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The Chronicle's Danny Nolan breaks down the drive-and-dish Duke offense in the Blue Devils' win over Michigan State in this week's edition of Stat Chat.
In a tournament that was played on a basketball court resembling a NASCAR stock car with its copious advertisements, the Blue Devils proved to the national voters that their team is deserving of the number one ranking in the polls.
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Duke started its quest for its fifth national championship with a bang against Princeton Sunday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils defeated the Tigers 97-60 and showed that this year’s group may be more dynamic than the reigning national championship team.
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Nearly four months after a tornado destroyed Anastasia Hunt’s home in Moore, Okla., some of the top talent in college soccer converged on Durham for the Duke Nike Classic. But the story of the weekend wasn't the soccer—it was the perseverance of the Hunt family.
There have been a number of dynamic duos over the course of sports history. There was Jordan and Pippen, Montana and Rice, Ruth and Gehrig, Messier and Gretzky. Duke football may have a special duo of its own this season: redshirt sophomore punter Will Monday and sophomore kicker Ross Martin.
After dealing with the confusion of having six head coaches in the past three years, Pittsburgh will look to move forward with head coach Paul Chryst and improve upon last year’s disappointing 6-7 season.
I know what my counterpart will say. All-time Duke greats have graduated. The defensive secondary has serious concerns. Last year was the first time Duke went to a bowl game since 1994, and lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place!
It’s hard to put into words someone’s passion for sports. Is it the buzzer-beating plays that result in pure jubilation or instant agony? Could it be the atmosphere of a tailgate before the players take the field? Or is it just something that brings the family together?
Jahlil Okafor: Okafor is the premiere player in the 2014 recruiting class. While Okafor may not have received the same amount of national praise as incoming freshman Jabari Parker, to whom he finished second to in the Illinois Mr. Basketbal voting, he’s still getting it done on the court. At 6-foot-11 and 270 pounds, Okafor possesses an NBA body that can bang with the big boys down low. He’s also received comparisons to the San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan because of his strong mechanics in the post and a solid midrange jumper. Okafor is an all-state performer, a FIBA U17 World Championship gold medalist and MVP and a player that will make an immediate impact in college.
When LeBron James made “The Decision” to go to the Miami Heat in 2010, the move was not a popular one. How could this homegrown titan leave to presumably be number two in South Beach? The reality was James wanted to team up with his friends, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, to finally capture his elusive first championship.
Playing for the second time without leading scorer Makenzie Hommel, Duke found an unlikely hero in its first NCAA Tournament contest.
Duke left Chapel Hill last Sunday with a perfect start to ACC play and a 14-3 overall record. This weekend, the Blue Devils will take on the only conference opponent ranked higher than them in the ITA national rankings.
As the final seconds ticked away this past Saturday in Duke’s win against Miami, the talk of the town was the legendary performance of senior Ryan Kelly. But the win Kelly gave Duke also put one Cameron Crazie on the edge of a milestone: It was the 99th win this Crazie had seen in Cameron Indoor Stadium as a student.
It seems as if Duke has improved in all facets of the game since last season, but there appears to be one most improved area: Defense.
There were a number of reasons why the 2011-12 Duke basketball team struggled to a disappointing finish, and one of them was especially surprising for a team under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils sported one of the worst defenses in the ACC last season, and also one of the worst by any Krzyzewski-coached squad.
A year ago, Duke was upset by Wake Forest in the ACC tournament. The Blue Devils then went on to reach their first ever NCAA title game, falling to Stanford 1-0.
Often the first piece of equipment associated with running, aside from shoes, is the treadmill. This past April, the cross-country program invested a large sum of money into this very piece of equipment.