Duquesne (10-3) fell to Georgia Tech (10-3) 73-67 tonight at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, struggling offensively in the loss. Duquesne’s senior guard Micah Mason led the Dukes with 17 points, netting 5-of-10 shots from behind the arc. Sophomore forward Eric James, who replaced senior forward Jeremiah Jones in the starting lineup, added 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Dukes. Jones tore his left ACL in the first half of the Robert Morris contest, ending the team captain’s ... Read More
Archives for December 2015
Penn State Nittany Lions to take on Georgia Bulldogs in TaxSlayer Bowl
On January 2, the Penn State Nittany Lions (7-5) will travel to Jacksonville, Fla., to face off against the University of Georgia Bulldogs (9-3) in the 71st annual TaxSlayer Bowl at EverBank Field. The game will kick-off at noon and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fast Facts: This is Penn State’s 46th postseason appearance since 1923. The program is tied for the ninth most bowl appearances in the nation, and maintains a 64.4 win percentage, ranking them second nationally in teams with at least 20 ... Read More
Duquesne faces Georgia Tech in final non-conference game of season
Duquesne (10-2) returns from Christmas break to play Georgia Tech (9-3) at the McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta tonight at 7 p.m. This evening marks the last non-conference game and second road game for the Dukes, who look to earn an 11-2 record for the first time since the 1971-72 season. Duquesne comes off a 72-65 Robert Morris win on Dec. 19. The Yellow Jackets return to action from a 76-60 win over Colgate on Dec. 23. The Dukes, who are 7-8 in non-conference road games under fourth-year ... Read More
Steelers vs. Ravens: Report Card Grades
This past Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers traveled to M&T Bank Stadium to face the Baltimore Ravens in a highly important playoff picture game. The Steelers could have secured a playoff berth if they won against the Ravens and the New York Jets fell to the New England Patriots. Neither of those happened, as the Steelers lost to the Ravens 20-17, and the Jets defeated the Patriots in overtime 26-20. The Steelers (9-6) certainly did not look like a playoff caliber team against the Ravens. ... Read More
Pitt cracks rankings; Jamel Artis honored
As the Pitt Panthers basketball team prepares for its first ACC game of the season against Syracuse, they will do so as a ranked team for the first time this season. The 10-1 Panthers checked in at No. 25 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll announced Monday afternoon. Pitt is ranked in the Coaches Poll first time since week 15 (Feb. 10) of the 2013-14 season. There were more honors to go around as junior Jamel Artis was named Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week. Artis ... Read More
Navy, Reynolds run roughshod over Pitt in Military Bowl
Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds was on the verge of multiple NCAA records as he was set to finish his illustrious career with the Midshipmen in the Military Bowl against the Pitt Panthers. By the end of the day, Reynolds became the all-time leader in touchdowns and rushing yards by a quarterback in a dominating 44-28 victory over the Panthers in front of an announced crowd of 36,352 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Reynolds led the No. 21 ranked Midshipmen (11-2) to victory by accounting ... Read More
Three up, three down: Steelers vs. Ravens
All losses are not created equal. If you need evidence of this for the Pittsburgh Steelers, look no further than yesteday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens where over the course of an afternoon, the playoffs went from a likelihood to a pipe dream. That's because in spite of being heavy favorites against a four-win Ravens squad, the Steelers failed to show up in a game that will go down as one of the toughest defeats of the Mike Tomlin era and could keep a team many believed was a Super Bowl ... Read More
Sunday’s loss part of bigger trend for Tomlin, Steelers
The standard is the standard. It is a phrase Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin often uses during his press conferences. And unfortunately for him and the Steelers, they lived up to their standard of underperforming against a team they were expected to beat on Sunday. The game was not the Steelers’ first loss to a team they were favored against that may keep them out of the playoffs under Tomlin. Whether or not the blame goes to Tomlin for these losses is hotly debated around Pittsburgh and ... Read More
Penguins offense sputters in shut-out loss
Travelling to face the Winnipeg Jets (15-17-2), the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-14-3) came into the game seeking to win their third straight game and seventh straight against the Jets. Beginning the game slowly in the first period, to only be denied all game long of a goal, Pittsburgh would give up another two points in tonight’s 1-0 loss. The Penguins’ offense had plenty of good shots and chances at getting rid of the goose egg out of their scoring column, but failed to chip one past Winnipeg’s ... Read More
Intensity from past missing in Steelers-Ravens rivalry
This didn’t feel like a usual Steelers-Ravens matchup. There was no pre-game trash talk. There were no threats from players. There were no fights on the field aside from a few scuffles. Despite its 5-10 record, Baltimore is not devout of talent. Linebackers Daryl Smith and C.J. Mosley are quality starters. Marshal Yanda is one of the best offensive lineman in the NFL. Even former undrafted receiver Kamar Aiken is having a good season. But who are the true villains for Pittsburgh fans to ... Read More