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Divine Providence Review

Divine Providence Review

Garrett Sherwin, Reporter
February 2, 2024

Content Warning: This article discusses sexual activity. If you are a huge college basketball fan, you know the controversy surrounding Ed Cooley and Providence. The day was March 20th, 2023. Cooley and his Friars had just lost to Kentucky in the 1st round of the 2023 NCAA...

NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes

NCAA approves extra year of eligibility for fall sport DI athletes

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
August 25, 2020

The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted on August 21 to approve a waiver to grant an extra year of eligibility for fall sport athletes. The extra year will go into effect regardless of whether fall sports are able to resume competition in the spring. Athletes will have...

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RMU officially joins Horizon League

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
June 15, 2020

Big things on the Horizon, a new Horizon, expanding your Horizon. No matter the journey, or wording, the destination is clear. After 39 years in the Northeast Conference, Robert Morris University is joining the Horizon League for the upcoming 2020-21 academic and athletic school...

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Weekend Preview: 1/31-2/2

Austin Bechtold, Contributor
January 31, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- As the calendar turns from January to February this upcoming weekend, the final stretch of regular-season games for Robert Morris University winter sports is about to begin. Basketball, ice hockey, and women’s track and field will all see action this weekend...

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RMU gets scrappy in 64-54 win

Samuel Goldberg, Contributor
January 31, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- "It ain't over till it's over." That was the theme for tonight's game as the Robert Morris University Colonials men's basketball team (11-11, 7-2 NEC) took on the Bryant University Bulldogs (11-10, 2-6 NEC). Before the game began, the Robert Morris University...

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Colonials return home to face Bryant

Austin Bechtold, Contributor
January 30, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- With the NEC basketball schedule nearing the halfway point, the Robert Morris men’s basketball team (10-11, 6-2 NEC) finds themselves in the hunt for the crown of the NEC’s best team and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. The Colonials are coming...

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Weekend Recap: 1/24-1/26

Austin Bechtold, Contributor
January 27, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The January calendar is winding down, but Robert Morris University's sports teams are heating up. Another week at RMU has provided another good weekend of sports performances by almost every team and especially by one specific student-athlete. Men’s and women’s...

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Weekend Preview: 1/24-26

Austin Bechtold, Contributor
January 24, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- Another exciting weekend of Robert Morris University sports is set to begin with winnable matchups ahead. Colonial sports look to build off of and improve on last week’s performances, filled with mixed results, and set the stage for the back-half of the winter...

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Men’s basketball hangs on against Sacred Heart

Luke Yost, Contributor
January 21, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris Colonials (9-10, 5-1 NEC) wrapped up a four-game homestand with a win over the Sacred Heart Pioneers (10-9, 3-3 NEC). RMU pulled away late in the game to secure a, 67-55 win. Junior forward AJ Bramah had a historic night as he tied the Robert...

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Preview: Colonials look to get back on winning track against Pioneers

Adam Melluso, Contributor
January 20, 2020

MOON TOWNSHIP--The Robert Morris men's basketball team (8-10, 4-1 NEC) looks to get back into the win column on Monday evening when they host the Pioneers from Sacred Heart (10-8, 3-2 NEC) for a 5 p.m. showdown on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the UPMC Events Center. There...

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