Q&A: ESPN's Jay Bilas criticizes Duke football's restrictions on former quarterback Thomas Sirk's transfer (06/05/17 12:01am) The Chronicle’s Hank Tucker spoke with Bilas to go into detail about how the NCAA and individual schools treat transfer athletes. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/06/qa-espns-jay-bilas-criticizes-duke-footballs-restrictions-on-former-quarterback-thomas-sirks-transfer
Survive and advance: Duke baseball clinches pool with upset win against Virginia, moves on to ACC semifinals (05/26/17 12:14am) No. 9 seed Duke became the Cinderella of the ACC tournament Thursday afternoon, upsetting the fourth-seeded Cavaliers 4-3 at Louisville Slugger Field. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/survive-and-advance-duke-baseball-clinches-pool-with-upset-win-against-virginia-moves-on-to-acc-semifinals
Duke baseball keeps ACC title hopes alive with comeback win against No. 5 seed Clemson (05/24/17 12:37am) Sometimes it takes a little luck to keep a season alive, and the Blue Devils certainly enjoyed more than their fair share of it Tuesday night. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/duke-baseball-keeps-acc-title-hopes-alive-with-comeback-win-against-no-5-seed-clemson
Duke baseball wins one of three in close series against No. 3 North Carolina (05/22/17 2:03pm) The Blue Devils used a stellar bullpen to beat No. 3 North Carolina 8-4 Thursday night at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill before falling 3-2 in 10 innings Friday and 9-7 Saturday. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/duke-baseball-wins-one-of-three-in-close-series-against-no-3-north-carolina
Walk-off walk lifts Duke baseball past Liberty 6-5 in home finale (05/17/17 10:40am) Duke will now turn its attention to a series at No. 3 North Carolina to close out the regular season Thursday through Saturday in Chapel Hill. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/walk-off-walk-lifts-duke-baseball-past-liberty-6-5-in-home-finale
Duke baseball picks up first series win in more than 2 months against Georgia Tech (05/15/17 1:01am) Duke rallied to beat Georgia Tech 7-5 Friday and 12-5 Saturday before falling 5-3 in the series finale Sunday at Jack Coombs Field. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/duke-baseball-picks-up-first-series-win-in-more-than-2-months-against-georgia-tech
Duke women's tennis advances to NCAA tournament Round of 16 with win against Tennessee (05/14/17 12:20am) A year after Texas came to Durham and upset Duke in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the 15th-seeded Blue Devils made sure history did not repeat itself with another team in orange on the other side of the court.Duke took down Tennessee 4-1 Saturday afternoon at Ambler Tennis Stadium to clinch its first berth in the Round of 16 since 2014. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/duke-womens-tennis-advances-to-ncaa-tournament-round-of-16-with-win-against-tennessee
Duke women's tennis waits out lengthy rain delay in first-round victory against Boston University (05/13/17 12:39am) The 15th-seeded Blue Devils had little trouble dispatching an overmatched Boston University team—even if it took much longer than the hosts expected. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/duke-womens-tennis-waits-out-lengthy-rain-delay-in-first-round-victory-against-boston-university
Duke men's tennis looking for first ranked win of season in NCAA tournament first round against South Florida (05/11/17 1:04am) Duke’s chances of making the NCAA tournament looked bleak toward the end of March, but Duke rebounded with several critical wins in the second half of the ACC slate. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/duke-mens-tennis-looking-for-first-ranked-win-of-season-in-ncaa-tournament-first-round-against-south-florida
Duke baseball shuts down Campbell in 9-0 win (05/10/17 12:05am) A week and a half removed from a disappointing series loss against Notre Dame, it did not take much for the Blue Devils to get over the hump Tuesday against Campbell.Duke cruised to a 9-0 victory against the Fighting Camels at Jack Coombs Field, highlighted by a three-run home run from sophomore Griffin Conine. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/05/duke-baseball-shuts-down-campbell-in-9-0-win
Duke track and field women capture 3 titles at 2017 Duke Invitational (04/24/17 12:59am) In the Blue Devils’ biggest home meet of the season, Duke’s women defended their home track well against competition from up and down the East Coast. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/04/duke-track-and-field-women-capture-3-titles-at-2017-duke-invitational
No. 3 North Carolina overpowers Duke women's tennis in singles, hands Blue Devils first ACC loss (04/20/17 12:54am) No. 3 North Carolina won five singles matches in straight sets to beat No. 15 Duke 5-2 Wednesday afternoon indoors at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center, snapping the Blue Devils’ 13-match winning streak. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/04/no-3-north-carolina-overpowers-duke-womens-tennis-in-singles-hands-blue-devils-first-acc-loss
Duke baseball continues slide, loses 2 of 3 to last-place Boston College (04/17/17 12:24am) In a season that has fallen short of expectations after Duke made the NCAA tournament for the first time in 55 years last spring, the Blue Devils hit rock bottom this weekend.T1: Day works around leadoff singleB1: Kone infield single, Conine smacks a single up the middle, Labosky hit in the back. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/04/duke-baseball-continues-slide-loses-two-of-three-to-last-place-boston-college
Duke women's basketball wing Crystal Primm will become program's sixth transfer since 2013 (04/15/17 6:05pm) After playing in every game and averaging 18.8 minutes per contest in her first year, Primm’s playing time dropped significantly as a sophomore with no starts and just 11.0 minutes per game. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/04/duke-womens-basketball-wing-crystal-primm-will-become-programs-sixth-transfer-since-2013
DeVon Edwards still recovering from torn ACL as several former Duke football standouts go through pro day (03/23/17 1:41am) On the same day Jayson Tatum, a sure-fire lottery pick, declared for the NBA draft after just one season, nine Blue Devil seniors tried to make an impression on NFL scouts at the team’s annual pro day with hopes of getting drafted at their sport's highest level. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/03/devon-edwards-still-recovering-from-torn-acl-as-several-former-duke-football-standouts-go-through-pro-day
Jacob Kasper collects All-American honors to cap strong individual season for Duke wrestling (03/19/17 1:16am) The fourth-seeded heavyweight finished sixth to become Duke's third All-American in program history and highlight the team's 32nd-place showing with 9.5 points at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/03/jacob-kasper-collects-all-american-honors-to-cap-strong-individual-season-for-duke-wrestling
2017 NCAA tournament preview: Michigan State (03/13/17 5:35pm) The Spartans started to put things together in conference play but have not been the same team since Eron Harris went down with a torn ACL. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/03/2017-ncaa-tournament-preview-michigan-state
2017 NCAA tournament preview: Marquette (03/13/17 5:31pm) Head coach Mike Krzyzewski could see his former assistant Steve Wojciechowski and an excellent 3-point shooting team in the second round of the NCAA tournament. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/03/2017-ncaa-tournament-preview-marquette-f780
2017 NCAA tournament preview: Gonzaga (03/13/17 5:10pm) Coming off its best regular season ever, the Bulldogs might be finally ready to end their Final Four drought and make a run at the national championship. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/03/2017-ncaa-tournament-preview-gonzaga
2017 NCAA tournament preview: Creighton (03/13/17 5:07pm) The Bluejays stumble into the tournament without star point guard Maurice Watson Jr., who tore his ACL in January. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2017/03/2017-ncaa-tournament-preview-creighton