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As the closing ceremonies in Salt Lake City brought an end to the 2002 Winter Olympics, husbands and boyfriends everywhere breathed a collective sigh of relief.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- As the clock ran to under 10 seconds remaining in the first half, Jason Williams turned around to see what Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was saying. After Maryland's Steve Blake pounced on the unsuspecting junior, stealing the ball, and converting a breakaway layup as the clock expired, Williams realized he had lost more than just the ball.
This wasn't a date that was initially circled on the Blue Devils' calendar. But after losing to Florida State in Tallahassee Jan. 6, Duke has been waiting for this chance to prove that its 77-76 loss to the Seminoles--the Blue Devils' only loss this season--was simply a fluke.
Just when the national media were ready to simply hand Duke its second consecutive national championship, Jan. 6 rolled around, and America's collective jaw dropped as the Florida State Seminoles were mobbed at center court, owners of a 77-76 victory over the No. 1 Blue Devils.
After a J.C. Mathis basket gave Virginia a 44-42 lead to open the second half, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski wondered if his players would respond to his halftime message. Less than five minutes later, after a Chris Duhon three-pointer gave Duke a 59-48 lead, he had his answer.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- A New Kid on the Block--Joey McIntyre--may have kicked things off by singing the national anthem, but it was the usual suspects who guided Duke (17-1) past a struggling Boston College (14-5) team, as the Blue Devils raced out to an early 20-3 lead before holding on for an 88-78 victory.
For Juan Dixon, life is like a made-for-TV movie. Sort of.
Replacing one of the best athletes in the history of Duke's track and field program is anything but an easy task, but Laura Chen seems like she is up to the challenge.
CHICAGO -- Can Duke repeat without Shane Battier?
Sports Illustrated for Women asked "Is she the next Michael Jordan?" And that was when Seimone Augustus was 14 years old.
T he Sporting News thinks he is the fourth-best shooting guard in America, while Lindy's ranks him as the nation's eighth-best point guard. Yet despite his versatile abilities, he isn't the primary scoring option for the Duke Blue Devils, or even the team's most talented guard.
This is the fourth article in a six-part series profiling the members of the men's basketball recruiting Class of 2002.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Blue Devils went into Byrd Stadium looking to upset the No. 12 team in the country. They left just plain upset.
He was the runner-up for the 1999 Heisman Trophy. He was a first-team All-America, ACC Player of the Year, and won the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. He made his foray into the Georgia Tech record books in every passing category, and quarterbacked his team to two bowl victories.
Let me ask you a question.
Jillian Schwartz knows she will be able to look back at her Duke career with pride. From her back-to-back ACC outdoor titles to her All-America honors, the senior pole vaulter knows that she has accomplished almost everything.
Last year, Wake Forest shocked the conference by beating Duke, snapping the Blue Devils' amazing 116-game ACC-winning streak.
If the past two weeks have taught us anything, it's this: College kids like to burn stuff.
Duke's men's and women's track teams split up this weekend. While the majority of the athletes competed at the N.C. State's Raleigh Relays, a few competitors traveled to Palo Alto, Calif., for the Stanford Invitational.
To say it has been a turbulent year in Tucson would be the understatement of the century.
