about Will Howard. We preview the Penguins’ game in Canada on Thursday night. And Robert Morris’ top scorer is entering the transfer...
From Spain to the United States, former Robert Morris forward Alvaro Folgueiras’ basketball dream has Iowa in the Sweet 16
TAMPA, Fla. — Alvaro Folgueiras left Spain as a 16-year-old with a dream to play basketball in the United States. He made the biggest shot of his life in the national spotlight to eliminate the defending champions from the NCAA Tournament. On college basketball’s grandest stage and with his mother...
First Call: Linebacker appears on Steelers’ draft radar; Najee Harris’ comeback attemptVideo
Tuesday’s “First Call” shows us a potential position of interest for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the upcoming NFL Draft. A former Steeler is trying to prove he can still play. The Penguins are back at it against the NHL’s very best. And there is news from the ice and the...
First Call: Wild stats about Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields; Pens hold steady in Metro Division swirl
As we all monitor the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback situation, Monday’s “First Call” has some interesting stats surrounding Justin Fields and Aaron Rodgers. We’re also tracking the Eastern Conference playoff situation for the Penguins. A former Robert Morris Colonial had a shining moment in the NCAA Tournament. And a pair of...
Former RMU coach Mark Schmidt, back for A-10 Tournament, could be set for farewell game with St. Bonaventure
Mark Schmidt is back where he started. He’s back where his head coaching career began. Back in Western Pennsylvania. When the former Robert Morris coach leads No. 13 St. Bonaventure against No. 12 La Salle on Wednesday morning in the opening game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament at PPG Paints...
Robert Morris falls short of NCAA return, but latest run shows its ability to adapt
Who’s coming? Who’s going? Who knows? For now, at least one thing appears certain in the Robert Morris men’s basketball camp: Anything can happen. When the Colonials entered the season with a brand-new lineup after the transfer of all five starters from their first Horizon League Tournament championship team, nobody...
Robert Morris dumped by Detroit Mercy in Horizon League semifinals
Robert Morris’ bid for a second consecutive Horizon League Tournament championship screeched to a halt Monday night in Indianapolis. Orlando Lovejoy combined for 21 points and six assists, and No. 3 Detroit Mercy upset defending champion No. 2 Robert Morris, 70-64, in the semifinals at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis. Despite...
Robert Morris men carry proud history in Horizon playoffs
In 1983, Robert Morris captured its first NCAA Tournament victory in men’s basketball, beating Georgia Southern by 10 points in a play-in game. The Colonials, then members of the old ECAC Metro South, nearly won another one when they dropped a heartbreaker to Purdue by two points in the first...
Joe Starkey’s Cup of Joe: Pitt, Duquesne, RMU fight back, inject a little life into hoops scene
CUP OF JOE: Starkey on sports in 350 words or less This was shaping up as a horrific year for men’s college hoops around here. It still might not be great, but things are momentarily looking up after a wildly entertaining and unexpected stretch of basketball. Pitt was tracking to...
Robert Morris has new cast, same director looking to follow a familiar script
The path is very similar, even if the team is not. The Robert Morris men’s basketball team did this a year ago. The Colonials got scalding hot starting the first week of February and didn’t cool off until they won the Horizon League title. A postseason run started with a...
Just 3 years after program reboot, RMU hockey is top 3 in the AHA, hosting playoff gamesVideo
It’s not like there is a bronze medal for finishing in third place in Atlantic Hockey’s regular season. Robert Morris’ players and coaches are aware of that. Especially with the conference playoffs coming up this weekend at Clearview Arena. What the Colonials’ program achieved so far isn’t something they’ll hang...
Robert Morris heats up, dusts Youngstown State in Horizon League Tournament opener
It took some time, but Robert Morris finally took control. The defending Horizon League Tournament champion used a second-half scoring burst, led by Ryan Prather Jr., to power its way past neighboring Youngstown State, 68-53, in the opening round of the Horizon Tournament on Wednesday night at UPMC Events Center....
