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(03/13/09 6:30am)
ATLANTA -- I always knew the ACC Tournament was a big deal, but I didn't understand the effect it could have on a city until I walked into the lobby of the Marriott Marquis, where ACC teams, media and so-called VIPs are staying this week. The hotel did everything to advertise the fact that it was the host hotel for the Tournament, which seems to have taken over the city, at least for a weekend. Each team has a decal in the lobby, the logos floating like pennants in any ACC arena, and similar stickers touting the ACC Tournament dot the lobby's windows. The concierges adorn ACC pins (they're here to ACC-ommodate me!), and my room key has the ACC Tournament logo and a "Welcome ACC Fans!" text box.
(03/13/09 5:16am)
Sophomore point guard Nolan Smith, who has missed Duke's last three games after sustaining a mild concussion Feb. 25, was deemed "probable" for Duke's ACC Tournament opener Friday in the Georgia Dome. Smith began to practice Tuesday in Durham, and the Blue Devils flew down to Atlanta Thursday for their Friday night opener against either Virginia or Boston College.
(03/10/09 10:57pm)
Just a week ago, it seemed as if the race for ACC Player of the Year teetered between North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson and Duke forward Gerald Henderson, with the individual laurel presumably going to the player whose team won in Chapel Hill Sunday. The Tar Heels beat Duke 79-71, and as expected, Lawson was named the league's Player of the Year Tuesday, garnering 31 of 76 votes to beat out Toney Douglas, who took 27, and Tyler Hansbrough, who had 13.
(03/10/09 1:37am)
Gerald Henderson was named to the All-ACC first team and Kyle Singler was named to the second team, the league announced Monday.
(03/08/09 7:00am)
For more of Ian Soileau's photos from Duke's win over Florida State in the semifinal of the ACC Tournament Saturday in Greensboro, check out a photo slideshow by following this link.
(03/07/09 11:55am)
For more of Ian Soileau's photos from Duke's win over Virginia in the quarterfinal of the ACC Tournament Friday, check out a photo slideshow by following this link.
(03/07/09 4:33am)
Sophomore point guard Nolan Smith will not play in Duke's Sunday matchup at North Carolina and junior forward Lance Thomas is still questionable, Mike Krzyzewski said at a press conference Friday.
(03/07/09 5:00am)
The Chronicle's sports section has been on Twitter, the microblogging service that allows for 140-character messages, since August. David Cutcliffe signed up Feb. 19, and he already has more than 180 followers. And now, we have another prominent member of the Twitterati: @TheACC.
(03/06/09 4:48am)
The Chronicle released its 16-page postseason preview pullout today, and it's chock full of Duke-related features, columns, predictions for the NCAA Tournament and recaps of the season that was. You can read it in greater detail online right now, but feel free to flip through the PDF below, or check out a larger version by following this link.
(03/04/09 11:25pm)
In the last two months, Gerald Henderson has emerged as Duke's best player. He's now averaging more than 16 points per game, and since January, he's scored 20 or more points eight times, including his 35-point outburst against Wake Forest Feb. 22. And while Henderson has received plenty of acclaim during that span—it seems he's on the cover of SportsWrap every Monday—he now has another laurel to add to his resume.
(03/04/09 6:30pm)
Photo by Emily Eshman/The Chronicle
(03/04/09 5:00pm)
Instead of wearing a blue-and-white uniform Tuesday, Nolan Smith sat on the bench in an argyle sweater and khakis.
(03/04/09 10:13am)
For more of Emily Eshman's photos from Duke's 84-81 win over Florida State on senior night in Cameron Indoor Stadium, check out a photo slideshow by following this link.
(03/03/09 8:30pm)
In today's (Raleigh) News & Observer, Duke beat reporter Ken Tysiac has a story entitled "Have the Crazies lost their edge?" asking that exact question. The verdict? Duke students are tamer now than they were in the 1980s and 1990s, when they earned the reputation of being the wildest fan base in college basketball, because the Cameron Crazies are more commercial and because head coach Mike Krzyzewski has encouraged students to cheer for Duke rather than bash the opponent.
(03/03/09 6:30pm)
Duke was barely a year removed from what's now colloquially known as the Dock Shot—Sean Dockery's buzzer-beating 45-footer to beat Virginia Tech in Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2005—when Dave McClure gave the Cameron Crazies another highlight they wouldn't forget anytime soon.
(03/03/09 3:19am)
Before the season, Chante Black was named one of five 1st Team All-ACC players.
(03/02/09 4:30pm)
Photo by Lawson Kurtz/Chronicle File Photo
(03/02/09 7:41am)
For more of Jianghai Ho's photos from Duke's 81-79 overtime win over North Carolina Sunday, check out a photo slideshow by following this link.
(03/02/09 5:54am)
After battling back to beat North Carolina in overtime, the Blue Devils were rewarded with not having to play the Tar Heels or Maryland again until the final of the ACC tournament, if they get there.
(03/02/09 3:08am)
POSTGAME: McCants leads all scorers with 24, but four Duke players finish in double figures. Jasmine Thomas paces the squad with 19 pints, Christmas comes in with 18, Gay finishes with 15 in her last gamein Cameron and Mitchell tallies 13. Gay also finishes with 12 rebounds as Duke outrebounds the Tar Heels 54-42. The Tar Heels finish with 33 turnovers--yes, that's 33 turnovers--on 23 (!) Duke steals. Plus, the Blue Devils picked up 32 (!) offensive rebounds. Waner's shooting line in her last game? 2-of-16 from the floor--but one of those two was the biggest shot of the night.
