Drew White | Staff Writer 02/08/2018 After 51 seasons of suffering and heartbreak, the Philadelphia Eagles finally won their first championship title at Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. In a game dominated by offense, it was a solid defensive play that helped seal the deal for the Birds and led them to a 41-33 victory over the New … Continue reading Eagles win first Super Bowl title ever in thrilling affair
Drew White | Staff Writer 02/01/2018 The NHL season celebrated its All-Stars this past weekend in Tampa Bay, Florida, and as the season goes on, the league is just beginning to heat up. At just over the midway point of the year, the playoff picture has started to take shape, and there are some surprise teams both at the top of the picture and on … Continue reading First half of NHL season does not go as planned
Andrew White | Staff Writer 01/25/2018 On Jan. 16, the Northeast Conference announced that the Duquesne Dukes football team won the 2017 NEC Sportsmanship Team Award. It marked the fourth time the Dukes have won the award since 2011 and the first time winning the award since 2014. The Northeast Conference created the Sportsmanship Awards in 2008, the same year the Dukes joined the NEC … Continue reading Football program honored with Sportsmanship Award
Drew White | Staff Writer 01/11/2018 Failures and successes. The end of some eras, and the beginnings of others. Comebacks and collapses. Streaks, both ending and beginning. And, of course, controversy. These are just a few words and ways to describe the most recent year in sports. On the Bluff, Duquesne certainly saw it’s fair share of highs and lows. Both the men’s and women’s … Continue reading Remembering sports’ biggest stories from 2017
Matt Dougherty & Drew White | Staff Writers 11/09/2017 College basketball season is finally upon us, whether October’s abnormally warm weather made you forget about it or not. Here at Duquesne, excitement abounds as coach Keith Dambrot prepares to head the men’s team for the first time in an unwelcoming Atlantic 10. Across the country, many top contenders remain the same. Therefore, The Duke has … Continue reading Blue Devils, Spartans among nation’s best
Drew White | Staff Writer 10/19/2017 Impossible. Unthinkable. Unbelievable. These are just a few words to depict what’s going on inside of the heads of USA soccer fans following a stunning 2-1 loss at the hands of FIFA’s No. 99-ranked team, Trinidad and Tobago, on Oct. 10. The loss eliminated the United States from World Cup contention for the first time since 1986. The U.S. … Continue reading Future of soccer in U.S. uncertain after loss
Drew White | Staff Writer College football fans have been treated to an incredible 2017-18 season thus far, complete with outstanding individual performances, enormous upsets and several marquee matchups between top-ranked teams. Labor Day weekend brought a great opening set of games, and Week 2 was equally as mesmerizing. The weekend was filled with big-time matchups, including key rivalries and four games that pitted top-25 … Continue reading CFB’s Week 2 sees fair share of controversies
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