Coveted hoops recruit ops against Duke
(11/06/97 5:00am)
At first glance, the men's basketball team seemed to receive a heavy dose of bad news Wednesday.
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At first glance, the men's basketball team seemed to receive a heavy dose of bad news Wednesday.
After finishing seventh at last year's Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, the women's cross country team set a lofty but realistic goal for itself this year: finish at least sixth. By doing so, the Blue Devils would match their best conference finish ever.
As enormous a shock as the Upstate All-Stars received in getting trounced Saturday by the men's basketball team, they weren't the most surprised ones in Cameron Indoor Stadium. That honor went to Corey Maggette, the 6-foot-5 recruit from Oak Park, Ill., whom a packed student section greeted with a "We want Corey" chant.
Three weeks after ravaging Clemson, the Jay Heaps show returned home and dazzled a fall break crowd Sunday at Duke Soccer Stadium. The junior midfielder followed up his Sept. 21 hat trick at Clemson with another three-goal performance, leading the No. 9 men's soccer team (10-2) to a 4-1 win over North Carolina-Greensboro.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Many Duke fans consider the name 'Dean Smith' as notorious as 'John Dillinger.' So, like their fans, the men's basketball team's coaches and players would also jump at the chance to badmouth Smith, right?
Perhaps last year's Sugar Bowl foretold Florida State's future.
Quarterback Spencer Romine, who guided the football team to victories over Army and Navy, is out indefinitely with a hip injury and will miss Duke's Saturday game against No. 4 Florida State.
Ever watched the football team and thought, "I could do better than that?"
Maybe if college football came without public address announcers, Chike Egbuniwe would go unnoticed.
Somebody upstairs must not like Fred Goldsmith.
EVANSTON, Ill. - For all of his awards and TV commercials, Northwestern's Gary Barnett was not the better coach Saturday at Ryan Field. Fred Goldsmith's Duke Blue Devils, 17-point underdogs heading into the game, were better prepared than the two-time defending Big Ten champions.
EVANSTON, Ill. - After being made to feel miserable by 14 consecutive opponents, the football team desperately wanted to spoil someone else's party. The perfect scenario: Saturday, at Northwestern's christening of newly-renovated Ryan Field.
The Virginia Cavaliers should not be confused with Samson.
Having lost four of its final five games last year after starting 11-3, the men1s soccer team knows all too well what it must do this weekend: keep its head on straight.
At a glance, Josh Henderson looked the same last year as he had throughout his brilliant freshman year. He was still the men's soccer team's rangy striker, still grew out his shaggy mop of hair and still wobbled on a pair of tender ankles.
To the best of my knowledge, I'm not deranged. No doctor has questioned my mental health, and only the Beastie Boys have ever told me to check my head.
A momentary glance at the Atlantic Coast Conference standings reveals the tremendous importance of the baseball team's three-game set this weekend at Virginia.
With the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament coming up this weekend, the women's lacrosse team has chosen an opportune time to hit its peak. Duke dominated its opponent Tuesday afternoon, using a smooth transition offense and an effective defense to smash Virginia Tech, 11-4, at Duke Lacrosse Stadium.
This is the first installment in a two part series featuring the men's basketball team's spring signees. Today: point guard Will Avery. Tomorrow: forward Elton Brand.
A year ago, Jim Gonnella assumed the reins as one of the men's lacrosse team's three captains. Then one of 13 juniors on the squad, Gonnella led Duke with 23 assists and won team Most Valuable Player honors. But he failed to lead the Blue Devils to consistent success, as Duke dropped four of its last five games and missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years.