Duquesne (15-7, 5-4) hosts Davidson (12-8, 4-5) today at 12:30 p.m. at Palumbo Center as it heads into the month of February with a winning conference record for the first time since the 2010-11 season.The Dukes look to redeem a 77-66 decision when they fell to the Wildcats on Jan. 6.Davidson, a second-year Atlantic 10 member, leads the series 3-0 and leads 1-0 at Pittsburgh.Davidson (80.8 ppg) and Duquesne (79.4 ppg) enter the game ranked in the top three scoring teams in the Atlantic 10, ... Read More
Archives for February 2016
Tough free agency decisions loom with Beachum and Foster
When the Pittsburgh Steelers offense takes the field next season, it will boast arguably the most dangerous group of skill players in the NFL. Franchise quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will have a embarrassment of riches at his disposal starting with the rushing duo of Le'Veon Bell and DeAngelo Williams along with an array of outstanding receivers led by Antonio Brown, Heath Miller and Martavis Bryant. Things are not quite as clear for an offensive line that will be expected to be the vital cog ... Read More
Pens fall to Lightning, 6-3
On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins (25-18-7) faced off against the Tampa Bay Lightning (29-18-4) in Amalie Arena. Goalies Marc-Andre Fleury and Jeff Zatkoff were both off of their game, with a 6-3 loss for the Penguins.The Penguins started out strong with Patrick Hornqvist scoring the first goal of the game as well as his 300th career NHL assist. Tampa Bay fought back, scoring two goals in the second period (Anton Stralman and Alex Killorn) taking the lead 2-1 at the end of the ... Read More
Pitt looks for signature win Saturday against Virginia
Pitt’s men’s basketball team has enjoyed many successful things this season. It sits at 17-4 and 5th in the ACC standings and have seen guys like Michael Young and Jamel Artis have career best seasons thus far. However, there is one thing that is currently missing from this season; a signature win. Yes, Pitt has a great 17 wins, but looking at the schedule closer, there is really no win that really stands out over the rest. One can say the Panthers best win came on the road against Notre Dame or ... Read More
Pirates spring training preview: Searage to get to work early
The Pittsburgh Pirates' assembled pitchers and catchers will report to the club's Bradenton, Florida headquarters on Feb. 18. The next day, the first pitches that have any true bearing on the 2016 season - albeit tangentially - will be thrown.Ostensibly used as a means for pitchers to ramp their arms up for a full season's work load, the extra time at Pirate City can also be used for Ray Searage and company to get a jump start on the multitude of work that goes into getting a full pitching staff ... Read More
Malkin to rehab over weekend; Fehr out for at least a month
Today, Coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Eric Fehr has suffered a significant lower-body injury that will keep him out for at least a month. Additionally, Sullivan said that Evgeni Malkin will not be traveling with the team this weekend. Malkin is also said to have a lower-body injury and will stay in Pittsburgh for rehab.Both were not participating at the team's skate today in Cranberry Township. Fehr, who took a vicious hit against the boards during Tuesday's game against the Ottawa Senators, ... Read More
Duquesne Women win 20th
It took a while, but the Duquesne women's basketball team reached its magic number once again on Wednesday-20.After a 73-64 overtime thriller against U Mass at the Palumbo Center on Wednesday night, Duquesne became just a handful of teams in the country to hit the 20-win plateau for the eighth consecutive season.Sitting now at 20-2, this season is the fastest they have reached that mark as the Dukes now sit in a first-place tie atop the Atlantic 10 Conference.April Robinson led Duquesne (20-2, ... Read More
Pittsburgh Pirates acquire LHP prospect Jesse Biddle from Phillies
The Pittsburgh Pirates took a longview approach to their bullpen in the latest acquisiton.It has been reported by multiple outlets that the team has acquired left-handed pitching prospect Jesse Biddle from the Phillies. Interestingly enough, Biddle was designated for assignment last week when the Phillies picked up former Pirates left-handed reliever Bobby LaFromboise. Biddle comes to the Pirates system having suffered through elbow pain in 2015 that eventually resulted in Tommy John surgery in ... Read More
National Signing Day 2016: Pitt makes big splash with impressive class
It has been not only a busy first year on the job for Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi, but also a positive one not only on the field, but more importantly off the field where Narduzzi put the finishing touches on a very good recruiting class on Wednesday.In Narduzzi’s first full year recruiting, he won some big recruiting battles in 2016.Some of those included keeping quarterback Thomas MacVittie in the fold by holding off a late charge from LSU, beating out Michigan State for running ... Read More
Pitt’s Ejuan Price granted sixth year of eligibilty
If Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt Panthers staff weren’t having a big enough Wednesday already, announcing a very impressive 2016 recruiting class, news got even better for the Panthers in form of a returning Ejuan Price.Price was granted a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA on Wednesday, adding another solid pass-rushing threat to what could turn out to be a much improved Pitt defense.Price, who battled numerous injuries throughout his Pitt career, was finally healthy last season and produced a ... Read More