Thoughts on the AP poll: Duke rises to No. 7, chaos in the top 10
Duke men’s basketball is back in the top 10 in this week’s AP poll, checking in at No. 7. The Blue Zone breaks down movement around the country in a wild week for the sport:
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Duke men’s basketball is back in the top 10 in this week’s AP poll, checking in at No. 7. The Blue Zone breaks down movement around the country in a wild week for the sport:
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Jan. 8-15:
Fresh off a narrow victory against Virginia a week ago, Duke entered Cameron Indoor Stadium determined to secure a victory and improve to a winning ACC record. And that is just what it did. In a blowout, the Blue Devils dominated Georgia Tech in just about every category and improved on their own common inconsistencies.
Tennis is back.
The Blue Devils are back on the track, and their start to the 2024 season might just be their best yet.
Entering with a 2-2 record in ACC play, Duke stepped into the arena with confidence and passion Sunday afternoon, which led it to a 84-46 victory against Georgia Tech.
After each Duke men's basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. The Blue Devils returned home Saturday, defeating Georgia Tech 84-79, and the Blue Zone is here to break down the close victory:
Last time Duke took the floor against Georgia Tech, it did not end especially well for the Blue Devils. They walked out of Atlanta with a gritty, but ultimately disappointing, loss.
Forty-two days prior, the seemingly unthinkable happened after 40 minutes of play inside McCamish Pavilion — Duke left shell shocked from a 72-68 defeat at the hands of Georgia Tech. Saturday evening, it got its opportunity to exact revenge. After a rollercoaster game of basketball, the Blue Devils came out on top.
We, concerned Duke alumni who are Jewish, are responding to Duke Students Supporting Israel’s Dec. 7 guest column. We share their abhorrence toward the October Hamas attack on Israel and with antisemitism in general, but we respectfully wish to offer some other valid interpretations of certain circumstances. We hope our guest column can enhance this important conversation — both within the Jewish community and externally. Ongoing civil discourse regarding current Israel-Palestine events is crucial and has become increasingly fraught. We try here to identify areas of disagreement with the student organization’s statement, placing these disagreements within an inclusive historical and contemporary context.
Riding a wave of seven consecutive wins, No. 11 Duke returned to Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday afternoon for its second matchup of the year against Georgia Tech. After a rollercoaster first half, the Blue Devils and Yellow Jackets are knotted 39-39 heading into the locker room:
The Blue Devils return to Cameron Indoor Saturday, taking on Georgia Tech in another ACC bout. Ahead of the matchup, the Blue Zone brings you some can’t-miss prop bets:
In his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King Jr. quoted the prophet Amos, saying, “Justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” King returned to these words repeatedly in his speeches and sermons; they were a kind of theological and linguistic motif for his ministry. As we once again consider King’s legacy, it is helpful to examine the larger literary context of this oft-quoted scripture verse from chapter five of the Book of Amos, in which the prophet is relaying a divine message that no ceremony or song can make up for injustice in a community.
Workers at the Durham Starbucks on Renaissance Parkway voted Dec. 11 to unionize, becoming the third Starbucks to unionize in the state and the first in the Triangle.
Arts & Sciences Council got its first look at a draft proposal for the new Trinity College curriculum and heard a proposal for the Thompson Writing Program’s new minor in writing and rhetoric during a Thursday meeting.
After opening 2024 with three straight wins, No. 11 Duke men’s basketball returns home Saturday evening for a rematch with Georgia Tech. Before the matchup, the Blue Zone breaks down three keys to a Blue Devil victory:
In preparation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15, The Chronicle has compiled a list of ways you can commemorate the holiday at Duke and in Durham.