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(04/30/12 4:00am)
I’m writing my final words in The Chronicle in a hotel outside Richmond, Va., on the cusp of the real world and a career in journalism. As I drove down the long, tree-lined stretches of I-85 that connect Durham to Virginia’s capital, I racked my brain to try and come up with a suitable idea for a senior column, but my mind wandered instead to impending deadlines. I’m in town to cover a NASCAR race for an online publication, and I’m expected to submit 800 words by midnight, and another thousand or so the next day. Deadlines, of course, must be met, so my brainstorming session was cut short.
(03/15/12 4:00am)
In a Syracuse season shrouded by scandal—with allegations of sexual misconduct by a coach and charges of drug abuse by former players—it seems fitting that the Orange will have to deal with yet another shocking setback in the NCAA tournament.
(12/05/11 11:00am)
KENNESAW, Ga. – Too little, too late.
(12/03/11 10:01pm)
KENNESAW, Ga. – For the third time in as many games with the season on the line, the Blue Devils played poorly in the opening 45 minutes. But for the third time, Duke got away with it.
(11/28/11 10:00am)
Head coach Robbie Church was calm in the locker room at halftime of Duke’s quarterfinal matchup against Long Beach State. His Blue Devils had played uninspired soccer in the first 45 minutes in front of a raucous home crowd and needed to score in order to reach what would be their second NCAA semifinal in program history, and first since 1992.
(11/19/11 10:00am)
The Blue Devils passed two formidable tests this weekend as Duke continues on the road to the Women’s College Cup final in Georgia. The two wins over talented and disciplined squads—Georgia and Ohio State—should give the Blue Devils an ample dose of confidence going forward.
(10/14/11 8:00am)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When two of the best teams in the nation clash, the difference between winning and losing is often decided by the slimmest of margins. One missed tackle, an unexpected bounce of the ball or a bobbled save can have a monumental impact on the final scoreline.
(10/12/11 8:00am)
CHAPEL HILL—You cannot win a golf tournament on the first day, but you can certainly lose one, as Lindy Duncan and the Blue Devils found out this weekend.
(08/26/11 8:00am)
Head coach Robbie Church doesn’t like to make it easy on his team early in the season, believing that a strenuous non-conference schedule will adequately prepare the Blue Devils for grueling ACC contests.
(06/02/11 8:18am)
BALTIMORE — For the defending national champions and sixth ranked team in the nation, a meeting with an unranked team in the national semifinals should seem like a gift from above. Unfortunately for Duke, that team had just beaten the Blue Devils for the ACC championship, and was playing just 30 miles from its campus.
(04/18/11 8:00am)
Only 12 shots down heading into the pivotal second round of the ACC Championship—on a day when North Carolina was pummeled by severe storms and wind—the Blue Devils knew they faced an uphill battle.
(04/15/11 8:00am)
Riding an uncharacteristically long 12-tournament winless streak, No. 5 Duke has yet to take home a trophy this season despite being in contention nearly every tournament. The young Blue Devils look to finally get over the hump at storied Sedgefield Country Club as the ACC Championships tee off this morning in Greensboro, N.C.
(04/07/11 9:00am)
John Friedrich, who served for 27 years as the chair of the health, physical education and recreation department at Duke, died April 2 at Duke Hospice. He was 87 years old.
(04/01/11 8:00am)
Ashley Jordan is not a current member of Duke Student Government. But to the junior, her outsider’s perspective is exactly what qualifies her to take the reins as DSG president.
(03/25/11 8:00am)
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The tide had turned. The lower-seeded but surging Wildcats, who had been outplayed in the first half and only had a fighting chance thanks to the masterful performance of sophomore Derrick Williams, were on the cusp of putting away the defending national champion and one-seeded Blue Devils.
(03/23/11 9:00am)
One of North Carolina’s most successful businessmen gave away a few prized trade secrets Tuesday evening.
(03/14/11 8:05am)
Reigning ACC Player of the Year Lindy Duncan recorded her first victory of the year, winning the LSU Golf Classic in a playoff over Anna-Karin Ljungstrom of Louisville on the third extra hole.
(03/14/11 8:00am)
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jasmine Thomas and the rest of the Blue Devils had witnessed their second half lead disappear—and now trailed by a point to a surging North Carolina squad with 9:28 remaining. With the ACC Championship in the balance, the trophy would go to the team that could play with poise in the final minutes.
(03/07/11 11:00am)
With Karima Christmas lying on the court in pain just a day after Jasmine Thomas had to leave the game against Wake Forest with a knee injury, it looked like the Blue Devils might not have enough starters to even survive the ACC Tournament.
(03/03/11 11:21am)
When Duke was 19-0, before facing Connecticut, even the New York Times made a case for the team to be No. 1 in the country.
