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CHARLOTTE -- Nearly five years since the retirement of North Carolina's legendary coach Dean Smith, and almost 20 years since the institution of the shot clock, the Tar Heels' famous "four corners" offense returned in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
With his team having finished up its regular season and preparing to defend its national championship in the postseason, men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski sat down to discuss the state of Duke basketball in an exclusive interview with sports editor Craig Saperstein and sports managing editor Paul Doran. Here are some of the highlights of this conversation.
Women's lacrosse coach Kerstin Kimel, a former standout player for Maryland, owes much of her coaching acumen to the Terps, but Friday evening, she and the Blue Devils showed little love to the nation's top-ranked team and perennial championship favorite.
Carrying a four-stroke lead heading into Tuesday's final round of the Wildcat Invitational, the women's golf team not only made its case as the early leading contender for the national championship, but also exorcised some demons in the process.
Secretary of Education Rod Paige, his four predecessors and former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt expressed optimism about the state of American education, but said teacher quality, moral learning and school accountability need improvement during Wednesday's Education Leadership Summit.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Despite having many fond memories of an arena that has been kind to him throughout his ACC coaching career, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will have very few pleasant recollections of his final game at Maryland's Cole Field House.
N.C. State students may like their alcohol, but Thursday night, the No. 24 Wolfpack certainly wanted a little less Booze--at least during the game, that is.
CHAPEL HILL -- Blowouts have become a customary event in this golden age of Duke basketball, but rarely have the Blue Devils been able to dominate the one team that has challenged them at every step.
After disappointing losses to Virginia in their final home meet of the year last weekend, the Duke men's and women's swimming and diving teams rebounded Wednesday with decisive victories over their adversaries from Davidson.
For many college students, TV-watching on Sunday evenings usually means sitting down to watch The Simpsons or enjoying an NFL football game; but this year, with the introduction of Fox Sports Net's ACC Sunday Night Hoops, viewers across the nation have a new option.
In my three-and-a-half years at Duke, I've witnessed some major changes in the Duke basketball program. After my freshman year, Corey Maggette, Elton Brand and William Avery's departures for the NBA demonstrated that Duke was not immune to the early-exit bug. Last year, Duke once again became the king of college basketball with its 10-point victory over Arizona in the national championship, and soon after, coach Mike Krzyzewski was awarded basketball's highest honor--induction into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame.
The men's basketball team probably did not circle its home game against Georgia Tech on its schedule as an important test in its season. In fact, if there were two teams that most would assume Duke could walk over in the conference, they would be the Yellow Jackets and Florida State.
Despite the cold, rainy conditions that persisted outside Cameron Indoor Stadium, the women's basketball team (12-3, 4-0 in the ACC) was scorching from the perimeter Sunday afternoon in its 91-46 rout over Wake Forest (6-8, 0-4).
After a winter break in which Duke recorded three blowout victories and suffered a tough loss to perennial championship contender Tennessee, one fact remains clear for the Blue Devils as they head into the heart of their conference season--eight is great.
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- After winning its ninth straight game and its third tournament title in as many tries, all the men's basketball team can say about the Maui Invitational is "Mahalo" (Hawaiian for "Thank you") especially because it did not fall prey to the upset bug that bit UCLA and Kansas the previous two days.
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Ball State coach Ray Buckley had a dream a few nights ago that turned into reality Monday afternoon. The second-year coach imagined a scenario in which his Cardinals (1-0) pulled out a close contest against No. 4 Kansas (0-1) in the first round of the Maui Invitational.
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- A trademark of Duke's championship teams over the years has been their ability to make free throws in the clutch to carry themselves to victory. Monday evening in the Lahaina Civic Center, the Blue Devils' free-throw shooting was a mere 55.6 percent, but All-American guard Jason Williams hit the big one when it counted most.
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- South Carolina basketball coach Dave Odom, a former assistant coach for the No. 1-ranked Virginia team that was upset by Chaminade in 1982, will not have to worry about another dramatic loss to the NAIA school this time around. Odom's Gamecocks, in control throughout most of the contest, survived a late-game comeback to beat the Silverswords 74-61 in the opening game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
LAHAINA, Hawaii -- After executing what coach Mike Krzyzewski termed "search-and-destroy missions" in its two lopsided exhibition victories, the top-ranked men's basketball team commences its regular season tonight against Seton Hall (1-0) in the first round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
Less than five months ago, Mike Krzyzewski said he wanted a contract that would give him greater job stability. Stability to its fullest extent was granted to the 26-year veteran when he signed a lifetime contract with the University.
