Blue Devils impress at Garden
I had the pleasure of watching both games at Madison Square Garden over the break, and it was great watching the Blue Devils beat two very capable teams on their way to capturing the NIT Season Tip-Off title.
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I had the pleasure of watching both games at Madison Square Garden over the break, and it was great watching the Blue Devils beat two very capable teams on their way to capturing the NIT Season Tip-Off title.
This basketball season has begun like a fairy tale. J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams are in top form, freshman Josh McRoberts looks like an NBA-caliber prospect and the team is deeper than any squad in America.
Dear Shavlik Randolph,
"Hey Dave," I whispered into my cell. "I need you for a second."
The first thing my eyes came to rest on when I first entered the Chronicle Sports office freshman year was a framed copy of the headline that appeared on the front page of The Chronicle the day after Duke won its first men's basketball national title. It read "Duke Kicks Kans-ass." It sent jitters up my spine.
Often sport leaves us shaking our heads and wondering what certain athletes were thinking or how they accomplished a specific feat.
Chris Duhon started at point guard for the Chicago Bulls and logged 34 minutes in the franchise’s first playoff win since the dynasty days of Michael Jordan Sunday afternoon. Duhon scored seven points, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out six assists and had two steals against an athletic and talented Washington Wizards backcourt.
College basketball fans, including myself, always complain about how the NBA hurts our game by luring away high-school seniors who have raw talent. This year, however, things are different.
Many sportswriters across the country have made the argument that this has been head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s best coaching year ever. But given his gaudy résumé, which is in the company of only a select few coaches in history and filled with national championships and conference titles, how can a season which ends in a disappointing loss in the Sweet 16 be Krzyzewski’s best year ever?
AUSTIN, Texas — Michigan State visited Cameron and lost a close battle to the Blue Devils in December. J.J. Redick and Daniel Ewing scored 29 points apiece and both had five three pointers.
AUSTIN, Texas - Michigan State visited Cameron and lost a close battle to the Blue Devils Dec. 4. J.J. Redick and Daniel Ewing scored 29 points apiece and both had five three pointers.
No bandage can cover my scars
CHAPEL HILL — Murphy’s Law: everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Sunday, the law applied to college basketball.
NEW YORK — Lee Melchionni was the only one awake for the start of Saturday’s matinee at Madison Square Garden, but it was enough for a Blue Devil victory.
Against Wake Forest Saturday, Shavlik Randolph played three minutes, scored no points and committed one foul. In each of the six games before that, Randolph played 20 minutes or less and had either four or five fouls. In those six contests he failed to score more than eight points or grab more than nine rebounds.
Sean Dockery used to be a liability in Duke’s set offense.
When No. 4 Duke and No. 7 Wake Forest collide for a showdown tonight at 9 p.m. in Winston-Salem, head coach Mike Krzyzewski?s squad will be an underdog for the first time this season.
Fifteen wins and no losses has lifted Duke to the No. 2 ranking, but the team’s résumé isn’t jaw-dropping.
The field hockey team suffered another Sunday catastrophe against Wake Forest (20-3), which captured its third consecutive national championship Sunday with a dominating 3-0 victory over Duke (18-5) at Kentner Field. WINSTON-SALEM -- The field hockey team suffered another Sunday catastrophe against its recent nemesis.