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The Blue Devils ended last season with just eight scholarship players on their roster as they cut down the nets in Indianapolis. That number was already set to increase with an incoming freshman class that included five scholarship players and one walk-on.
With two on and two out in the bottom of the ninth, it looked as if Davidson was going to come away with a walk-off win and not give Duke another turn at bat.
The last time a Blue Devil was selected in the first round of the NFL draft, none of the current players on the Duke roster had been born.
ACC opponents have not been kind to the Blue Devils, but they have fared much better in nonconference play.
Nine innings make up a baseball game, but sometimes just a single inning can make the difference between winning and losing.
The Blue Devils tried twice this week to play UNC Greensboro but inclement weather got in the way, postponing a game against the Spartans for the second and third times this season. Now, Duke will hit the road to try and get back on the field.
After finally snapping their seven-game losing streak Tuesday, the next step for the Blue Devils is to turn it around in ACC play.
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Something about the Durham Bulls Athletic Park just bodes well for Duke.
For a typical baseball team, the end of practice means clearing off the field, listening to a brief talk from the coaching staff and tossing around a few jokes in the dugout.
After a long season of ups-and-downs, just 40 minutes of basketball remain to crown a champion. Top-seeded Duke will look to capture its fifth national title in program history as it takes on top-seeded Wisconsin—which took down previously undefeated Kentucky in the Final Four Saturday night—Monday at 9:18 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Blue Devils already knocked off the Badgers once this season—defeating a then-No. 2 Wisconsin squad on the road Dec. 3—but both teams look to be playing their best basketball of the season heading into Monday’s heavyweight bout. Here are three keys to the game to see who finally gets to cut down the nets in Indianapolis:
After emerging from the South Region, the top-seeded Blue Devils have made it to where every team sets out to be at the start of the season: the Final Four. Duke will look to knock off seventh-seeded Michigan State for the second time this season Saturday at 6:09 p.m. at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The two squads met Nov. 18 as part of the Champions Classic, with the Blue Devils prevailing 81-71. Much has changed since then, but here are three keys to the game with a national championship berth on the line:
Traveling on the road to play a top-15 team that has been nothing short of dominant at home would have been difficult even under the best of circumstances.
The road wasn’t very kind to the Blue Devils, but fortunately they are returning home.
Riding the momentum of perhaps their biggest win of the season, the Blue Devils will look to keep the ball rolling in a midweek reprieve from conference play.
With the first weekend of March Madness in the books, the Sweet 16 is now set. There was plenty of excitement through the first two rounds, including an NCAA tournament-record five games decided by a single point Thursday. The Chronicle recaps the action from the weekend, highlighting the biggest moments in each region:
After scoring 16 runs in its last game Wednesday, Duke had to work a little bit harder for its offense Friday.
The Blue Devils posted a combined 29-4 record through the regular season and ACC tournament, but the slate gets wiped clean now as they begin their quest for the fifth national title in program history. Top-seeded Duke will take on 16th-seeded Robert Morris—which knocked off North Florida 81-77 Wednesday to secure its place in the Round of 64—Friday at 7:10 p.m. at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. Here are three keys to the game as the Blue Devils look to take their first step on the road to Indianapolis:
It did not take the Blue Devils long to fall behind, but they rebounded and jumped back ahead just as quickly.
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