Duquesne University

For a time, football defined Nick Curci’s role. Not much — if anything — exemplified it more than a tenacious approach to his senior year when he spearheaded a furious late-season rally that carried injury-stricken Apollo-Ridge to an improbable WPIAL playoff berth. … [Read more...] about Apollo-Ridge grad Nick Curci chooses to leave football, focus on track and field at Duquesne

She once talked about becoming an FBI agent or working for the secret service. But the magnetism of basketball kept pulling Vanessa Abel back to the bench. … [Read more...] about Southmoreland grad Vanessa Abel promoted to Duquesne basketball associate head coach

Dru Joyce III insists the new world of name, image and likeness in college athletics is “not my territory.” … [Read more...] about Duquesne coach Dru Joyce says NIL matters when building a roster, but relationships do, too

He said he places the call “a few times a week,” but first-year Duquesne basketball coach Dru Joyce III makes sure conversations with Keith Dambrot center on more than basketball. … [Read more...] about Dru Joyce’s phone conversations with the coach he replaced at Duquesne aren’t just about basketball