Robert Morris category, Page 25
Tim Benz: Coronavirus reaction robs Ivy League players of joy Robert Morris experiences
It’s the one time when bad body language can look good. The piece of net around Josh Williams’ neck appeared to weigh 500 pounds. The Robert Morris guard slowly leaned forward to pick up the microphone to answer postgame questions after his team beat St. Francis (Pa.) 77-67 in the...
Kevin Gorman: For Robert Morris senior Josh Williams, this is a dance to remember foreverVideo
Josh Williams started waving his arms up and down as he walked off the floor, and the capacity crowd stood to salute the Robert Morris redshirt senior with a standing ovation as he exited the Northeast Conference championship game. It was a fitting farewell for Williams, who has been on...
Robert Morris coach Andy Toole knows 3 fans who won’t miss NCAA tourney game
Now that Robert Morris is champion of the Northeast Conference and headed to the NCAA Tournament next week, there’s a chance the Colonials will get sent to Dayton, Ohio, for one of the First Four games Tuesday or Wednesday. Amidst concerns for the coronavirus, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is urging...
Robert Morris punches NCAA ticket for 9th time, beats St. Francis (Pa.) for NEC titleVideo
Only a few minutes into the Northeast Conference championship game Tuesday night, blood already was trickling from Dante Treacy’s mouth. Then, he missed his first three shots. In the end, none of it mattered. Treacy, a sophomore point guard from Orlando Fla., responded by stepping onto the brightest stage of...
Kevin Gorman: With NCAA tourney in balance, Robert Morris has edge in coach Andy TooleVideo
Robert Morris has a built-in advantage to win the Northeast Conference championship game, and it has less to do with home-court advantage than it does who is on the sideline. Colonials coach Andy Toole has Robert Morris a win away from clinching a berth in the NCAA Tournament, an event...
Robert Morris, St. Francis split first two games; No. 3 all that mattersVideo
The sweat was real. The passion was clear. The victories were sweet. The defeats decisive and sour. There were plenty of displays of good basketball by both teams and other times when no one could find the net for several minutes. All those things described how Robert Morris (19-14) and...
First Call: Le’Veon Bell visits Pittsburgh, Mike Sullivan on Penguins problems, Barry Bonds is sad
Monday’s “First Call” looks at Mike Sullivan’s characterization of his struggling Penguins. Also, Le’Veon Bell’s return to Pittsburgh, Robert Morris hockey stays alive, and a positive spin for Duquesne hoops. Aw. And Barry Bonds is sad. Bad connection? Uh oh. The last time we heard about something being “disconnected” in...
Robert Morris men stomp Long Island, reach NEC championship game
Anyone willing to come along for the ride will be welcomed by Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole. With their 86-66 Northeast Conference Tournament semifinal win over Long Island University on Saturday, the top-seeded Colonials earned an opportunity to close their first season at UPMC Events Center by winning...
Robert Morris men want to maximize special opportunity in NEC tourney
Sure, there’ve been a number of key contributors to the Robert Morris’ surge into the Northeast Conference Tournament semifinals in men’s basketball, where Saturday the Colonials welcome Long Island University to UPMC Events Center. At any moment for Robert Morris, the stars have turned out to be better known players...
Robert Morris defeats St. Francis Brooklyn in NEC quarterfinals
It wasn’t supposed to be this difficult. Robert Morris, welcome to March Madness again. AJ Bramah scored 22 points, and top-seeded Robert Morris rallied to beat No. 8 St. Francis Brooklyn, 59-58, in a Northeast Conference Tournament quarterfinal Wednesday night at UPMC Events Center, surviving the Terriers’ last-second comeback attempt....
Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Buscaglia will be happy with a tie
The bow tie Robert Morris women’s basketball coach Charlie Buscaglia will wear at Thursday’s game is more than an accessory. It is tied to something of greater significance. “I have never worn a bow tie in my life, but it’s not about the bow tie or making a fashion statement,”...
Robert Morris hockey coach Derek Schooley gets ready for playoff push
The Robert Morris men’s hockey team (11-18-5) is looking to make the Atlantic Hockey championship weekend for the seventh straight year. If they do it, it won’t come easy. The playoffs start this weekend. And the Colonials were unable to secure a bye in the first round. So they’ll have...
First Call: T.J. Watt’s new commercial, NHL player takes skate to face, Duquesne owns overtime
The NFL’s Watt brothers start off Wednesday’s “First Call.” Why wouldn’t they? They are everywhere else. Also, we check out what happened in the rest of the Eastern Conference while the Penguins finally got back on the winning track. An NHL player gets a skate to the face. Duquesne owns...
