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The curious case of John Scott and the NHL All-Star Game

January 21, 2016 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on The curious case of John Scott and the NHL All-Star Game

By Joseph Sykes | Sports Editor All-star games are some of the wackiest sporting events in the world. The NHL All-Star Game is no exception. With the ridiculously high number of goals and unorthodox game […]

Columns

Fighting needs to be extinguished from hockey

January 20, 2016 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Fighting needs to be extinguished from hockey

By Bryanna McDermott | The Duquesne Duke “Punching your best friend in the face a few times a week will do wonders for your career,” Brandon Prust, the Montreal Canadien left wing, said in his […]

Premier Flaneur

Liverpool eyes Premier League title with Klopps at helm

January 20, 2016 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Liverpool eyes Premier League title with Klopps at helm

By Sam Noel | The Duquesne Duke If you don’t know much about Liverpool Football Club, here’s a short history lesson: The Reds of Merseyside are the second winningest English club in history with 19 […]

Men's Basketball

Men’s team snags huge win over St. Bonaventure, improve to 12-6 overall

January 17, 2016 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Men’s team snags huge win over St. Bonaventure, improve to 12-6 overall

By Joseph Sykes | Sports Editor The Duquesne men’s basketball team secured their second-straight win over an Atlantic 10 opponent Saturday night after defeating the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 95-88. The Dukes snapped the upstate New […]

Sports

New Kid On The Bluff: Chassidy Omogrosso

January 14, 2016 The Duquesne Duke 1

By Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke The Duquesne women’s basketball team doesn’t have to look far to find its next leader. In her first season with the Dukes, freshman point guard Chassidy Omogrosso is […]

Women's Basketball

Women’s basketball snubbed by AP’s Top 25 Poll

January 14, 2016 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Women’s basketball snubbed by AP’s Top 25 Poll

By Joseph Sykes | Sports Editor The majority of athletes and coaches seem to believe the sole thing that matters about a game is the game. There’s no use in obsessing over matters off the […]

Columns

Steelers must look to past to succeed in playoffs

January 14, 2016 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Steelers must look to past to succeed in playoffs

By Julian Routh | Editor-In-Chief “Unbelievable and almost unprecedented.” That’s what sportswriters deemed the 2005 Super Bowl run by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who pulled off three-straight road playoff wins en route to their 21-10 win […]

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A little magic helping Seahawks early on in NFL playoffs

January 13, 2016 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on A little magic helping Seahawks early on in NFL playoffs

By Andrew Holman | The Duquesne Duke The Seattle Seahawks have represented the NFC in the Super Bowl in back to back seasons thanks to a few magical moments. A rather fortunate 10-9 escape over […]

Men's Basketball

Men’s hoops takes care of business against St. Louis, win first conference matchup

January 13, 2016 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Men’s hoops takes care of business against St. Louis, win first conference matchup

By Andrew Holman | The Duquesne Duke The Duquesne men’s basketball team outplayed the Saint Louis Billikens in a high scoring bout at the A.J. Palumbo Center, winning by a score of 81-71 Wednesday night. […]

Women's Basketball

Women’s team captures 14th-straight victory with win over Fordham

January 10, 2016 The Duquesne Duke 1

By Joseph Sykes | Sports Editor The Duquesne women’s basketball may have forgotten how to lose. After defeating their fellow Atlantic 10 residents, the Fordham Rams, 55-40 Sunday afternoon, the Red & Blue extended their […]