DK Pittsburgh Sports Duquesne http://dkpittsburghsports.com Award-winning columnist Dejan Kovacevic covers Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Pitt and more Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:14:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.5 Duquesne notebook: New AD talks facilities http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/duquesne-notebook-new-ad-addresses-facilities/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/duquesne-notebook-new-ad-addresses-facilities/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 04:00:21 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=32691 By ZACHARY WEISS When you ask Duquesne men’s basketball coach Jim Ferry about his program, he will talk about this being a crucial season. David Harper enters as new athletic director during a time when Ferry’s team is expected to be strong. His program will be analyzed now more than ever before. “He knows the […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/28/duquesne-notebook-new-ad-addresses-facilities/feed/ 9 Duquesne notebook: Football ahead of pace http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/21/duquesne-notebook-football-ahead-of-2014-pace/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/21/duquesne-notebook-football-ahead-of-2014-pace/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2015 04:01:06 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=31486 By ZACHARY WEISS Duquesne football coach Jerry Schmitt knows his team has the potential to have a successful season, and the early returns have been positive as the team has started with a 2-1 record, one win better than last year’s total through three games. It’s enough to keep Schmitt optimistic even after a 24-13 loss […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/21/duquesne-notebook-football-ahead-of-2014-pace/feed/ 9 Duquesne notebook: Off and running http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/14/duquesne-notebook-cross-country-rolling-at-start/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/14/duquesne-notebook-cross-country-rolling-at-start/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 04:03:10 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=30310 By ZACHARY WEISS Jim Lear took a pause, looking back at his departure for Pitt after coaching the Duquesne cross country teams for 18 1/2 years. Pitt offered a tired Lear the opportunity to coach and retire from teaching, something Duquesne was unable to match. But two years later, two coaches left the Bluff, so […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/14/duquesne-notebook-cross-country-rolling-at-start/feed/ 14 Duquesne notebook: Women make their pitch http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/07/duquesne-notebook-womens-soccer/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/07/duquesne-notebook-womens-soccer/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2015 04:03:57 +0000 http://dkpittsburghsports.com/?p=28979 By ZACHARY WEISS Sitting in his office, Duquesne women’s soccer coach Al Alvine told the tale of a competitive team that could not consistently put the ball in the net. Last year’s team. One match in particular stood out: Saint Joseph’s. Alvine said the Dukes outplayed the Hawks but allowed an own goal in the […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/07/duquesne-notebook-womens-soccer/feed/ 13 Duquesne names Dayton’s Harper new AD http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/01/duquesne-names-david-harper-athletic-director/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/01/duquesne-names-david-harper-athletic-director/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2015 17:16:33 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=27993 By ZACHARY WEISS Sitting in the A.J. Palumbo Center seats in 2000, David Harper watched a Duquesne basketball game against the University of Dayton. He came away appreciating the atmosphere and wondering what it could become in the years ahead. Fifteen years later, Harper will have the chance to shape that future, as Duquesne introduced […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/09/01/duquesne-names-david-harper-athletic-director/feed/ 16 News/views: Amodio out as Duquesne AD http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/06/09/newsviews-amodio-out-as-duquesne-ad/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/06/09/newsviews-amodio-out-as-duquesne-ad/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 01:44:44 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=17891 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC News: Greg Amodio has left his position as Duquesne’s athletic director, which he’d held since 2005, to take the same position at Quinnipiac. Views: Man, I sure I hope they shoo-shoo rah-rah responsibly on the Bluff. Amodio was a disaster from Day 1. And somehow his tenure only worsened year after year, […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/06/09/newsviews-amodio-out-as-duquesne-ad/feed/ 45 Friday Insider: Lemieux, Gretzky to the rescue? http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/13/friday-insider-lemieux-gretzky-to-the-rescue/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/13/friday-insider-lemieux-gretzky-to-the-rescue/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2015 04:01:13 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=11727 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Roundup of a lot of randomness from a lot of time around our teams … • Rick Tocchet, the coach responsible for the Penguins’ maddeningly unproductive power play, is reaching far and wide for answers. In fact, while the team was in California over the past week, he reached out to the […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/13/friday-insider-lemieux-gretzky-to-the-rescue/feed/ 70 Tuesday 12 Qs: Sid, Beard, Derrick, Lambo, Jamie http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/10/tuesday-12-qs-submit-entries-now-19/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/10/tuesday-12-qs-submit-entries-now-19/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2015 14:01:57 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=11258 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Welcome to Tuesday 12 Qs, our chat that takes place each week at 9 a.m. and offers you a chance to carry the conversation. Use the comments below to submit an entry. No more than one per person, please. Submit early if you prefer, and I’ll pick from that batch to get […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/10/tuesday-12-qs-submit-entries-now-19/feed/ 136 Column: Duquesne rots from the head down http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/08/column-duquesne-rots-from-the-head-down/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/08/column-duquesne-rots-from-the-head-down/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2015 15:06:05 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=11208 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Dominique McKoy deserved better. He’s Duquesne’s only basketball senior and a coach’s dream beyond the standard experience and leadership a senior should bring. He can’t run or jump or shoot with the biggest or the best, but he’s all heart and soul, a 6-foot-8 forward with bouncing dreadlocks and an exposed, chomped […]

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]]> http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/03/08/column-duquesne-rots-from-the-head-down/feed/ 72 Tuesday 12 Qs: Polanco, Staal, Tuitt, Ferry http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/02/24/tuesday-12-qs-submit-entries-now-17/ http://dkpittsburghsports.com/2015/02/24/tuesday-12-qs-submit-entries-now-17/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 05:01:25 +0000 http://dkonpittsburghsports.com/?p=10447 BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC Welcome to Tuesday 12 Qs, our chat that takes place each week at 9 a.m. and offers you a chance to carry the conversation. Use the comments below to submit an entry. No more than one per person, please. Submit early if you prefer, and I’ll pick from that batch to get […]

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