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Vibe check on TikTok’s feminine energy trend

New-age spirituality always seems to fare suspiciously well on TikTok. From manifestation love spells to green witchcraft, my “For You” page has been dominated by one spirituality trend after another. I present to you the latest addition to the TikTok Spirituality Hall of Fame: “feminine energy.” The tag #femininenergy has 5.1 billion views on TikTok, and if you search through the suggested videos, you would find beautifully made-up women preaching on “Feminine Energy 101.”

No. 3 Duke baseball drops first series to Clemson after falling Sunday in extra innings

It took some extra baseball, but the Tigers clawed out a top-3 series win in Durham.

Duke women’s golf records historic performance, takes first at Florida State Match Up

The Blue Devils’ hard work is finally paying off. This weekend’s return to Florida marked Duke’s top performance of the spring and second win of the season as the Blue Devils conquered the Florida State Match Up in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Duke women's lacrosse outlasts Virginia Tech in defensive road battle, extends win streak to three

Philosopher George Santayana once said, “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” After a heartbreaking triple overtime loss to the Hokies in the 2023 campaign, the Blue Devils headed to Blacksburg, Va., determined not to let history repeat itself. They returned home with a hardfought 9-8 win and a three-game win streak. 

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‘Bring the hype and bring the spirit’: Behind the scenes of the Duke Athletics Band

When Duke sports fans enter Wallace Wade and Cameron Indoor Stadium, they are greeted not only by the cheers of thousands of spectators, but also by the sound of “Fight, Fight,” played by students in blue and white uniforms. 

Sportswrap: Men's basketball falls to NC State in ACC tournament quarterfinals, baseball loses rubber match to Clemson

Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of March 11-17:

Duke women's basketball selected as No. 7-seed in Region 3 of NCAA tournament, faces Richmond in first round

For the second year in a row, Duke is in the Big Dance.

Duke men's basketball selected as No. 4-seed in South region for NCAA tournament, will face Vermont

This time last year, Duke's scorching hot run to end the regular season and runaway ACC title culminated in a No. 5-seed for the NCAA tournament, one big first-round win and a crushing second-round punking by Tennessee. Later this week, the Blue Devils will begin their journey to avenge and move past that loss.

No. 4 Duke men's lacrosse takes control, batters Richmond's top-ranked defense

Farewell Aragog.

And one: Subpar guard play and disoriented offense hurt No. 11 Duke men's basketball against NC State

After each Duke men's basketball game, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. No. 11 Duke men's basketball bowed out of the ACC Tournament quarterfinals in a 74-69 defeat against N.C. State, and the Blue Zone is here to analyze the contest:

A sacrament of pause

Coming out of spring break, I’m reminded of the gift of pause. Though many students and faculty may have been active over spring break, it is a time that offers relief from the normal routine. If you stayed on campus, it was much quieter and slower. The reduced buzz on campus was an example of a needed pause in life.

Another slow start killed No. 2-seed Duke men’s basketball against NC State. But it wasn’t just that game

WASHINGTON—No. 2-seed Duke, 11.5-point favorites against No. 10-seed N.C. State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals, never led in the second half of its 74-69 loss. 

STATE OF THE UNION: No. 2-seed Duke men's basketball shocked by NC State, ends ACC tournament in quarterfinals

WASHINGTON—Rudyard Kipling famously wrote that “the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.” 

5 observations from No. 2-seed Duke men's basketball's first half against N.C. State in ACC tournament quarterfinal

WASHINGTON—No. 2-seed Duke made the short trip up to the nation’s capital Thursday evening for a clash with No. 10-seed N.C. State, looking to book a spot in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. With a hard-fought first half behind them, the Blue Devils trail the Wolfpack 35-32:

No. 3 Duke baseball drops first of 2 games with Rider, pushes through 18 runs in second

In just a couple weeks, millions will watch as small, lesser-known schools take down some of the top teams in the nation in March Madness. Those who watched No. 3 Duke baseball against Rider got a sneak peek of the excitement.

No. 24 Duke women’s tennis coasts to 7-0 victory against Princeton in spring break matchup in Orlando

After Shavit Kimchi won the second set of her singles match, No. 24 Duke’s battle against Princeton was all but finished Wednesday afternoon in Orlando, Fla. The Israeli freshman’s straight-set win was the third in a row for the Blue Devils, following junior Emma Jackson and graduate student Brianna Shvets, who was facing off against her former team. These three singles matches, along with the Blue Devils smoothly capturing the doubles point, gave Duke the requisite four points to secure an eventual 7-0 victory. 

Beats' picks: Will No. 2-seed Duke men's basketball take rematch with N.C. State to advance to ACC tournament semifinals?

No. 2-seed Duke kicks off its postseason journey Thursday evening in Washington, D.C., against N.C. State in the ACC tournament quarterfinals. Before the rematch between these two Tobacco Road foes, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their predictions: