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(10/24/00 4:00am)
As former Chronicle staff writers who covered Duke football over a span of seven years, including Heather Sue Mercer's time at Duke and the early stages of this lawsuit, we are disgusted to read the paper's opinion on the latest verdict. Although The Chronicle's handling of this farce has been commendable in recent weeks, the editorial staff made a weak and poorly-reasoned decision in suggesting Duke should take this lying down.
(04/17/00 4:00am)
The men's tennis team, fresh off a tense 4-3 win against archrival North Carolina, was not in the mood for drama this weekend.
(04/17/00 4:00am)
The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted former Duke standout Chris Combs Sunday in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. Combs, a defensive lineman, was the seventh pick of the round and the 173rd player selected overall.
(04/13/00 4:00am)
This is the first in a two-part series examining the state of the football program as it winds down spring practice.
(04/03/00 4:00am)
A day after Florida earned its first-ever trip to the NCAA basketball championship game, the Gators' men's tennis team showcased depth that would have made Billy Donovan jealous, knocking off Duke 4-2 behind the strength of its three All-America singles players.
(03/20/00 5:00am)
WINSTON-SALEM - Jason Williams didn't wear the face of a 2-for-15 shooter or a point guard who racked up more turnovers than assists in the biggest game of the season.
(03/20/00 5:00am)
WINSTON-SALEM - Chris Carrawell had an idea why Duke was just one of three higher-seeded teams to survive Upset Sunday, the NCAA Tournament's most upside-down day in recent memory.
(03/09/00 5:00am)
When the ACC's nine head coaches got together for their annual media day back in October, they all agreed on one thing.
(03/09/00 9:00am)
Remember back to that night in late November, when the Blue Devils visited Chicago to face an Illinois team that believe it or not boasted a better ranking. Duke had yet to beat anything close to a top-25 opponent since dropping its first two games of the season, and with 14 seconds to go the Blue Devils clung to a one-point lead.
Chris Carrawell stepped to the free throw line for two shots. Good on the first, good on the second, good enough for a three-point Duke victory.
Remember back to that night in early January when the Blue Devils opened their ACC season at Virginia. With less than eight minutes to go, Duke trailed by 10 points to a team that finished last in the conference a year earlier.
But Carrawell scored four straight points to spark a Blue Devil rally that forced overtime. The senior would provide a team-high 25 points and, Mike Krzyzewski later said, some inspirational leadership on the bench-and Duke would escape with a victory.
Now that the Blue Devils have run away with another ACC regular season title and all but sewn up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, it's easy to forget the uncertainties of November. It's easy to forget a team that opened the year with three role players, five freshmen and a 22-year-old sophomore, and then got off to its first 0-2 start since 1958.
What if Carrawell had missed those free throws against the Illini, and the Blue Devils went into showdowns with DePaul and Michigan unsure if they could pull out close games? What if he hadn't made those shots versus the Cavaliers, and Duke limped into College Park 0-1 in the ACC after being upset by a squad few thought would make an NCAA tourney run?
And what if Carrawell failed to make a long list of huge plays over the first half of the ACC schedule, allowing the Blue Devils to all but clinch the conference crown and solidify their position as one of the nation's top programs?
With every win Duke earned after its two season-opening losses, the players' confidence grew and the team's identity emerged. For a young team like the Blue Devils performing in such a high-pressure environment, a tough early-season loss could have changed the rest of the year dramatically.
Instead, the victories piled up, with each one featuring at least one clutch play by Carrawell that might have saved Duke from defeat.
(03/03/00 5:00am)
Chris Carrawell does not have anyone special coming to visit on Senior Day.
(03/02/00 5:00am)
Before he was universally known as Coach K, Mike Krzyzewski was nothing more than an unknown coach with a hard-to-pronounce last name.
(03/02/00 5:00am)
Somewhere, Dean Smith is probably still wondering how you can leave open a guy who is 6-for-11 from three-point range. But you can bet Trajan Langdon isn't complaining.
(03/02/00 5:00am)
The more than 9,000 fans packing steamy Cameron Indoor Stadium, the commentators in the TV booth, the players in home white-they all must have been thinking the same thing: This wasn't supposed to happen.
(03/02/00 5:00am)
Coaches, players, analysts, they all say the same thing: when Duke and Carolina step on the court, throw out the records because you never know what's going to happen.
(03/01/00 5:00am)
What in the name of James Naismith could Maine Central Institute possibly have in common with Seattle's Rainier Beach High School?
(02/25/00 5:00am)
Chris Carrawell, Nate James and Shane Battier laid the groundwork a year ago in The World's Most Famous Arena. Now Duke's tri-captains will revisit a landmark game in college basketball's most famous arena.
(02/21/00 5:00am)
RALEIGH - The rematch fell short of the original-but not by much.
(02/14/00 5:00am)
ATLANTA - With all due respect to Chicken Little (and some wishful thinkers around the ACC), the sky is not falling on Durham.
(12/06/99 5:00am)
Nick Horvath's first career start was a tad unusual.
(12/01/99 5:00am)
CHICAGO - The point guard battle everyone expected didn't materialize.
