Duquesne (11-17, 6-11) defeated Fordham (9-19, 4-13) 81-66 last night at the Rose Hill Gym in Bronx, Ny in posting nearly 50 percent from behind the arc. The Dukes credited accurate long range shooting in their win. Duquesne drained 10-of-22 three-point attempts, including 10 3-pointers from four Dukes’ players. Junior guards Derrick Colter and Micah Mason, senior forward Dominique McKoy and sophomore forward L.G. Gill each scored 16 points in the win. Junior guard Jeremiah Jones also ... Read More
Archives for March 2015
IUP’s Devante Chance named PSAC West Player of the Year
IUP's starting point guard Devante Chance has earned PSAC West Player of the Year honors, capping off what surely was an impressive senior season. Chance averages 16.2 points per game from his point guard position while dishing out 6.0 assists per night. Earlier this season he became just the fourth player in IUP history to score 1,000 points and dish out 400 assists in his career. He's scored over 20 points six times this season and tallied 31 against Clarion to end the regular season ... Read More
Dick Hoak: A Pittsburgh legend; the coaching career
For the past two days I got the opportunity to relive the playing career of Pittsburgh legend Dick Hoak, from his time at Penn State to his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now it is time to look at Hoak and what he was probably most famous for-his coaching career. Similar to his playing career, what made Hoak’s run as a coach special wasn’t necessarily as much the success the Steelers had during the time, but the fact that for over four decades Hoak got to do it all right in his ... Read More
Varlamov, Avalanche shut down Penguins
With the Penguins in the midst of an offensive outburst, scoring 18 goals over the last four games, general manager Jim Rutherford chose to upgrade the team’s defense at Monday’s trade deadline. It was the offense, though, that faltered as Semyon Varlamov and the Colorado Avalanche shut down the Penguins in Denver on Wednesday en route to a 3-1 victory. The Penguins offense never seemed to get untracked and they mustered just 29 shots on Varlamov, who earned his 20th win of the ... Read More
Pitt falls on senior night
The Pitt Panthers did not want to disappoint Cameron Wright, Derrick Randall and Aron Phillips-Nwankwo with a loss in their final home game and also wanted to strengthen its NCAA Tournament resume. Instead, the Panthers (20-11) came away with a 67-63 loss against the Miami Hurricanes (18-12) Wednesday night. Sophomore forward Michael Young had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Panthers. Sophomore forward Jamel Artis scored 11 points and Wright contributed. 11 points and five ... Read More
Pens debut new look ‘D’ vs Avalanche
With the roster finally solidified, the Penguins will try out their new-look lineup as they start a four-game western swing by taking on the Avalanche in Denver, Colorado tonight at 10:00 p.m. The first game after the trade deadline can be a strenuous affair in the National Hockey League. Players have been traded and have to find their way across the continent to their new team with their sticks, bags and families arriving intact. Equipment managers get a crash course on new how the new ... Read More
Pirates lose Spring Training home opener
The Pittsburgh Pirates held its Spring Training home opener Wednesday losing 4-1 at McKechnie Field to the Toronto Blue Jays in front of an crowd of 6,127. Gerrit Cole started the game for the Pirates, and in his two innings threw 18 pitches, 13 of which were strikes. Cole consistently got ahead of batters, however hit Munenori Kawasaki, allowed a double to Dalton Pompey and then surrendered a run on a Dioner Navarro ground out. The Pirates scored their lone run when Blue Jays pitcher Rob ... Read More
Troy Polamalu reportedly won’t return to Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are faced with some tough decisions this offseason regarding some of their veteran players who have played a pivotal role in their success over the course of the last decade-plus. Perhaps none of the decisions will be as big as what to do with safety Troy Polamalu. According to several reports, the future Hall of Famer won’t be returning to the Steelers for a 13th season. Whispers around the team indicate that the Steelers hope Polamalu elects to retire so the ... Read More
PSAC Hoops Recap: Three teams advance in quarterfinal action
The path towards toward a PSAC basketball championship continued Tuesday night with three quarterfinal games in action. IUP, Kutztown and Gannon were all victorious and are now set to play in the semifinals this Saturday at Gannon University. Here's a recap of last night's games. Gannon 71, Slippery Rock 45: The PSAC West top seed Gannon charged out to a commanding lead early courtesy of hot shooting beyond the arc. The Golden Knights could not miss in the first half, hitting all seven ... Read More
Dick Hoak: A Pittsburgh legend; the NFL career
Earlier I began discussing Pittsburgh legend Dick Hoak, by looking back at his collegiate career at Penn State. Now, in part two of a three-part series, I turn my attention to Hoak the NFL player. Not too many football players are afforded the opportunity of living their dream by getting to play in the NFL, but even fewer are afforded the opportunity of getting to do so in their hometown. Hoak got that opportunity when he was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of ... Read More