PITTSBURGH -- Tarin Smith scored 13 points, Emile Blackman hauled in a career-best 10 rebounds, and Duquesne held off Loyola of Maryland for a 65-60 win in the season opener for both teams Friday night.Trailing by two midway through the second half, Duquesne took the lead for good with a 3-pointer fro

PITTSBURGH -- Tarin Smith scored 13 points, Emile Blackman hauled in a career-best 10 rebounds, and Duquesne held off Loyola of Maryland for a 65-60 win in the season opener for both teams Friday night.Trailing by two midway through the second half, Duquesne took the lead for good with a 3-pointer from Spencer Littleson that made it 49-48 with 10:35 to play. Eric James padded the advantage with a pair of free throws and then a layup after a Loyola turnover.Duquesne trimmed the gap to 53-52 on a free throw from Jarred Jones but couldnt overtake the Greyhounds down the stretch.Jones and Andre Walker led Loyola with 21 points apiece. Jones also had 11 rebounds.Duquesne was 24 of 58 (41.4 percent) from the field, hitting just two of its 13 shots from 3-point range, and held Loyola to 36.5 percent shooting.Steven Adams Thunder Jersey . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." 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After talking to Jackie Newton, that wont happen again.Newton acknowledged that the helmet-to-helmet hit he took from Atlanta linebacker Deion Jones as he attempted to score on a 2-point conversion could have been avoided had he not let up as he approached the goal line.He said he didnt see Jones coming in time to brace for the hit.I try to describe it as I felt like I got sucker punched, Newton said. Everybody has a brace, just an automatic reaction that your body goes to when you get scared.When I looked back at it, I was trying to brace for the hit, and before I could it was just ... bam! It happened! I was down and like, Man ... I didnt even know if I scored. Thats when I knew I was messed up.According to ESPN Stats and Information, Newton has been hit 836 times since entering the NFL in 2011. 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Newton called the concussion a lesson learned. He said the concussion protocol return was different from anything hes been through.Some side effects are different than others, said Newton, who also said he planned to use his influence and foundation to promote awareness for concussions at the lower levels of football. I didnt have any headaches. I wasnt depressed. But it was just certain things that were happening, and it was like, Its not normal.And just when you think youre OK, its like, Oh, whoa! Whats this? Newton said. You still have that feeling.Newton called the experience a wakeup call, just as he did the car wreck that sidelined him for a game against Tampa Bay in 2014.It made him aware of how precious his time is with his 1 ?-year-old son Chosen, who is expecting me to be daddy for a long time for him.So that was the big picture for me, Newton said.Newton has shared some of his thoughts with left tackle Michael Oher, who has missed three games and isnt expected back Sunday for the game against Arizona, because of a concussion.Im praying for him, Newton said. Im hoping everything works out in our favor, but more importantly in his favor. ' ' '