Deva'Nyar Workman scored a team-high 21. Kadri-Ann Lass added 13. But it wasn't enough for the Duquesne women's basketball team as the Dukes lost for the first time since November 15, falling to George Washington 70-52 Sunday afternoon at the Palumbo Center. The loss snapped Duquesne's record 15-game winning streak and 19-game home winning streak. The Dukes (16-2, 4-1 A-10) suffered their first conference loss of the season while GW (15-3, 5-0) won their 10th consecutive time. GW's ... Read More
Archives for January 2016
Steelers fumble away chance at upset against Broncos
In a season that will be remembered for what could have been, the Pittsburgh Steelers headed to Denver a touchdown underdog, facing a myriad of injuries and having plenty of excuses for coming up short against the top-seeded Broncos. Instead, the Steelers (11-7) clung to a one-point fourth-quarter lead before Broncos running back C.J. Anderson would score on a one-yard dive with just over two minutes remaining to help the Broncos (13-4) get a 23-16 win and advance to the AFC Championship game ... Read More
Dukes roll past Bonnies 95-88
Duquesne (12-6, 2-3) edged out St. Bonaventure (12-4, 4-1) 95-88 Saturday night at A.J. Palumbo Center, outrebounding the Bonnies in the effort. The Dukes totaled 49 rebounds to the Bonnies’ 34 boards and grabbed 35 defensive rebounds to the Bonnies’ 21. Duquesne took advantage of a 9-2 run with seven minutes to go in the second half before taking control of the game. The Dukes went 15-for-16 in free throws for the remaining five minutes of the game when the Bonnies began fouling to stop ... Read More
Mike Sullivan named assistant coach for Team USA
On Friday, USA Hockey announced that Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan will be assistant coach for Team USA at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Along with Sullivan, John Hynes, Phil Housley, Jack Capuano and Scott Gordon will also act as assistant coaches under head coach John Tortorella. Sullivan has previously served as assistant coach under Tortorella for seven seasons with the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks, shaping Sullivan’s coaching skills into what ... Read More
Pitt bounces back with dominating win over Boston College
The Pitt Panthers had a couple of days to think about their worst performance of the season in a loss against Louisville Thursday night. Luckily for the Panthers it was a quick turnaround as Pitt bounced back nicely with a dominating 84-61 victory of Boston College. Jamel Artis led four Pitt scorers in double figures with 22. Cameron Johnson chipped in 20 off the bench while Michael Young added 13 and James Robinson 10 for the Panthers. No. 20 Pitt (15-2, 4-1 ACC) bounced back shooting ... Read More
Duquesne hosts St. Bonaventure, looking to improve home record
Duquesne (11-6, 1-3) hosts St. Bonaventure (12-3, 4-0) tonight at 6 p.m. at Palumbo Center in its first of two games this season facing the Bonnies. The Dukes look to add on to an 8-1 home record as they face their most frequent all-time opponent. Duquesne leads the series 58-56 and leads 39-16 at Pittsburgh. The two, tied 30-30 in Atlantic 10 regular season games, meet for the 115th time. Duquesne owns more conference wins over St. Bonaventure (30) than any other Atlantic 10 ... Read More
AFC Divisional Playoff preview: Steelers vs. Broncos
Just a month ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers were able to muster a second-half comeback win against the Denver Broncos in no small part due to a massive game from the Steelers passing attack and a defense that found a way to completely shut down a quarterback that shredded them for two quarters. A lot has changed since the Steelers defeated the Broncos 34-27 at Heinz Field in late December. Injuries have dramatically changed the cast of characters for the rematch in Denver as the two teams collide ... Read More
Pens acquire Hagelin for Perron in a swap of underachieving forwards
Two underperforming teams swapped underperforming wingers late last night as the Pittsburgh Penguins shipped forward David Perron and blueliner Adam Clendening to the Anaheim Ducks for left winger Carl Hagelin. The Penguins acquired Perron, 27, last season from the Edmonton Oilers for depth forward Rob Klinkhammer and the 16th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. In 86 games with the Penguins between parts of two seasons, Perron scored 16 goals and recorded 38 points, including four goals and ... Read More
Penguins lose second straight overtime game
In their road trip finale, the Pittsburgh Penguins (20-16-6) visited the Tampa Bay Lightening (22-17-4) Friday evening with early playoff implications on the line. Pittsburgh’s defense looked shaky at best, in giving up two short-handed goals that made Tampa Bay look like a top tier team. The Penguins battled back and even took a brief lead, but gave up a late goal to go into overtime for the second game in a row and Pittsburgh dropped a critical game 5-4 to the Lightening. The Penguins found ... Read More
Student-athletes take on parenting role
In college, time flies. The “greatest four years of your life” go by in an instant. With the exams, social life and extra-curricular activities, time is precious for a college student. For a student-athlete, the time management skill comes into play even more, as they aren’t only juggling their time in the classroom and out, but also in the gym or on the field. Student athletes have an argument that they should be paid, given the amount of money the institution is making off of them, and ... Read More