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It was the Battle of the Blue; Blue Devils versus Blue Jays. And when all was said and done, Duke proved that its blue was better.
Five members of Duke men’s lacrosse have been named to the All-ACC Team, tying Virginia for the program with the most selections this year.
Duke’s season may be over, but its fans will still be able to watch one of their favorite Blue Devils play, this time in the Premier Lacrosse League.
SOUTH BEND, IND.—The defining moment of a team is what it does with its back against the wall.
With 7:23 left in what might have been the final game of his collegiate career, Tar Heel graduate attacker Chris Gray broke the all-time NCAA career points record that Lyle Thompson previously set at Albany in 2015 with an unassisted goal emblematic of the former Tewaaraton Award finalist’s storied career.
The 2011 film Moneyball starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, based on the true story of the successful 2002 Oakland Athletics season, mainstreamed the concept of advanced sports analytics. Yet over 10 years removed from the movie’s release and nearly 20 from the story’s genesis, we are still in the dawn of the advanced analytics age.
It all came down to Kelly Chen.
Junior attacker Dyson Williams completed a hat trick with 11:29 left in Thursday's game to put Duke up 15-6 against Virginia, which was previously undefeated in conference play. When preseason All-American faceoff specialist Petey LaSalla wasn’t at the dot on the next play despite his 14-for-23 mark, that might as well have been the Cavaliers waving the white flag.
With eight seconds left in Saturday's game, sophomore attacker Brennan O’Neill completed a hat trick with a rip past Notre Dame goalie Liam Entenmann just after the Duke defense forced a shot clock violation on the other side of the field.
It was a captivating run to the Final Four for the Blue Devils, but their season ended with a heartbreaker.
With Duke’s season officially in the books, the Blue Zone breaks down each player's season, including comparisons to their preseason projections. We previously looked at Jaylen Blakes. Next up is Bates Jones:
It’s the NBA’s turn to activate Keel Mode.
With a spectacular freshman season in the books, Paolo Banchero has become the newest member of the Blue Devils’ one-and-done club by declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft.
The stakes have never been higher for No. 2-seed Duke and No. 8-seed North Carolina, with the two sides facing off Saturday in the Final Four in New Orleans for the first time in NCAA tournament history. With a spot in the national championship game on the line, here's who our beats predict will come out on top.
In advance of Duke's Final Four faceoff against the Tar Heels, North Carolina governor Roy Cooper proclaimed his state the center of the college basketball universe Thursday morning. Others have called the game the apocalypse. Armageddon. Doomsday.
The stage is set for a historic Final Four in New Orleans.
SAN FRANCISCO—After cutting down the nets, after being named the Most Outstanding Player of the West Region, after leading his team to their coach’s historic 13th Final Four, freshman phenom Paolo Banchero sat down at the podium to tell a story.
SAN FRANCISCO—The second-seeded Blue Devils are in the midst of their second game at Chase Center, this time against No. 4-seed Arkansas for a spot in the Final Four. Duke was ahead for most of the half, and took a 45-33 lead into the first period. Here are five of our observations from the first 20 minutes.
No. 2-seed Duke comes in as a four-point favorite in this Elite Eight matchup against No. 4-seed Arkansas in San Francisco. At the end of this one, the winner at Chase Center will come away with a spot in the Final Four in New Orleans and a chance at putting their team in the college basketball record books.
SAN FRANCISCO—Staring down the end of their beloved head coach’s career, the Blue Devils refused to quit, and they punched their ticket to the Elite Eight because of it.