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Transfer portal roundup: Robert Morris lands 3 commitments
Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole received commitments from three players over the weekend as he tries to rebuild his roster. Ta’Zir Smith (6-foot-3), a sophomore point guard, made his commitment on X. Let’s work ✝️✝️ pic.twitter.com/jRTBzrln8n— Tazir Smith (@SmithTazir) April 12, 2025 Smith attended Louisiana-Monroe this past season...
Jerry DiPaola: 5 decades covering Pittsburgh sports has provided memories to last a lifetime
I guess my love for the written word began on the living room floor at 326 Elizabeth Ave. I was nuts for the Pirates and Pirates box scores, and I used to spread out the Pittsburgh Press newspaper on the floor and devour every detail from the previous day’s game....
Former Pitt forward John Hugley IV transfers to Duquesne
Nearly three weeks after the NCAA transfer portal for men’s basketball reopened for business, Duquesne has added a familiar face to college hoops fans in Western Pennsylvania. Former Pitt big man John Hugley IV, who’ll be entering his sixth college season, will join the Dukes’ roster for the 2025-26 season,...
Duquesne’s Ray Goss recognized locally, nationally for play-by-play career spanning 57 years
From Madison Square Garden to Civic Arena to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Ray Goss has been a fixture at Duquesne men’s basketball calling play-by-play for 57 seasons. The grand total of games comes to nearly 2,700, more than half of those played in the program’s 109-year history. This offseason will offer...
Cleveland State rallies to end Duquesne’s season in Women’s NIT round of 16
Filippa Goula hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 32 seconds to play to complete a comeback and lift Cleveland State to a 55-52 victory over Duquesne in the round of 16 in the Women’s NIT on Friday night. Duquesne led 29-18 at halftime and 42-37 at the end of the third...
Duquesne leading scorer Tre Dinkins enters transfer portal
The portal losses continued to mount for the Duquesne men’s basketball team Tuesday when leading scorer Tre Dinkins put his name in the NCAA transfer portal, a source confirmed to TribLive. Duquesne G Tre Dinkins has entered the transfer portal, he tells TPR.Dinkins averaged 12.9 points and 3.1 assists per...
Robert Morris’ Amarion Dickerson, Duquesne’s Kareem Rozier among area players to enter transfer portal
It took a full season, capped by a spectacular performance last week in the NCAA Tournament, for Amarion Dickerson to make his mark on the local sports scene. It took the Robert Morris basketball star barely any time at all to say his goodbyes. Dickerson, a 6-foot-7 small forward, who...
Duquesne women survive Miami (Ohio) rally, advance in WNIT
The season will continue for the Duquesne women’s basketball team after the visiting Dukes survived a late rally by Miami (Ohio) to record a 73-66 victory Sunday in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. “Anytime you win in March, and you can say see you tomorrow, you...
Last-second basket lifts Duquesne past Longwood in WNIT 1st round
Jerni Kiaku’s one-footed jump shot with less than one second remaining lifted the Duquesne women’s basketball team to a 70-68 victory over Longwood in the opening round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Thursday night at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Kiaku pump faked at the top of the key and...
Duquesne women accept invitation to WNIT
The Duquesne women’s basketball team will enter familiar territory after landing a berth in the WNIT for the 11th time and second year in a row. Duquesne will host a first-round contest against Longwood at 6 p.m. Thursday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. The winner will advance to face Miami (Ohio)...
Defending champion Duquesne ousted from Atlantic 10 Tournament after loss to St. Bonaventure
Dru Joyce III grew up with a basketball in his hand. He’s played the game as a slick point guard at every level, and his father and brother are basketball coaches. Joyce won state championships in high school alongside future NBA superstar LeBron James, to this day among his closest...
Duquesne ready for St. Bonaventure rubber match in A-10 tourney
Duquesne begins defense of its Atlantic 10 Tournament men’s basketball championship Thursday with an early-bird matchup against a familiar foe. The ninth-seeded Dukes (13-18) and No. 8 St. Bonaventure (21-10) will meet for the 137th time dating to 1920 in a first-round game at 11:30 a.m. at Capital One Arena...
Duquesne men lose to Saint Louis in overtime, get No. 9 seed for A-10 tournament
It was some early madness. From the start Saturday night, Duquesne and Saint Louis weren’t about to concede. But somebody had to win. Gibson Jimerson scored a career-high 35 points, Robbie Avila added 22 — including a key 3-point shot with 36 seconds left in overtime — and Saint Louis...
Duquesne rallies in 4th quarter, but loses quarterfinal round game to Richmond in Atlantic 10 Tournament
The Duquesne women bowed out of the Atlantic 10 Tournament on Friday, losing a 63-58 decision to No. 1 seed Richmond in a quarterfinal game in Glen Allen, Va. But the No. 9 Dukes (19-12) put a scare into the Spiders. Richmond (27-5) took a 49-41 lead into the fourth...
Duquesne women dominate Fordham, advance in Atlantic 10 Tournament
Duquesne women’s basketball set the tone early Thursday in its second-round game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament and was never challenged in a 79-63 victory against Fordham. The No. 9-seeded Dukes (19-11) held No. 8 Fordham (15-15) scoreless for 7 minutes, 24 seconds of the first quarter and took a...
First Call: Christian Kirk courted by Steelers players; watch Alex Ovechkin score again
Thursday’s “First Call” features some Steelers taking to social media as a way to entice a free agent to Pittsburgh. Meanwhile, one AFC veteran is retiring, while another has been released. In the NHL, Alex Ovechkin scores again. And there’s plenty of NCAA postseason women’s basketball on the slate as...
Duquesne star Megan McConnell named finalist for national Mid-Major Player of the Year honor
The world of women’s college basketball started noticing Duquesne senior guard Megan McConnell before the season, and now she’s on the threshold of one of the sport’s top honors. McConnell, a Chartiers Valley graduate, is one of the five finalists for the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year...
Duquesne men cool off, lose to VCU at home
The league’s top team was facing the defending Atlantic 10 champs. Virginia Commonwealth had revenge on its mind. But for a time Tuesday night, it was Duquesne that was looking like the better team, the fresher team, the hungrier team. “Early in the game, we were very disruptive,” Duquesne coach...
Duquesne’s Megan McConnell named A-10 defensive player of year
Duquesne senior Megan McConnell on Tuesday was named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year in women’s basketball. The Chartiers Valley product and a sister of Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell also earned a place on the all-conference first team, defensive team and academic team. “We celebrate Meg and...
After passing 1 tough test, Duquesne faces another in Atlantic 10 leader VCU
The Duquesne men’s basketball team just roasted the best defensive team in the Atlantic 10 on Saturday afternoon. Three nights later, they are tasked with doing the same thing again. Virginia Commonwealth University comes to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. Tuesday atop the A-10 with a 24-5 record overall...
Duquesne heats up from 3-point range, drops George Mason
They made the old guys proud. On Senior Day and with members of Duquesne’s 1977 Atlantic 10 men’s basketball champions in the house, the current Dukes put on a championship-caliber show on Saturday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Tre Dinkins III scored 20 points, Cam Crawford added 16 and the duo...
Despite tough 3-game test, Duquesne looks to replicate last year’s late-season surge
Because last season for the men’s basketball team at Duquesne ended with such exhilarating high notes in March, it’s easy to forget where they were at the end of February. Exactly where they are this season. A year ago, Duquesne’s last game in February was a win over La Salle...
Duquesne men never trail, defeat La Salle in Philly
Duquesne reverted to a familiar playing style from last season’s Atlantic 10 championship team and won a men’s basketball game Wednesday night for just the second time on the road this season. That’s right, it wasn’t pretty. Taking a page from former coach Keith Dambrot’s guide to winning ugly, Tre...
Duquesne can’t overcome early deficit in loss to St. Bonaventure
They staged their 136th meeting in a men’s basketball series dating to 1920. St. Bonaventure is Duquesne’s most frequent all-time opponent. And get this: The average score in the first 135 games? Duquesne 71.6, St. Bonaventure 70.9, a difference of less than a point. The latest affair Saturday at Reilly...
No, it’s not the circus. Acrobatics and tumbling, a mashup of gymnastics and cheer, is booming
PITTSBURGH — Abby McDermott has grown accustomed to the looks she gets whenever she starts talking to someone about her chosen sport. The slight turn of the head. The brief pause in the conversation. “When you say ‘acrobatics and tumbling,’ especially ‘acrobatics,’ people think of the circus,” McDermott said with...
