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It's official—just a few hours after Duke President Vincent Price suspended all of his school's athletic activities, the NCAA has cancelled all winter and spring championships.
Duke President Vincent Price has announced in a statement that the school is suspending all athletic activities, effective immediately. This will include games and practices for all sports.
For the first time since the conference's inception, the ACC will not hold a men's basketball tournament.
Thirteen months ago, I was elected to serve as The Chronicle’s Sports Editor, truly a dream come true. Ever since then, I have been waiting for this March, covering the ACC and NCAA tournaments, making my childhood dreams come true, all as a mere junior in college.
On March 10, Duke made the unprecedented announcement that classes would shift online until further notice and that students were discouraged from returning to campus. But the news generated more questions than it answered. We compiled the questions that you asked and addressed them to the best of our ability below.
Wednesday marked the most jarring day in basketball history, as the NBA suspended its season after Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19.
Start your engines—it’s time for some tournament action. The Blue Devils head into the week in Greensboro, N.C., as the ACC's No. 4 seed after a 15-5 conference record and will need to be firing on all cylinders if they hope to secure their third ACC tournament title in the last four years. With three victories in three days needed to earn the crown, the Blue Zone breaks down some key matchups to look for between Duke and its potential competition:
After some deliberation, the ACC has decided to follow the NCAA's lead.
One day after Duke announced it would shift classes online and encourage students to leave campus, an eighth North Carolinian was diagnosed with COVID-19.
In Duke President Vincent Price's statement responding to coronavirus concerns released Tuesday night, Price said that the school is "postponing, cancelling or virtualizing any Duke-sponsored in-person event with expected attendance of more than 50 people taking place on-campus or off-campus between now and April 20." However, the release also stated that "further guidance on athletic events will be forthcoming."
Duke’s new policies announced yesterday in light of the spread of coronavirus left the question of on-campus housing in the air.
Amid fears of COVID-19 and its rising impact within the United States, the NCAA has officially ruled to hold all upcoming championship events with just family and critical staff present. This includes both men's and women's NCAA tournaments. In a statement released on Twitter, NCAA president Mark Emmert cited the decision as one based on public health concerns for all involved.
Editor's Note: For a more up-to-date FAQ guide to your questions about Duke's coronavirus response, please read our guide here.
Now that a regular season filled with some of the highest highs and lowest lows in Duke history has come to a close, the Blue Devils must prepare for the ACC tournament. Seeking its 22nd ACC championship, Duke will need to be on its A-game, which means doubling down on its strengths and addressing its weaknesses:
In light of spreading coronavirus, President Vincent Price announced that the University will shift to online classes until further notice and extend spring break for a week to accommodate the unforeseen circumstances.
On-campus classes will be suspended until further notice and spring break will be extended for a week, according to an email sent to the Duke community Tuesday evening.
After last season ended with the program’s seventh national championship, expectations are once again high for the Blue Devils on the links. After losing only Virginia Elena Carta to graduation and adding two highly-touted freshmen in Erica Shepherd and Megan Furtney, Duke is slated to be one of the top contenders once the calendar shifts to late May for the NCAA Championship.
Gov. Roy Cooper declared North Carolina to be in a state of emergency Tuesday in response to the coronavirus spreading further into the state.
A national championship is the ultimate goal for any Duke team, but any hardware is certainly a cause of celebration.
Duke recovered this past week with two convincing home wins, including a thrilling regular season finale against North Carolina. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday at noon until March giving you the biggest takeaways from each poll: