The most meaningful game
Technically, Duke’s Homecoming matchup with N.C. Central Saturday is meaningless.
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Technically, Duke’s Homecoming matchup with N.C. Central Saturday is meaningless.
If there was any doubt heading into Saturday, it has been erased. David Cutcliffe knows quarterbacks.
I had looked forward to this day for several weeks. As I walked to Wallace Wade Stadium to watch my first sporting event as a college student three years ago, I was overflowing with enthusiasm.
In January's Major League Soccer SuperDraft, seniors Mike Grella and Darrius Barnes were selected just six picks apart. Both signed professional contracts in the following months.
Duke knows what it's like to be the top team in the country. Now, the Blue Devils are looking to play the role of spoiler-and, in the process, kick off a homestretch in a big way.
Duke knew this year would be different than the past few seasons. Early on, that meant the worst February in program history.
Look up into the rafters of Cameron Indoor Stadium, and you'll quickly realize the truth behind an old NCAA Tournament cliché.
The last time Duke played North Carolina, the Blue Devils gave up a season-high 101 points as Ty Lawson torched them for 21 second-half points.
Max Quinzani nearly had enough goals to outscore Holy Cross on his own.
Before the 2009 season, Duke had suffered just one February loss in program history.
Faced with what their coach called their biggest game in three years, the Blue Devils introduced an Olympics-style jersey and attitude.
The Blue Devils know it won't be easy to replace two of the best players in lacrosse history.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Kyle Singler said the Blue Devils should never have to question their toughness.
Greg Paulus' former days as a star prep quarterback have been well-documented. So have the past gridiron successes of forward Kyle Singler and former captain DeMarcus Nelson.
One week ago, the nation's first-ranked team lost in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum just two days after ascending to the top of the polls.
With one play early in the second half Saturday, the Blue Devils both sent the Cameron Indoor Stadium crowd into its loudest celebration of the season and demonstrated why they were able to dominate Maryland so thoroughly.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - There were 92,000 fewer fans than they're used to, but even Lloyd Carr and Rich Rodriguez must have been impressed by the atmosphere inside Crisler Arena Saturday afternoon.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - With the Blue Devils clinging to a 53-50 lead in the late stages of Saturday's game against Michigan, the Wolverines' Zack Novak drilled a 3-pointer from the right wing.
Two of Duke's best scoring opportunities resulted in goals in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night.
It's rare for a 31-point win to be immediately followed by a postgame film session.