Column: A well-deserved moment in the spotlight
(04/23/03 4:00am)
There's one thing that really bugs me about sports.
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There's one thing that really bugs me about sports.
If you're in Durham come late April, you better be heading down to Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Once he completes the Devil Rays' extended spring training program in St. Petersburg, Fla., the man, the myth, the legend himself-John Rocker-will arrive in Durham as a full-fledged member of the Bulls. He's sure to be around for a limited time only, so be sure to stop by and catch him before the Devil Rays come calling.
Come on, Roy Williams, and do us all a favor. Accept the job as head coach at North Carolina, and do what needs to be done: Restore Duke-UNC as the most intense rivalry in college basketball.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Dahntay Jones hoped that his fastbreak dunk off a Daniel Ewing pass would help to ignite a Duke run. But rather than spark his team, it was Kansas big man Nick Collison who caught fire.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Reaching the Sweet 16 has become a pattern for the Blue Devils, who last failed to advance past the NCAA Tournament's first two rounds in 1996. But this evening at Arrowhead Pond, Duke will break with an even longer-standing tradition - they will enter the game as the lower-seeded team.
Think your life is tough? Try being Mike Krzyzewski or one of the players on this year's men's basketball team.
You know where I was from 9 to 11 p.m. last night? In front of the TV, cheering on Rashad McCants and doing the "Tar... Heels" chant along with the fans at the Dean Dome.
It's an age-old saying that "sometimes life just isn't fair." There are a bunch of guys in western New York that could use a friendly reminder.
NEW YORK -- On the court, the Blue Devils seemed able to keep pace with the Red Storm's attack. But off the court was a different story. Before tipping off against Duke, Mike Jarvis' St. John's squad was given a pregame speech by Herm Edwards, head coach of the NFL's New York Jets.
Before this season of ACC basketball got underway, nobody knew what to expect. A league which produced the last two national champions had lost nearly all of its well-known star power, and instead was ready to welcome some of the best recruiting classes in the country. Familiar names like Jason Williams, Juan Dixon and Roger Mason were nowhere to be found. Taking their places were players like J.J. Redick, John Gilchrist, Raymond Felton and Chris Bosh.
So many thoughts, so little space...
This evening, Duke will send number 22 to the rafters. It's too bad that it can't send the jersey--with Jay Williams inside of it--onto the court instead.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- After losing back-to-back road Atlantic Coast Conference games at Maryland and N.C. State, Duke hoped to make a statement in its next such test against Florida State.
This is not about Title IX. It's not about scholarships for female athletes, and it's not about creating professional sports leagues for women.
RALEIGH -- As the Blue Devils came out of the locker room to begin the second half, the scoreboard showed a five-point Duke advantage, a margin one smaller than the halftime lead Duke enjoyed against Maryland Saturday.
RALEIGH -- As a little kid, Shavlik Randolph was a ballboy for the N.C. State basketball team. After his freshman year at Raleigh's Broughton High, Wolfpack head coach Herb Sendek offered him a scholarship. Randolph's grandfather, Ronnie Shavlik, was one of N.C. State's great players, and currently has his jersey hanging from the rafters at the RBC Center.
This past baseball season, a handful of Seattle Mariners fans were stopped at the gate and told that they would not be allowed inside unless they covered up the "Yankees Suck" T-shirts that they were wearing.
A week after taking first place in every event against Davidson, the men's and women's swimming teams came away with a split decision against UNC-Wilmington. The women (6-4) downed the Seahawks 142-97, while the men (2-6) were not as fortunate, losing 130-101.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Duke was determined not to suffer a repeat of its 14-point loss at Maryland a year ago. On Saturday, the Blue Devils succeeded - they lost by 15 points instead.
Get excited, boys and girls. The circus is coming to town!