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First Call: Steelers reportedly bringing back a familiar face; Alex Ovechkin scores 800th; RMU hockey return date known
Wednesday’s “First Call” features a familiar face potentially rejoining the Pittsburgh Steelers roster. Alex Ovechkin hits a major milestone. And Duquesne’s basketball team wants to find its early season form. Plus, Robert Morris University formalizes another step toward its re-entry to the college hockey world. Help up front The Steelers...
Robert Morris will open 2023 football season at Air Force
The 30th season of Robert Morris NCAA Division I football in 2023 also will be the first of the joint alliance of the Big South and Ohio Valley conferences. The 10 combined teams, six from the OVC and four from the Big South, will play a six-game league schedule. Robert...
First Call: Steelers need to fix run defense before facing Panthers; ex-Pens help Wild win; Robert Morris hockey eyes return to ice
In Tuesday’s “First Call,” the Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing for a Carolina Panthers team that has a very specific playoff path. And they are looking to get there by staying on the ground. Carolina may also have dodged an injury concern at wide receiver. A pair of former Penguins helped...
Taevion Kinsey scores 26, Marshall knocks off Robert Morris
MOON TOWNSHIP — Taevion Kinsey’s 26 points helped Marshall defeat Robert Morris, 69-60, on Saturday night. Stephaun Walker led the way for the Colonials (4-7) with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Enoch Cheeks added 17 points and three steals for Robert Morris. Michael Green III also had 11 points. Kinsey...
Josh Corbin’s 20 points lead Robert Morris past Central MichiganVideo
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Josh Corbin had 20 points in Robert Morris’ 71-66 win against Central Michigan on Wednesday night. Corbin shot 7 for 13, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Colonials (4-6). Kahliel Spear added 18 points while going 7 of 14 overall and 4...
Northern Kentucky defeats Robert Morris, 60-56, in Horizon League matchupVideo
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Trevon Faulkner had 14 points in Northern Kentucky’s 60-56 win against Robert Morris on Saturday night. Faulkner also added five rebounds for the Norse (5-4, 2-0 Horizon League). Marques Warrick scored 13 points and was 7 of 9 from the free throw line. Xavier Rhodes recorded...
Kahliel Spear’s 27 points lead Robert Morris over Wright State in Horizon League opener
FAIRBORN, Ohio — Kahliel Spear’s 27 points helped Robert Morris defeat Wright State, 80-59, on Thursday night. Spear added five rebounds, three steals and three blocks for the Colonials (3-5), who snapped a four-game losing streak and opened Horizon League play with a win. “It was a great team effort,”...
Robert Morris football coach Bernard Clark Jr. to be inducted into Orange Bowl HOF
Robert Morris football coach Bernard Clark Jr. is headed to the Orange Bowl. The former Miami linebacker who was named MVP of the 1988 Orange Bowl will be recognized for his accomplishments when he is inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame. Clark joins Dewey Selmon (Oklahoma) and Grant...
Moore’s 28 powers South Alabama past Robert Morris, 84-70Video
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Isaiah Moore had 28 points in South Alabama’s 84-70 victory over Robert Morris on Sunday. Moore added five rebounds for the Jaguars (3-4). Kevin Samuel scored 23 points while shooting 11 of 17 from the field and added 12 rebounds and four blocks. Greg Parham recorded 14...
Robert Morris men’s basketball team edged by Evansville
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Kenny Strawbridge scored 21 points as Evansville beat Robert Morris, 54-53, on Saturday night. The Colonials (2-4) were led in scoring by Josh Corbin, who finished with 22 points. Kahliel Spear added 16 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks for Robert Morris. In addition, Stephaun Walker had...
Mercer knocks off Robert Morris in Hostilo Hoops Community Classic
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Kamar Robertson had 17 points in Mercer’s 72-66 victory against Robert Morris on Friday night. Robertson also contributed seven rebounds for the Bears (3-3). Jalyn McCreary scored 14 points while shooting 7 of 16 from the field and added six rebounds. Michael Zanoni was 5-of-11 shooting (3...
Bryant keeps Robert Morris football team winless
MOON TOWNSHIP — Zevi Eckhaus threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns and Bryant beat Robert Morris, 35-6, on Saturday to keep the Colonials winless. Landon Ruggieri made eight catches for 102 yards and three touchdowns for Bryant (4-7, 2-3 Big South). Anthony Frederick added 104 yards receiving and a...
