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Another dominant start from Marcus Stroman was enough to get Duke past Virginia Friday night, but Duke could not make up any ground in the ACC standings after dropping both ends of a Saturday doubleheader to the Cavaliers at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Before yesterday, the last time Duke swept a conference series was a week after the basketball team fell 79-78 to Connecticut in the 2004 Final Four.
The Blue Devil fielders made four errors, the pitchers handed out two balks and seven walks—while striking out just one—and the hitters left nine men on base in a 10-2 thumping at the hands of Florida State Sunday at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Although its win Sunday was not quite as thrilling as its 78-73 comeback victory Thursday against N.C. State, Duke again overcame a sluggish start to trounce Boston College 75-50 at the Conte Forum.
As a doctoral student, I’m dismayed that a vocal minority of Duke students, administrators and alumni seem unable to employ the intelligence that brought them to our University. Table 14 on page 25 of the paper by Dr. Peter Arcidiacono, Esteban Aucejo and Dr. Kenneth Spencer asks whether non-whites switch out of the natural sciences, engineering or economics more or less frequently than whites.
With their victory Sunday, the Blue Devils held off Maryland and maintained their spot alone atop the ACC standings.
Duke kicked off its spring season over the weekend with a strong showing at the Duke Invitational held at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — With a 31-21 loss Saturday at Virginia, the Blue Devils fell to 3-7 and out of contention for a bowl game, failing to accomplish what Cutcliffe claimed was one of the team’s major goals coming into the season.
Ryan Kelly was a solid role player for Duke last season, but there was a point where it looked like he was poised to expand his role significantly.
A center is the quarterback of the offensive line. He has to direct blocking assignments, snap the ball and recover in time to protect the most direct route a defensive unit can take to reach the quarterback.
Tonight the Blue Devils will have a chance to do something they have only done once in their history—win the ACC.
With just two conference matches left, the Blue Devils continue their chase for home-field advantage in the ACC tournament when they take on Boston College in Chestnut Hill Saturday.
Editor’s note: This is the final installment of a three-part series looking at former Duke football players in the NFL. Last week, Matt Levenberg wrote about Eron Riley and Scott Rich looked at Thad Lewis.
The mood around the Blue Devils’ practice yesterday was much lighter than it had been in recent weeks. Snapping a streak of three consecutive one-goal losses with a 5-2 blowout on the road can do that for a team.
Despite 19 shots—including an 88th -minute penalty kick—no Blue Devil could find the back of the net Friday night at Koskinen Stadium.
Two years ago Duke finished dead last in the Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards. After a small step in the right direction last year, the Blue Devil backs look to take a giant leap forward this season.
Two years ago Richmond came into Durham for the season opener and surprised the Blue Devils with a 24-16 victory through strong special teams play and a stiff rush defense. The Spiders are aiming for a repeat performance come Saturday.
No. 1. On one hand, it brings prestige, the title of “the best.” On the other hand, it brings pressure and the expectations that come with being the best.
The Blue Devils wasted a strong outing by Marcus Stroman and fell to Boston College 6-4 in 11 innings Sunday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. It was the rubber match of a three-game series that saw Duke take the opener before dropping the next two contests.
The Blue Devils hit the road this weekend for a pair of key ACC matches.
