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A trip to the Sunshine State will be more than just fun and games for the Blue Devils. It will be as tough an ACC road trip as there is, with Duke hoping to avenge two bitter five-set losses from earlier in the season.
With the Blue Devils set to play their first regular season game as defending national champions Friday against Siena, The Chronicle's men's basketball beat writers take a look at some of the big questions facing the team in its first month of the season.
Jordan Tucker is not your ordinary Division I middle blocker. And that’s what makes her so good.
With another victory—their fifth in seven tries—the Blue Devils finished a tough weekend trip and continued to keep the momentum going.
Just when the season seemed to be getting away from them, the Blue Devils righted the ship with four straight wins. With a pair of victories this weekend, Duke may move itself back into the postseason conversation.
The Blue Devils may have just hung their banner, but once again they will have to take on another team that knows how to win.
The only returning starter from the Blue Devils' national championship game against Wisconsin may have the most active hands on the court, but Matt Jones wants he and his teammates to be still this season.
Four straight wins, a healthy lineup and a sweep against Virginia—the Blue Devils are officially catching fire.
Perhaps the biggest ovation at Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday night was not for beautiful transition offense or Brandon Ingram's two-handed jam. No, it may have been when Harry Giles made the walk along the sideline to his seat behind the Duke bench.
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Duke came out hot, but Florida Southern followed suit and made things interesting before the Blue Devils got back to business.
A lot of things went right Friday night for the Blue Devils, who opened exhibition play with a convincing win against the Division II national champions. But the victory may have come at a cost.
The ACC can be a grueling storm at times, and the Blue Devils will have to continue their trek through the heart of it with two tough matchups this weekend.
Although Duke did not lose another five-set heartbreaker Sunday, the Blue Devils once again struggled down the stretch of every set. And it would cost them.
When the lights went down and the curtain went up, this year’s expectations were officially enshrined in the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke opened Countdown to Craziness Saturday night with the hanging of its 2015 national championship banner, capping off what was already bound to be a special evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium. After player introductions, the Blue Devils went right to business and split up into Blue and White squads, playing an aggressive style of play that drew gasps from the crowd every time a player hit the deck. Senior Amile Jefferson and freshman Brandon Ingram were perhaps the most dominant players on the court, but no single player seemed to steal the spotlight. White won the first half 27-21 and edged Blue in the second half 22-18.
The best thing about slumps? They feel awfully good when they go away.
WEST POINT, N.Y.—Thanks to multiple Army fumbles, stellar field position and a relentless offense, Duke made the first half of Saturday's nonconference finale a lopsided affair.
WEST POINT, N.Y.—It would be easy to dismiss Duke’s win over Army as an early-season, out-of-conference romp. But the Blue Devils have a lot to feel proud about, with the offense clicking and all the little parts shining in the same game.
Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe held his weekly press conference Tuesday, addressing Duke’s 9-7 victory against Boston College and the upcoming matchup against Army. The head coach touched on several topics including the Blue Devil’s offensive play calling, his use of Jeremy Cash, and the multiple run-options of the Black Knights. Duke (4-1) faces Army (1-4) Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at Michie Stadium. Here are some of the more notable sound bytes from Cutcliffe’s press conference:
