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Men's Basketball, Sports

Men have setback after breezing by Bonnies

Michael O’Grady | sports editor The music that plays over the sound system at Cooper Fieldhouse during men’s basketball games is usually constrained to the genres of hip-hop, rock and pop. The Duquesne pep band also provides arrangements of well-known tunes. Maybe other arenas select from an extensive music collection, but not Duquesne. One genre foreign to the Coop is vocal jazz, but Frank Sinatra’s … Continue reading Men have setback after breezing by Bonnies

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Men's Basketball, Sports

Breaking down Duquesne men’s turnaround

Spencer Thomas | editor-in-chief Complacency is the death of progress, but The Dukes’ performance on Tuesday versus Dayton wasn’t the worst possible outcome. They were able to climb back within 20 against a team that has two top-10 wins this season. That’s not any uglier than close losses to Maine or Saint Peter’s. Captain Kareem Rozier said after the game that he saw signs of … Continue reading Breaking down Duquesne men’s turnaround

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Sports, Women's Basketball

Women sweep week with URI and La Salle wins

Tristan Huyett | staff writer After suffering a narrow loss to conference rival Dayton last week, Duquesne women’s basketball rebounded with a pair of wins versus Atlantic 10 Conference foes Rhode Island and La Salle. The victories brought the Dukes’ record to 13-6, and 4-4 in A-10 play. The contest against Rhode Island on Sunday at Cooper Fieldhouse saw four Dukes finish in double figures, … Continue reading Women sweep week with URI and La Salle wins

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Sports

O’Grady: Pens shouldn’t self-destruct just yet

Michael O’Grady | sports editor The predictable yet dismal playoff exit for the Steelers two weekends ago did little else but exemplify what the city’s standard-bearers have become: flat, bland and uninspiring. Six Super Bowl victories mean nothing to a football-crazed city when the Steelers haven’t won a playoff game since before President Trump was sworn in — the first time around. The loss is … Continue reading O’Grady: Pens shouldn’t self-destruct just yet

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Sports, Women's Basketball

Women defeat two Pa. opponents at home

Austin Hansen | staff writer Scoring quick and often has been the clear strategy for the Duquesne women’s basketball team. Offensive firepower was the main reason for Duquesne’s rout of Division II opponent Carnegie Mellon 98-58 on Sunday afternoon at Cooper Fieldhouse, in a contest that featured five players in double-digits and 43.3% shooting from deep. Coming into Tuesday night’s contest, the Dukes were the … Continue reading Women defeat two Pa. opponents at home

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Men find bears are stronger than hens

Matthew Theodros | staff writer The Duquesne men’s basketball team wrapped up their homestand with a crushing 61-56 loss to Maine in a tightly contested game at Cooper Fieldhouse on Wednesday, dropping it down to 2-8 on the season. The Dukes led 54-50 late in the game following a key bucket by Tre Dinkins III, but the Black Bears stormed back with an 11-2 run … Continue reading Men find bears are stronger than hens

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Dukes beat Pitt in City Game

Spencer Thomas | editor-in-chief “Well… that’s the City Game,” Dan Burt said as he sat down for his postgame press conference. In his 17th game coaching Duquesne against University of Pittsburgh, he’s become familiar with the nature of the rivalry, and the grind it took his Dukes to win a 73-69 thriller. “When you play the city game, you really throw out every record and … Continue reading Dukes beat Pitt in City Game

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Men's Basketball, Sports

No mercy from Saint Peter: MBB falls again

Michael O’Grady | sports editor Pittsburgh, Trenton, Chicago, the Cayman Islands, back to Pittsburgh; no matter where it is, Duquesne can’t seem to get it going on the court. Tuesday night at Cooper Fieldhouse was the latest example of Duquesne Head Coach Dru Joyce III’s Dukes failing to get it done, this time against Saint Peter’s. Despite a 16-0 run in the first half that … Continue reading No mercy from Saint Peter: MBB falls again

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Football, Sports

Thomas: Thoughts as 2024-25 CFP approaches

Spencer Thomas | editor-in-chief College football, ever hectic and controversial, remains a beautiful and enticing product that generates enough money to fuel continuous upheaval in the college world. This regular season, which came to an end on Saturday, was no different. As the list of championship suiters narrows down, here are my four biggest takeaways from the 2024 season.The 12-team playoff creates chaos at the … Continue reading Thomas: Thoughts as 2024-25 CFP approaches

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Football, Sports

Perrantes’ 6 TDs clinch share of NEC title

Rowan DuBois | staff writer Duquesne football clinched at least a share of the 2024 Northeast Conference title on Saturday when it defeated Wagner 42-21 at Rooney Field on Saturday, off the back of six Darius Perrantes’ touchdown passes, a career high. The Dukes move to 8-2 and keep their NEC record pristine at 5-0. There is a chance they will end up sharing the … Continue reading Perrantes’ 6 TDs clinch share of NEC title

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