Fifth grade dreams
(05/07/20 4:00am)
How many people get the chance to do what they dreamed of doing when they were in fifth grade?
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How many people get the chance to do what they dreamed of doing when they were in fifth grade?
With the suspension and later cancellation of all Duke athletic competition due to the spread of coronavirus, many Blue Devil seasons were abruptly cut short. The Chronicle is going to take a look back at those seasons affected as well as what we missed out on with their cancellations. We've already looked at men's basketball and women's basketball. Next up: baseball.
In 2019, Duke shut out its opponents six times in 62 games. This year, it’s taken the Blue Devils just 12 games to match that total.
Pace of play may be a source of concern for many baseball fans, but on nights when pitchers are as efficient as Duke’s staff was Tuesday night, even the most anxious fans worries are put to rest.
For the second year in a row, Duke dropped one of its first two games of the year last Saturday, falling at home to unranked Air Force. This week, the Blue Devils have a chance to get back on track following their surprising loss to the Falcons against the school that shocked them in their home opener last year: No. 20 High Point.
After struggling to put away a weak but feisty Boston College team for much of the evening, Duke finally pulled away late in the second half for a tough road victory. The Blue Zone gives you three takeaways, stats and looks forward for the Blue Devils:
CLEMSON, S.C.—For its prior seven games, Duke treated its fans to a study in defensive prowess.
Clemson, S.C.—After cruising through their last two weeks of ACC play, the Blue Devils are in a battle in the first half against the Tigers Tuesday night, entering halftime trailing 40-33. Clemson caught fire from deep and powered through Duke’s defense for some tough buckets to energize the crowd in Littlejohn Coliseum and give the third-ranked Blue Devils their stiffest conference challenge since Virginia Tech in early December. Here are five observations from the opening half.
Duke and Clemson fans came together to celebrate the Tigers’ road win against North Carolina Saturday night—their first win in Chapel Hill in program history—but will be on opposite sides once again this week, as Clemson will play host to the Blue Devils back home in the Palmetto State.
After Duke put the finishing touches on one of the best decades in program history, college basketball rang in 2020 in appropriate fashion with a pair of top-five upsets on back-to-back nights. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday at noon until March giving you the biggest takeaways from each poll:
As 2019 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics. Each day, we will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year for the Blue Devils.
While their classmates scramble to finish the presentations, projects and papers they’ve been putting off for weeks as the semester winds down at Duke, the Blue Devils will be wrapping up a particularly grueling stretch of their own on the court Friday with their second road game in four days.
In an otherwise sleepy Friday night contest, the Blue Devils received news they did not want to hear: a potentially serious injury for starters.
Anyone familiar with the Duke men's basketball program has likely heard of head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s concept of the 'next play'—that is, no matter what just happened, be it good or bad, what's most important is what you do next. It is a critical facet of Krzyzewski's coaching philosophy and something he has instilled in generations of players dating back to his first few years in Durham in the 1980s.
Three days after suffering a stunning overtime upset at the hands of Stephen F. Austin, Duke returned to Cameron Indoor Stadium and fought its way to a 42-35 halftime lead against Winthrop. Here are five observations from the first half of play.
2018-19 record: 14-17, 5-13 in the ACC
2018-19 record: 18-12, 10-6 in the Big South
On Aug. 25, the Blue Devils fell 2-0 to rival North Carolina. Classes started the next day.
Duke’s 2016 Countdown to Craziness celebration is worth watching again for many reasons.
After easing into 2019 with a couple of slow starts offensively, the Blue Devils appear to have shaken off all the rust from the offseason in the course of their current three-game winning streak.