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(03/21/12 3:03am)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No. 2 seed Duke will face No. 7 seed Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA tournament Tuesday night at 9:30 ET. The game will take place on Vanderbilt’s home court in Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn. The Blue Devils breezed through the first round, coasting to a 82-47 victory over No. 15 Samford and improving the program’s all-time record in the first round to 19-0. The Commodores, playing in their 13th consecutive NCAA tournament, advanced to the second round for the 9th time in the past ten years with a 60-46 victory over No. 10 seed Middle Tennessee Sunday.
(03/02/12 6:30pm)
Duke 91 & 92: Back to Back tells the story of both seasons through interviews and footage from the former players when they returned to campus last fall for the Duke Hall of Fame induction of point guard Bobby Hurley and head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The documentary, directed and produced by Madeleine Sackler and Amy Unell in collaboration with Turner Sports, will be aired in Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday night at 8 p.m. in advance of its television premiere on TruTV March 11 at 8 p.m. The Chronicle’s Mike Schreiner interviewed the directors of the documentary as well as Hill and Laettner, the executive producers. Unell, Sackler and Laettner were reached by phone, and Hill responded to an email.
(10/29/12 9:19am)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Duke’s road trip to Tallahassee started as the longest of shots—an away game against one of the nation’s best teams. It ended as the most complete defeat the Blue Devils have suffered this season. But the lopsided nature of the loss is exactly what will allow the Blue Devils to move past Saturday sooner rather than later.
(09/21/12 9:56am)
More than anything, the Blue Devils will be focused on themselves when they take the field Saturday against Memphis, one of the worst teams in Division I football.
(08/31/12 1:00pm)
In the 100th season of Duke football, the team will once again try to shake the stigma of not reaching a bowl game since the 1994 season. After 16 consecutive losing seasons, the Blue Devils once again start the season simply trying to prove they can do the one thing that truly matters—win.
(04/13/12 9:44am)
When junior Lindy Duncan came to Duke as a top recruit three years ago, she brought with her a mechanically flawless swing but a tendency to let bad shots throw her off her game. But this season, by accepting mistakes rather then getting caught up in them, she has added consistency as the final piece of already outstanding skill set. With that combination, she has turned in one of the most accomplished seasons in the history of Duke golf.
(04/02/12 4:00am)
The Blue Devils’ top boat rode a wave of momentum Sunday to capture the their first race win since November.
(03/21/12 4:00am)
Vanderbilt’s zone defense Tuesday night was no match for the Blue Devils, who put up their most accurate shooting effort of the season to earn themselves a trip to the Sweet 16.
(03/19/12 4:00am)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — No. 2 seed Duke began its NCAA tournament with a statement, bullying No. 15 seed Samford from start to finish en route to an 82-47 victory.
(03/01/12 5:00am)
Freshman Elizabeth Williams was ordinary in her collegiate debut. She put up eight points, grabbed five rebounds and committed four turnovers. She played slightly over half the game, but still almost fouled out. Yet head coach Joanne P. McCallie left Provo, Utah confident she had an elite player on her hands.
(02/24/12 5:00am)
Duke is just one win away from claiming at least a share of the ACC regular season title for the third straight year, a feat they look to accomplish Friday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. They just have to beat the best Miami team in history first.
(02/10/12 5:00am)
When a 10-0 team plays an 0-10 team, it is usually easy to predict the winner. But No. 5 Duke (20-3, 11-0) turned a blowout on paper into a nail-biter Thursday, waiting until the final minutes to pull away from Boston College (5-19, 0-11) and remain unbeaten in ACC play.
(01/17/12 10:00am)
The Blue Devils came out firing on all cylinders Sunday, using sharp shooting and solid defense to take a commanding lead over the Hokies en route to a milestone victory.
(12/12/11 10:00am)
In a quintessential team effort, the Blue Devils stepped up their intensity in the second half Sunday to blowout USC-Upstate.
(12/09/11 11:00am)
In front of the largest crowd in program history, unbeaten Kentucky took advantage of Blue Devil turnovers and a couple of clutch 3-pointers to upset Duke.
(11/18/11 10:00am)
With 25 consecutive wins at home, the Blue Devils are in the midst of the longest home unbeaten streak in Duke history. They will look to add one more win to the record in their home opener against Auburn.
(11/14/11 10:00am)
In their first game of the year, the Blue Devils overcame 2,000 miles of travel and a staunch Brigham Young defense to pass a difficult season-opening test.
(11/07/11 10:00am)
All signs pointed to another Duke blowout as the Blue Devils started their final exhibition game Sunday afternoon against Lander.
(10/26/11 8:00am)
Things went from bad to worse for the Blue Devils following their eighth-place showing at the United States Collegiate Championship, which concluded play Tuesday. After a largely disappointing team finish that included a near-miss of medalist honors by junior Julian Suri, the team encountered an unforeseen problem that compounded the frustration of the day.
(10/21/11 8:00am)
Despite the fact that Wake Forest has won every matchup with the Blue Devils since 2000, the rivalry is not as one-sided as it might appear. More than half of the Demon Deacon victories have come by less than a touchdown, including four of their last five. This year, both coaches expect the trend of tightly contested matchups to continue.
