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PORTLAND, Ore.— At this point in the season, three basketball programs have teams remaining in both the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments. On Saturday evening in the Moda Center, two of those squads met: No. 3-seed UConn and No. 7-seed Duke, two perennial basketball powerhouses, each heading out west hoping to keep on their journey through March Madness.
No. 7-seed Duke, fresh off a second-round upset of No. 2-seed Ohio State, make the trip to Portland, Ore., Saturday evening for a date with No. 3-seed UConn. The Chronicle's beat writers are here with their predictions about whether the Blue Devils can continue their remarkable run and advance to the Elite Eight:
No. 4-seed Duke is still alive after taking down No. 1-seed Houston in the Sweet 16 with a 54-51 victory. The Blue Zone is here to break down the contest with a Player of the Game and more:
DALLAS—The first three minutes of Duke’s Sweet 16 game against Houston could not have gone worse.
DALLAS—Duke needed a stop.
DALLAS—After winning both of its first two games in the NCAA tournament comfortably, No. 4-seed Duke has been forced to scrap in the first half of its Sweet 16 game against No. 1-seed Houston. The Blue Devils head into the locker room narrowly leading 23-22 after one of the most physical periods of basketball this tournament has seen so far:
At an institution of higher education, teaching and learning are critical. There is a kind of teaching through which something happens, confirming what speech-act theorists teach — words do things. This kind of teaching emphasizes action, not just words. Rather than a telling, it is a doing, a showing.
For the first time since 2018, Duke women’s basketball is dancing in the Sweet 16. After defeating No. 2-seed Ohio State in a monumental upset Sunday, No. 7-seed Duke will take on UConn in Portland, Ore., Saturday. Before tip-off, here are five things to know:
After a commanding victory against James Madison Sunday, the Blue Devils are set to face off against No. 1-seed Houston. Before tipoff, the Blue Zone breaks down some key prop bets:
No. 4-seed Duke faces its biggest test of the season Friday night in the NCAA Sweet 16, making the trip to Dallas for a colossal bout with No. 1-seed Houston. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to predict whether the Blue Devils can keep dancing to the Elite Eight:
The Blue Devils are on to the Elite Eight, and March Madness brings everything to the big stage, including some of the quirky, punny and sometimes surprising NIL deals that athletes have. Here, the Blue Zone will be ranking some of the worst, best and punniest NIL deals.
After pulling off the upset against No. 2-seed Ohio State, Duke women’s basketball will travel to Portland, Ore., for the Sweet 16. The Blue Zone brings you a player to watch for each side in the Blue Devils’ matchup against No. 3-seed UConn:
My childhood perception of love was one of cosmic nature. I was convinced that my eventual love would rival the devotion from legends. Love would feel like Romeo seeing Juliet for the first time. It would be a holy call to action. I thought it would feel like how music makes it seem. I blame poets for my misperceptions.
A new era of Duke football is fully upon us as spring practice is underway in head coach Manny Diaz’s first season at the helm, but Thursday marked one final showcase for the class whose mindset from the start was to “be people who change the legacy of Duke football,” in the words of five-year player DeWayne Carter.
The Duke Office of Climate and Sustainability (OCS) hosted a town hall Thursday evening to engage student perspectives on existing initiatives and areas for improvement regarding the Duke Climate Commitment.
Arts & Sciences Council met Thursday afternoon to discuss feedback about end-of-semester student teaching evaluations and potential incentives to encourage student participation.
Junior Heather Raslan will be next year’s Duke Student Government president and junior Akhilesh Shivaramakrishnan will be DSG executive vice president.
Do you ever wonder what happens to your food waste when it magically disappears on the dish return at WU? Well, we found out when the dish conveyor belt broke down just a few weeks ago. In its place were trash cans and recycling bins filled with a pastiche of unsorted waste. Compostable to-go boxes stuffed the trash can while the contents of the recycling bin ranged from half-eaten chicken to ice cream cones. Notably absent was a bin for composting. Evidently, Duke’s food waste wasn’t being handled as I had once thought.
Duke admitted 1,984 high school seniors to the Class of 2028 through its Regular Decision admissions cycle, according to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag.