SPORTS  |  MEN'S LACROSSE

Danowski gets 250th win as Duke men’s lacrosse stymies Boston University behind Johnston, O'Neill's hat tricks

By Ryan Hamner | March 27, 2024

Three-and-a-half weeks ago, Duke faced Penn under heavy rain, falling to the Quakers 14-12. As the clouds opened Wednesday afternoon and brought rain to Koskinen Stadium, it looked as if the fifth-ranked Blue Devils might fall again, this time with No. 17 Boston University in town.

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S GOLF

Duke women's golf closes regular season with second-place finish at Old Barnwell Match Play

By Ryan Kilgallen | March 27, 2024

Duke came in second at the Old Barnwell Match Play in Aiken, S.C., this week after defeating Florida State and Mississippi State and tying South Carolina over three rounds of match play. The Gamecocks claimed the top spot in a tiebreaker based on total holes won over the round against the Blue Devils. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Film room: Taking a look at Houston, Duke men's basketball's opponent in the Sweet 16

By Luke Rinaldi | March 27, 2024

As No. 4-seed Duke men’s basketball gears up for its Sweet-16 game against No. 1-seed Houston, the Blue Zone is here to break down film on the Cougars.

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SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

No. 11 Duke baseball batters Campbell as Boisvert pitches 4 scoreless innings, Miller slams home run

By Josh Alms | March 26, 2024

In what was anticipated as one of No. 11 Duke’s toughest midweek matchups of the season, a collective effort from the pitching staff paired with late-inning offensive firepower led the team to an 11-1 win against Campbell.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

X-Factor: Filipowski’s all-around impact essential for No. 4-seed Duke in second weekend of NCAA tournament

By Tyler Walley | March 26, 2024

After two confident wins, Duke heads to Dallas to take on the Sweet 16 and potentially Elite 8 rounds of the NCAA tournament. The Blue Zone looks at the key player for the Blue Devils in their hopes to reach the program’s 18th Final Four. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Cameron Chronicles Season 7, Episode 7: Dancing Devils

By Ranjan Jindal and Caleb Dudley | March 26, 2024

It has been a successful week for Duke men's and women's basketball, both advancing to the Sweet 16. Hosts Ranjan Jindal and Caleb Dudley, along with guests Sophie Levenson and Mackenzie Sheehy, analyze the March Madness action and preview the upcoming matchups.

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

Martin, Palma Simo, Duke track and field power through inclement weather at Miami Collegiate Invitational

By Tyler Walley | March 25, 2024

Duke’s track and field team wasn’t fazed by the inclement weather, earning several standout performances in its outdoor opener, which included nine top-five finishes and multiple entries into the Blue Devil record books.

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SPORTS

Sportswrap: Women's basketball upsets Ohio State, men's basketball downs James Madison to book spots in Sweet 16

By Staff Reports | March 25, 2024

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 March 18-24.

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SPORTS  |  SOFTBALL

No. 3 Duke softball splits opening 2 games of Louisville series, wins third behind Vega's milestone day at the plate

By Niles Luke | March 25, 2024

Duke traveled down to Louisville, Ky., Friday for a three-game ACC series against the Cardinals. It entered the weekend confident, only a week after ending its 21-game winning streak. But after a tough one-run performance Saturday, the third-ranked Blue Devils reignited offensively for a 5-3 win against the Cardinals Sunday afternoon, winning the series. 

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SPORTS  |  SWIMMING AND DIVING

Duke swimming and diving women smash school records at NCAA Championships for best-ever finish

By Abby DiSalvo | March 25, 2024

Two school records fell on the first night of the women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. Then, over the next four days, Duke repeated the feat — and topped it all off with the highest finish at the meet in program history.

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SPORTS  |  FENCING

Duke fencing closes season 10th at NCAA Championships as Marakov takes home bronze

By Emily Wang | March 25, 2024

Down to their last bout, the Blue Devils displayed the dedication and teamwork that brought them to the NCAA Championships in the first place and helped them finish 10th.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

And one: McCain's historic night leads Duke men's basketball past James Madison to Sweet 16

By Vishwa Veeraswamy | March 25, 2024

The Blue Devils were dancing in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday, as they took down No. 12-seed James Madison 93-55. The Blue Zone recaps the win with the Player of the Game and more.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S LACROSSE

No. 5 Duke men's lacrosse puts on defensive clinic against Denver, resumes winning ways as O'Neill nets hat trick

By Luke Jovanovic | March 25, 2024

No. 5 Duke continues to put on defensive clinics against the best teams in the nation, this time shutting down and defeating No. 10 Denver to win 11-7 at a neutral-site venue in Severn, Md.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Championship-level basketball requires communication and closeness. In win against James Madison, Duke had it all

By Sophie Levenson | March 25, 2024

To be a Duke basketball player is to know how the guy next to you on the bench ticks. The best evidence for this is not found in locker room dynamics or in snippets of overheard dialogue. It’s on the court.

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SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

Duke baseball falters in opening two games of N.C. State series before mercy-rule win in third

By Dom Fenoglio | March 25, 2024

After dropping two one-run games Friday and Saturday — the latter of which saw the Wolfpack erase a five-run deficit in the ninth inning — the Blue Devils were able to come out of Raleigh with one win, as they walloped N.C. State 13-2 Sunday.

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

'Kept their belief': Duke women's basketball's season of growth bears ultimate fruit in test against Ohio State

By Martin Heintzelman | March 25, 2024

Duke, with all its concerns about inconsistency at the beginning of the year and early-game struggles against the Buckeye defense, managed to stay the course and win this one. More than anything else that is a testament to the growth and maturity of this exceedingly young team. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

TOUGH AS NAILS: McCain breaks single-game 3-point record to send Duke past James Madison, into Sweet 16

By Mackenzie Sheehy | March 24, 2024

No. 4-seed Duke trounced No. 12-seed James Madison with a 93-55 victory in the Round of 32 in the NCAA tournament. Freshman guard Jared McCain led the way for the Blue Devils with a monstrous 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

5 observations from No. 4-seed Duke men's basketball's first half against James Madison

By Sophie Levenson | March 24, 2024

No. 4-seed Duke survived its first round of the NCAA tournament Friday evening against Vermont, and is now looking to make it through a second against No. 12- seed James Madison Sunday. The Blue Devils have dominated through 20 minutes and lead the Dukes 47-25.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Beats' picks: Can No. 4-seed Duke men's basketball slow James Madison's high-flying offense to book spot in last 16?

By Jonathan Levitan , Micah Hurewitz , Rachael Kaplan , Dom Fenoglio , Ranjan Jindal , Sophie Levenson , Mackenzie Sheehy and Andrew Long | March 24, 2024

On Sunday evening, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils play their second game in three days with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their takes about whether Duke can triumph over James Madison in Brooklyn, N.Y., to keep dancing.

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

OH-NO: No. 7-seed Duke women's basketball shocks Ohio State in Columbus, books spot in Sweet 16

By Caleb Dudley | March 24, 2024

In front of a packed house at the Schottenstein Center, No. 7-seed Duke delivered an instant classic in the Round of 32, knocking off No. 2-seed Ohio State and former Duke star Celeste Taylor by a score of 75-63 to send the Blue Devils to the Sweet 16.