Climbing the beanstalk and the sleeping giant I wish I’d slain
(04/24/24 7:00am)
There are few stranger feelings than being underwhelmed by a lifelong dream.
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There are few stranger feelings than being underwhelmed by a lifelong dream.
It's been an offseason of departures so far for the Blue Devils, but one key piece isn't going anywhere.
The first domino falls.
Fresh off a gritty upset win against No. 1-seed Houston, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils stare down No. 11-seed N.C. State for the third time this season in the Elite Eight, looking to advance to the Final Four. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their predictions:
No. 4-seed Duke faces its biggest test of the season Friday night in the NCAA Sweet 16, making the trip to Dallas for a colossal bout with No. 1-seed Houston. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to predict whether the Blue Devils can keep dancing to the Elite Eight:
On Sunday evening, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils play their second game in three days with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line. The Chronicle’s beat writers are here with their takes about whether Duke can triumph over James Madison in Brooklyn, N.Y., to keep dancing:
No. 4-seed Duke awaits an evening tipoff with No. 13-seed Vermont in Brooklyn, N.Y. to open its NCAA tournament run. The Chronicle’s beat writers offer their takes of how the Blue Devils will fare Friday against the Catamounts:
On Saturday, Duke raised eyebrows by battering Richmond — the country’s top defense — 12-3 on the Spiders’ home field, dominating in midfield and converting on its limited chances up front. Syracuse was clearly paying attention to that blueprint.
Jeremy Roach put his hood up, draped a white Gatorade towel over his head and snapped black Beats headphones over his ears. He hung his head and scrolled through his phone silently.
March Madness, at last, is here. In keeping with America’s favorite pastime this part of the year, The Chronicle’s beat writers took a stab at predicting how the world’s most unpredictable tournament will shake out, how Duke and the ACC will fare and more:
The NCAA tournament bracket was released Sunday, and the tournament is set to tip off Thursday. The Blue Zone is here to break down the top teams and possible upsets in each region. Check out our previews for the Midwest, East and South regions as well:
A preseason All-American in the fall, an actual All-American in the spring.
This time last year, Duke's scorching hot run to end the regular season and runaway ACC title culminated in a No. 5-seed for the NCAA tournament, one big first-round win and a crushing second-round punking by Tennessee. Later this week, the Blue Devils will begin their journey to avenge and move past that loss.
WASHINGTON—Rudyard Kipling famously wrote that “the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.”
No. 2-seed Duke kicks off its postseason journey Thursday evening in Washington, D.C., against N.C. State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. Before the rematch between these two Tobacco Road foes, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their predictions:
Kyle Filipowski hit two quick jumpers out of the halftime break to bring Duke within five after nearly 20 minutes of deep deficit. Jared McCain edged backwards and applauded, eyed the jubilant Cameron Crazies and grinned. Elliot Cadeau missed a free throw, Filipowski backed down his man and hit a 3-point jumper as the crowd went wild. Head coach Jon Scheyer kept his cool, squatting by the bench stone-faced as Tyrese Proctor nailed a trey of his own.
No. 9 Duke faces its last — and biggest — test of the regular season Saturday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium, welcoming historic rival and national No. 7 North Carolina. With an ACC regular-season title on the line, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their forecasts for what promises to be a chaotic evening:
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday afternoon that he would be rescinding a 2021 executive order guiding universities on how to manage name, image and likeness (NIL) profits by student-athletes.
Another one.
RALEIGH—What do irritated older siblings, history’s greatest military minds and Duke men’s basketball have in common?