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Nobody expected the first season of Duke softball to be easy. And since the first weekend of March, it had been a rough go for the Blue Devils, as they lost 12 of 17 games.
OMAHA, Neb.—As I walked into the Duke locker room Sunday night, Trevon Duval was taking a lap around, dapping each of his teammates up as he made his way to his chair with a towel over his head.
OMAHA, Neb.—There couldn't have been more at stake Sunday evening—two of college basketball's most storied programs on the floor with a trip to San Antonio on the line.
OMAHA, Neb.—With just six ticks left on the clock in Friday's Sweet 16 contest, Gary Trent Jr. stepped to the charity stripe for Duke.
OMAHA, Neb.—Vegas might have had the Orange as heavy underdogs entering Friday's regional semifinal matchup, but don't tell that to Jim Boeheim's squad.
OMAHA, Neb.—Marvin Bagley III didn't need to look at the halftime box score. He knew.
OMAHA, Neb.—As Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski headed to the podium Thursday afternoon, a familiar face trailed just a few feet behind him.
OMAHA, Neb.—When the Blue Devils returned to their locker room in Pittsburgh last Saturday, a smiling Grayson Allen placed a “Duke” nameplate on the far left line of the bracket hung up on the wall.
We’re less than 48 hours from an ACC matchup between No. 2 seed Duke and 11th-seeded Syracuse that will take place, fittingly, more than 1,100 miles from the closest stretch of the Atlantic Coast.
In 1966, when Duke and Syracuse met for the first time ever, the Orange got 15 points from then-guard Jim Boeheim in an NCAA tournament loss to the Blue Devils. Now, Boeheim and Syracuse will get a shot to exact revenge when they meet Duke Friday night in Omaha, Neb.
Second-seeded Duke wrapped up its opening weekend of the NCAA tournament with a dominant 87-62 win against No. 7 seed Rhode Island. The Blue Zone gives three key takeaways and stats from the win and looks forward for the Blue Devils:
With the first round of the NCAA tournament starting Thursday afternoon, our men’s basketball beat writers make their predictions for which teams will make the Final Four and eventually be crowned national champions. If you want to compete against their picks, you can register and play in The Chronicle’s Bracket Challenge here.
After Duke fell Friday to North Carolina in the ACC semifinals, the Blue Devils will look to get the ball rolling in the NCAA tournament Thursday against Iona. The Blue Zone gives one player who could be the difference in the game for Duke:
Each day leading up to the first round of the NCAA tournament, The Chronicle will preview one of the four regions in the bracket, touching on the true contenders in the region and potential bracket-busting Cinderellas. After starting with the South yesterday, we continue in the Midwest:
Georgia State Panthers: 23-10, 12-6 in the Sun Belt Conference
Pennsylvania Quakers: 24-8, 12-2 in the Ivy League
Alabama Crimson Tide: 19-15, 8-10 in the SEC
San Diego State Aztecs: 22-10, 11-7 in the Mountain West Conference
NEW YORK—Leaving the Barclays Center just past 3 a.m. Saturday, there was a word that I couldn't get out of my head: learning.
NEW YORK—It was the ultimate role reversal.
