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Tim Benz: Robert Morris trio goes from losing their hockey home to a national championship
For former Robert Morris women’s hockey coach Paul Colontino, the emotions were easy to sort out. It was natural for him to back Ohio State in their 3-2 NCAA championship game win over Minnesota-Duluth on Mar. 20. “You couldn’t be cheering harder. You’re excited and elated for them to have...
Robert Morris loses 3 basketball players to transfer portal
Robert Morris coach Andy Toole is in the process of looking for replacements for three players who have entered the NCAA transfer portal. Sophomore guard Kam Farris and junior forwards Brandon Stone and Justin Winston have announced plans to transfer. ⚜️ Available Transfer ⚜️ Kam Farris ????Versatile Wing???? Robert Morris**3...
Pitt, Duquesne, RMU among local basketball teams stuck in a rut
At a watering hole in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield section over the weekend, Guy Fieri’s “Tournament of Champions” was showing on two TVs. At the head of the room on a main screen, The Players Championship PGA Tour event was in plain view until someone changed the channel to ION, which was...
Robert Morris big man Brandon Stone to transfer
Another new stop awaits Brandon Stone. The 6-foot-11 forward is departing the Robert Morris basketball team, confirming Monday he will enter the NCAA transfer portal for the second time in his career. He did not want to elaborate on the details of his move at this time. Stone, a junior...
Tim Benz: Feeling nostalgic about college basketball after a rough year for the sport in Western Pa.
Nostalgia can be a wonderful thing in sports. Just look at the way Pittsburgh recently basked in the memories of Ben Roethlisberger’s career as he faded into retirement in January. We are also just getting back from our extended trip in the “way back machine” to relive Sidney Crosby’s journey...
Robert Morris sees season end with loss to Cleveland State in Horizon quarterfinals
Defending champion Cleveland State followed the script against Robert Morris in the Horizon League Tournament men’s basketball quarterfinals Thursday, capping a night of victories for the higher-seeded teams. Torrey Patton scored 25 points to lead the top-seeded Vikings into the semifinals with an 83-67 victory over the Colonials at Wolstein...
Robert Morris men knock off Youngstown State in Horizon League Tournament openerVideo
Before entering their second Horizon League men’s basketball tournament, the Robert Morris Colonials were issued a challenge by coach Andy Toole: Don’t quit. They heard him loud and clear and went on to provide Toole with his 200th career victory Monday night by claiming an opening-round 77-73 decision against Youngstown...
Robert Morris men look to secure 1st victory in Horizon League Tournament
As Robert Morris approaches its second appearance in the Horizon League men’s basketball tournament, securing its first postseason victory in the league could depend on several points. When the 10th-seeded Colonials (7-23) meet No. 7 Youngstown State (18-13) in a first-round game Tuesday night at Beeghley Center in Youngstown, Ohio,...
NCAA Tournament returns to PPG Paints Arena carrying history of upsets
Dave Saba was there the first time the NCAA Tournament came to Pittsburgh. It was 1997, and the Civic Arena (where it all happened) was still standing. Today, that site features a big pile of dirt in an empty lot. Then, Saba was seen as an outsider from Texas whose...
Robert Morris men lose on road to Wright State
For a while, Robert Morris had its mojo going. Then, Wright State responded. In a big way. Grant Basile scored 20 points to go with eight rebounds, and Wright State rallied from an eight-point, second-half deficit to defeat Robert Morris, 71-61, on Saturday night at Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio....
Ex-Robert Morris star Lucky Jones back home after 90-hour journey from Ukraine
Lucky Jones kept looking into the Ukrainian sky, praying mostly, but also squinting, hoping not to see airplanes emerge from behind the clouds. “I didn’t know what to expect,” said Jones, the former Robert Morris basketball star who was playing professionally in Ternopil, Ukraine, until Russia invaded the country Thursday....
Robert Morris men drop 3rd straight with loss to Northern Kentucky
In the Northeast Conference, the Robert Morris brand emanated with other marquee programs in the loop. Now that the Colonials have jumped to the higher-profile Horizon League, coach Andy Toole has a message, yet again, to anyone who is up for listening. Can you hear him, players (wink-wink)? With Toole...
