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"My name is Zachary Davis, and I am a sportsaholic." Those were the words with which I began my essay on my Duke application more than four years ago. I went on for two pages about the "disease" that had consumed my life, and how I thought it would make me a natural fit at Duke University.
I face the question every day, and every day I must tell people I don't know yet. Frankly, it gets annoying after a while. I don't yet know what I'm going to be doing next year. I keep telling people when I make up my mind, I'll let everyone know.
This is supposed to be a rivalry?
There will be a time when the women's tennis team loses an ACC match. A day will come when talent alone will not be enough for Duke to get by, when tenacity and toughness will be needed for the Blue Devils to pull away with a 'W.'
Just call 'em The Midnight Huskies, chiming 12 times to send one Cinderella after another home for the evening. First came Iowa, running on the emotion of Dr. Tom Davis' impending firing, only to become a 10-point loser to UConn. Then Gonzaga, everyone's favorite upset-minded underdog, who hung tough with the Huskies but ultimately lost by a 67-62 score.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Finally, the Blue Devils are back.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - And to think, some were asking if the Blue Devils could win without Trajan Langdon.
While the West Region appears to be top-seeded Connecticut's to lose, there is intrigue in the lower-level games that promises to provide excitement throughout the NCAA tournament.
There are under 13 minutes left in Duke's Feb. 27 game against North Carolina, and the Blue Devils are clinging to a 46-41 lead. Duke's captain, senior Trajan Langdon, is shooting just 1-of-10 on the night. Duke is badly in need of some points to regain momentum and finish off its rival.
CHAPEL HILL - Swagger. It's the buzz word of the year for these Blue Devils. And there was no better showing of swagger than Saturday night's 81-61 demolition of No. 14 North Carolina in the Dean Smith Center.
A patched, juggled lineup yielded some moral victories but little else for Duke as the wrestling team dropped a match to heavily favored North Carolina, 35-9, last night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Top Six Highlights
CHICAGO - Last night against Michigan State, the only thing Duke had to fear was Duke itself.
As the football team took the field for its season finale against North Carolina, the big blue helmet through which the players run onto the grass began to deflate. By the time the team was entirely out on the field warming up, the helmet was flat on the ground, completely out of air.
For the last two years, North Carolina State coach Herb Sendek has had to endure a recurring nightmare: start the season with loads of talent and high expectations, then watch as injuries decimate your corps, reducing you to a handful of scholarship players and some walk-ons.
RALEIGH - Sometimes after losing a close game, a team can look for the few critical plays that could have changed the outcome and play "What if," trying to decide if those plays, with different outcomes, would have resulted in a victory.
RALEIGH - The score: N.C. State 17, Duke 7.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - There's not much to say when a team loses a game by 49 points, yielding six straight touchdowns during one stretch. It's hard to pick out one or two elements of the game which were significant factors in the loss. Nonetheless, there are several points to be made about Duke's 62-13 demolishing at the hands of Florida State Saturday night.
The age-old philosophy question asks, "If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?"
In an aggressive match played on a field with temperatures over 100 degrees, the 18th-ranked field hockey team gutted out a tough 1-0 win over William & Mary on a well-executed penalty corner shot by Corey Ceccolini.
