It's the final day of the first round, as all was pretty quiet in the Mt. Washington region yesterday. #1. Antonio Brown, #9. Chad Voytik, #5. Akeel Lynch, #4. Neil Walker, #6. Lawrence Timmons, #3. Josh Harrison, #7. Chris Kuntiz and #2. Le'Veon Bell all advanced to the round of 32, with Voytik as the only underdog pick to advance when he defeated Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg. Twenty-four have advance, and just eight remain to fill out the second round. Let's take a look ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness: Mt. Washington region
The round of 32 starts today in the NCAA Tournament, but in the Pittsburgh March Madness bracket, we are just halfway through the first round, as a total of 16 athletes have advanced to round two. Yesterday, eight more Pittsburgh athletes were voted on by you, the reader. They were: Today, we have a look at the Mt. Washington region, where once again, there are some interesting match ups to watch. Again, only you can prevent forrest fires…and advance the athletes. #1. Antonio Brown ... Read More
Robert Morris can’t match Blue Devils
Tonight, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (29-4, 15-3) faced the 16th seed Robert Morris Colonials (20-15, 12-6) in Charlotte, NC. The Colonials came in winning seven straight games, but this would be their toughest test yet, and an undersized Robert Morris team fell to Blue Devils, 56-85 Duke came out playing like a number one seed, making its first 10 shots, four of them being 3-pointers. With Robert Morris over pursuing around the perimeter and finding itself out of position, senior guard ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness: South Side Region
It's on to day two of the hashtag Pittsburgh March Madness, as day one saw a few surprises. Advancing to the round of 32 are: #1. Ben Roethlisberger, #9 Heath Miller in a slight upset over #8 Martavis Bryant, #5 Starling Marte, #4 David DeCastro, #11 Blake Comeau in an upset over #6 Cameron Wright, #3 Cameron Heyward, #10 Lucky Jones, who upset Micah Mason and #2 Maurkice Pouncey. Today, eight more Pittsburgh athletes will join the round of 32. Let's take a look at the South Side Region and ... Read More
Robert Morris will face a tough test in Duke
Tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina, the 16th-seeded Robert Morris Colonials (20-14, 12-6) will take on the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils (29-4, 15-3). With the Colonials coming off of two nail biting wins in the last week, they will look to challenge one of the upper echelon teams in the NCAA. Freshman Frenzy: If Robert Morris wants to make this a contest, they must start by challenging a Duke team that has great interior offense and defense. Duke’s freshman center Jahlil Okafor has been the ... Read More
Lady Dukes advance in WNIT
The Duquesne University women’s basketball team believed that they were deserving of an NCAA tournament bid. On selection Sunday, they were frustrating left out of the field of 64 and had to accept a bid in the Women’s NIT. On Thursday, they took out that frustration on Youngstown State, dominating the Penguins to the tune of a 72-54 victory in the WNIT first round. The Lady Dukes took a 9-7 lead on an Olivia Bresnahan three-point play with 14:29 remaining in the first half and never ... Read More
Pittsburgh March Madness: North Side Region
Two years ago, we decided to have some fun and put 64 of the all-time Pittsburgh sports legends against each other in a NCAA-style tournament. After taking a year off, we decided to bring back our Pittsburgh March Madness, but instead of the all-time greats, we focused on the 64 best athletes who are currently representing your favorite teams. We have 64 Penguins, Pirates, Steelers, Pitt football, Pitt basketball, Penn State football, Duquesne basketball, Robert Morris basketball, Pitt ... Read More
Robert Morris wins play-in game, advances to face Duke
With March Madness finally underway, fans of basketball and bracketology alike have already been treated to quite an opening act. A night after Ole Miss erased a 17-point deficit to come back and beat Brigham Young University, Dayton, Oh. would witness yet another thrilling game with the Robert Morris Colonials (19-14, 12-6) winning and advancing over North Florida Ospreys (21-11, 12-2), 81-77. North Florida would start off with an early push, stealing the opening tip off from the Colonials ... Read More
Madness begins tonight for Colonials vs. North Florida
Tonight the Robert Morris Colonials (19-14, 12-6) will be taking on the North Florida Ospreys (21-11, 12-2) at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio in an opening-round game of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The matchup will feature teams who each won their respective conference tournament. The North Florida Ospreys, who have only been around since the 1992-1993 season, are gearing up for their first postseason match. Since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005, the Ospreys ... Read More
Panthers season ends in NIT first round
Senior Aron Phillips-Nwankwo walked off the Petersen Events Center for the final time with his hands on top of his head. His Pitt Panthers career was over as the team fell 60-54 to George Washington in the first round of the NIT Tuesday. “I know we’re a better team than we played, this is how we performed," Panthers coach Jamie Dixon said. "We had good practices and the guys were excited about playing. Some of the decisions we made tonight are not what we normally do. The free throws wore ... Read More