Robert Morris football hopes to receive boost after Big South/Ohio Valley merger
Robert Morris football hopes to take a step forward in prestige, recruiting and championship possibilities after the Big South Conference, where it has been a member for nearly two years, announced an alliance with the Ohio Valley Conference. The merger of the FCS conferences will begin with the 2023 NCAA...
Alverton native Brandon Stone finds familiarity at Robert Morris
Andy Toole turned and pointed to his bench. Brandon Stone immediately popped up and headed to the scorer’s table. It was hard to miss the slender, 6-foot-11, 200-pound Stone, who grew up in the southwestern Westmoreland County village of Alverton, as he was buzzed into the game during a stoppage...
Struggles continue for Robert Morris in overtime loss to Illinois-Chicago
After losing to the worst team in Division I, Robert Morris looked as though Saturday night it would come out on top against a more formidable foe. But even a big lead against Illinois-Chicago wasn’t safe for the Colonials, who followed up an embarrassing, 10-point home loss two nights earlier...
Robert Morris loses at home to IUPUI, Division I’s worst team in NET rankings
Andy Toole immediately realized it. The Robert Morris basketball coach surmised early on that his players weren’t prepared for their Horizon League rematch Thursday night with lowly IUPUI. He was right. Toole said the Colonials were “the dummies” who lost at home to a team dead-last among 358 Division I...
Kahliel Spear scores 27 points to lead Robert Morris past Youngstown State
Robert Morris finally found a way to win a close basketball game Sunday after falling short in nine of its first 10 single-digit decisions. Kahliel Spear scored a career-high 27 points, and the Colonials rode their hot second-half shooting to rally from a 10-point deficit and beat Youngstown State, 73-68,...
Robert Morris men fall short in another closely contested game
The closely contested losses continue to pile up for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team in its second season in the Horizon League, and it’s starting to wear out the Colonials. This time, they fell just short against Oakland, 71-68, on Friday night at UPMC Events Center, dropping to 1-9...
Star scorer Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy too much for Robert Morris
Robert Morris has seen enough of Detroit Mercy and its shooting star, Antoine Davis. Nearly a year after the Titans and Davis torched the Colonials three times in a span of seven days, they made their first-ever appearance on Robert Morris’ Moon campus and did it again Wednesday night. Davis,...
Robert Morris tops IUPUI for 1st Horizon road victory this season
Not much has been easy for the Robert Morris men’s basketball team since joining the Horizon League a year ago. The Colonials have had their moments, but most times — even in battles down to the wire — they’ve come up short. Saturday’s matchup against shorthanded IUPUI in the teams’...
With both coaches in place, Robert Morris men’s and women’s hockey can focus on rebuilding rosters
For the recently reinstated Robert Morris University ice hockey programs, maybe these were the last of the first steps toward a return to the ice. With two head coaches now entrenched, the big strides toward rebuilding can truly begin. Both programs were cut by the university in May 2021. But...
Robert Morris struggles on road again in loss to Illinois-Chicago
If there’s one thing that irks Robert Morris men’s basketball coach Andy Toole as much as anything, it’s when his teams fall asleep on defense. As much as he tried Thursday night in Chicago, Toole wasn’t able to wake up the Colonials long enough to see them get their first...
Former Robert Morris hockey player, assistant Logan Bittle named head coach of the women’s team
When the Robert Morris women’s hockey program returns to the ice in time for the 2023-24 season, a familiar face will be behind the bench. Athletic director Chris King announced Thursday that Logan Bittle, who spent 10 years at Robert Morris as an assistant and associate head coach after playing...
Robert Morris signs men’s hockey coach Derek Schooley to 5-year contract
Robert Morris has rewarded Derek Schooley for his efforts in building — and now rebuilding — the school’s men’s ice hockey program. Athletic director Chris King finalized a five-year contract for Schooley, who started men’s hockey in 2003 and has been at the forefront of plans to restore it after...
Robert Morris men rack up another Horizon League win
In a season of few victories, Robert Morris finally has won back-to-back games for the first time. Michael Green III scored 21 points, Enoch Cheeks notched a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds and the Colonials held off Green Bay, 62-60, on Saturday night at UPMC Events Center. It...