Robert Morris’ Goode happy to be part of Horizon League title defense
DeSean Goode observed with great interest the amazing scene unfolding on a campus just outside Pittsburgh a year ago as the college basketball season picked up its usual maddening pace come March. What he witnessed, mostly from afar, was a hyper-competitive team, led by its laser-focused coach, careening into the...
NEC football schedules announced for Duquesne, Robert Morris
The Northeast Conference announced its 2026 conference football schedule Monday, with opponents and dates set for both Duquesne and Robert Morris. The Dukes host four NEC games at Rooney Field this upcoming fall, beginning with LIU on Oct. 10, followed by Wagner on Oct. 24, Robert Morris on Nov. 7...
Robert Morris’ DeSean Goode named Horizon League Player of the Year
For the second straight season, a Robert Morris men’s basketball player captured Horizon League Player of the Year honors. Sophomore forward DeSean Goode, an IU Indianapolis transfer, won the award Monday after finishing second for RMU in points per game (15.4) while pacing the conference in rebounds (8.6). He follows...
Robert Morris routs Cleveland State, caps regular season on 7-game winning streak
There’s been no stopping the Robert Morris machine of late. Like a year ago, the Colonials closed out the regular season on a seven-game winning streak, this time thumping Cleveland State, 83-64, on Saturday at UPMC Events Center only days ahead of the start of the Horizon League Tournament. And...
Robert Morris men extend winning streak to 6, take over 2nd place in Horizon League
Heading into the final two games of the regular season, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team was in a three-way tie for second place with the Detroit Mercy and Oakland. As luck would have it, one of the Colonials’ final two games would be against Detroit Mercy, giving them a...
Robert Morris men’s basketball team finishes regular-season sweep of Wright State
A seemingly comfortable lead in the standings late in the schedule offered Wright State some hope at a chance of clinching the Horizon League’s regular-season championship Sunday at home before a festive senior day crowd. Not so fast. Visiting Robert Morris had others ideas: sweep the Raiders and keep alive...
Robert Morris faces defining test at league-leading Wright State
For the second consecutive week, Robert Morris has swept the Horizon League men’s basketball awards. Last week, it was DeSean Goode earning player of the week. Ryan Prather Jr. picked up the honor this week. For Darius Livingston, make it two straight freshman of the week awards. That’s nice, Robert...
Cornelius Coleman returns to Robert Morris to coach defensive linemen
Former Waynesburg coach Cornelius Coleman was named defensive line coach at Robert Morris. It will be his third stint with the Colonials. He first worked at RMU in 2001 as intramural sports director and later spent four seasons from 2003-07 as defensive line coach. A Waynesburg graduate, Coleman played four...
Robert Morris avenges blowout loss to Oakland to earn 4th straight victory
Nope, not this time. From the start, it was apparent Robert Morris wasn’t about to let it happen again. The Colonials’ worst Horizon League loss of the season — a 23-point beatdown more than a month ago at Oakland — was behind them. It was time to return the favor,...
Saint Joseph’s AD named Horizon League commissioner
The Horizon League named Jill Bodensteiner as its seventh commissioner, succeeding Julie Roe Lach, who resigned to take an administrative position with the Indiana Pacers. Robert Morris is among the Horizon League’s 11 member schools, having joined the conference in 2020 following a long tenure as a member of the...
Robert Morris men surge past Cleveland State for 3rd straight win, 6th in past 8 games
The defending champs suddenly are rolling. Surging Robert Morris has come to life in time for the stretch run of the college basketball season with March Madness just around the corner. Ryan Prather Jr. tied a career high with 25 points to lead the defending Horizon League champion Colonials to...
Strong week for Robert Morris athletics continues with men’s and women’s hockey recognition
On Monday, Robert Morris found out two of its basketball players earned Horizon League recognition. DeSean Goode was named Player of the Week, and Darius Livingston earned Freshman of the Week. ???? We swept the @HorizonLeague awards this week. @goode_desean is the Player of the Week and @DariusLjr is the...