Robert Morris men’s basketball team loses to No. 21 Dayton
DAYTON — DaRon Holmes II scored 18 points, and No. 21 Dayton shook off a loss at unranked UNLV with a 60-51 victory over cold-shooting Robert Morris on Saturday. Mustapha Amzil came off the bench to add 12 points for the Flyers (3-1), who shot 42.1% from the field, compared...
Robert Morris matches single-game scoring record in win over West Virginia Wesleyan
Enoch Cheeks’ 21 points helped Robert Morris defeat West Virginia Wesleyan, 111-56, on Wednesday night. RMU matched its single-game record for points in the victory. It was the most points scored by an RMU team since a 111-107 overtime loss at Seton Hall in 2007 and a 1981 win over...
Penn-Trafford grad Malia Kearns eager to build on solid freshman season with RMU women’s soccerVideo
When Robert Morris women’s soccer coach Chris Shaw was recruiting Penn-Trafford’s Malia Kearns, he envisioned her as someone who could come in and help the program right away. Looking back on Kearns’ recently completed freshman season, Shaw saw nothing to disprove his initial impression. The diminutive forward was one of...
Murray State runs past winless Robert Morris
MURRAY, Ky. — Cortezz Jones had two 24-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter and Damonta Witherspoon scored from 20 yards out as Murray State ran past winless Robert Morris to post a 27-9 victory Saturday. Taylor Shields found Jayden Stinson with a 28-yard touchdown to open the scoring, but...
Robert Morris basketball team routs Pitt-Greensburg
The Robert Morris men’s basketball program gladly accepted a nice-sized paycheck from Ohio State for traveling to Columbus, Ohio, earlier in the week for an anticipated spanking by the Buckeyes, who entered the season receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Ohio State won that game Monday night...
Sueing, Sensabaugh lead Ohio State past Robert Morris, 91-53Video
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Justice Sueing scored 20 points, Zed Keys had a double-double and freshman Brice Sensabaugh just missed one in his debut as Ohio State cruised to a 91-53 victory over Robert Morris in both teams’ season opener Monday night. Sueing sank 8 of 14 shots with two 3-pointers...
Tim Benz: Robert Morris’ men’s, women’s hockey teams practicing together for next year’s return
Latrobe’s Serena Slusarczyk clearly remembers where she was when she got the news about Robert Morris University cutting its hockey programs. “I was trying on my high school graduation gown,” Slusarczyk recalled. “I get a text message to get on this Zoom call. And they say the RMU hockey program...
Robert Morris looks to find footing in 3rd year in Horizon League
In early March of 2020, the Robert Morris men’s basketball squad was riding high. After finishing the regular season tied for second place in the Northeast Conference, the Colonials plowed through the NEC Tournament, defeating St. Francis in the title game to claim the league’s automatic bid for the upcoming...
Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris women’s basketball teams set to open 2022-23 season
The Pitt, Duquesne and Robert Morris women’s basketball teams are all looking to improve after falling short of a .500 record a year ago. With a slew of returning starters, newcomers via the transfer portal and promising freshmen, each team has reason to be optimistic about the 2022-23 season. Here’s...
Robert Morris comes up short vs. Charleston Southern
CHARLESTON, S.C. — JD Moore scored two touchdowns, Charleston Southern scored the game’s first 20 points and the Buccaneers defeated Robert Morris, 34-21, on Saturday. Moore scored on a 3-yard run in the first quarter, and his 29-yard touchdown run after an interception by Anton Williams gave the Buccaneers a...
Kahliel Spear ready to take next step for Robert Morris basketball
Robert Morris was pulling away from Northern Kentucky in an important Horizon League men’s basketball matchup last season. Point guard Michael Green III was trying to make a play and found forward Kahliel Spear waiting to spark the Colonials. “I didn’t see how (Green III) was going to get out...
Appalachian St. carves up Robert Morris
BOONE, N.C. — Chase Brice went 17-for-23 passing for 185 yards and four touchdowns and FBS-member Appalachian State handled FCS-level Robert Morris, 42-3, on Saturday. Brice threw touchdowns of 31, 12, 19 and 9 yards to Dashaun Davis, Tyler Page, Dalton Stroman and Miller Gibbs respectively. Brice and backup quarterback...
Jalen Fowler leads North Carolina A&T past Robert Morris
Jalen Fowler threw four touchdown passes in the first half as North Carolina A&T rolled to a 30-point lead and kept Robert Morris winless with a 38-14 win on Saturday. Fowler connected with Zachary Leslie for 1- and 32-yard touchdowns in the first quarter. In the second, Fowler went 52...