Robert Morris’ Andy Toole savors NCAA Tournament memoriesVideo
The first time Robert Morris coach Andy Toole visited Pittsburgh, he received a police escort to his hotel. He was a guard on the University of Pennsylvania basketball team on its way to play California-Berkeley in the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament at Mellon Arena. “I walk in...
Robert Morris tops St. Francis (Pa.), secures No. 1 seed for NEC Tournament
Robert Morris is No. 1. The Colonials, having already extended the Northeast Conference’s longest active streak for consecutive NEC Tournament appearances, went a step further, securing the No. 1 seed by holding off St. Francis (Pa.), 78-68, on Saturday at UPMC Events Center and sending the Red Flash into the...
Robert Morris assistant Mike Iuzzolino is more than ex-NBA video game star
After a lull, Robert Morris is back in the hunt for another Northeast Conference men’s basketball championship. The Colonials haven’t won an NEC title — and an accompanying NCAA Tournament bid — since 2015, a year before Mike Iuzzolino joined coach Andy Toole’s staff. Toole’s right-hand man on the Colonials...
Robert Morris men close gap late, still lose to Fairleigh DickinsonVideo
TEANECK, N.J. — Jahlil Jenkins had 20 points as Fairleigh Dickinson edged Robert Morris, 75-70, on Sunday. Elyjah Williams had 17 points and seven rebounds for Fairleigh Dickinson (9-18, 7-9 Northeast Conference). Brandon Powell added 15 points and six rebounds, and Xzavier Malone-Key scored 12. Dante Treacy scored a career-high...
Robert Morris beats Mount St. Mary’s, remains in NEC title contention
The losing skid is over for Robert Morris. The Colonials rallied in the second half to top Mount St. Mary’s, 68-60, Friday night in a Northeast Conference battle at UPMC Events Center. “It was a good win for our guys,” RMU coach Andy Toole said. “That was a little more...
Former Steelers assistant Dan Radakovich dies at 84
Dan Radakovich, a Duquesne native and Penn State linebacker who was an assistant coach on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ first two Super Bowl championship teams, died Thursday. He was 84. Radakovich’s death was announced by Robert Morris, where he spent 13 seasons as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach. Radakovich retired...
Robert Morris men’s basketball team stomped by St. Francis (Pa.)Video
LORETTO — The much-anticipated Northeast Conference showdown between Robert Morris and St. Francis (Pa.), teams fighting for a No. 1 seed in the fast-approaching NEC Tournament, wound up being nothing more than a blowout victory. For the hot-shooting host Red Flash, that is. Isaiah Blackmon scored a career-high 30 points,...
NEC reprimands Robert Morris coach Andy Toole, fines 2 officialsVideo
The Northeast Conference on Monday reprimanded Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole for criticizing officials following the Colonials’ 72-71 loss Saturday to Fairleigh Dickinson, saying some of Toole’s postgame comments were “unacceptable” and “in clear violation of our sportsmanship policy.” The league also reprimanded and imposed fines on two...
First Call: NFL player says Ben Roethlisberger tanked 2019, RMU coach explodes on refs
Monday’s “First Call” features an NFL player suggesting Ben Roethlisberger tanked last season. Robert Morris got robbed on the basketball court Saturday. And a major twist in the NFL CBA that could impact the Steelers. Hot Take Thomas Last year, Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Thomas Davis led his team in...
Robert Morris’ streak snapped in 1-point loss to Fairleigh DickinsonVideo
Andy Toole’s message was direct. It was strong. And it was meant to be heard by the Northeast Conference. Toole, Robert Morris’ pragmatic men’s basketball coach, didn’t mince words Saturday following a controversial, last-second call that potentially cost his Colonials a shot at a seventh consecutive victory and the retention...
AJ Bramah a bull in leading Robert Morris past Mt. Saint Mary’s
EMMITSBURG, Md. — AJ Bramah came off the bench and scored a career-high 25 points on 11-of-18 shooting with seven rebounds, and Robert Morris beat Mount Saint Mary’s, 77-60, on Thursday night. The 6-foot-7 forward also distributed four assists and never turned over the ball. Robert Morris (15-11, 11-2 Northeast...
Robert Morris beats Sacred Heart, runs win streak to 5 games
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Charles Bain scored 16 points, AJ Bramah added 14 and Robert Morris held off Sacred Heart, 61-58, on Saturday to win its fifth straight. Sacred Heart closed to 60-58 on Aaron Clarke’s 3-pointer with 10 seconds left, but Jon Williams iced it with a free throw, and...
