Isn’t it nice?
(04/26/23 7:06am)
I have been too caught up in silence lately. I had come to start deeply appreciating, particularly in the world of sports, the journalists who knew when to let a moment speak for itself.
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I have been too caught up in silence lately. I had come to start deeply appreciating, particularly in the world of sports, the journalists who knew when to let a moment speak for itself.
After Christian Laettner hit “The Shot” in 1992, CBS play-by-play announcer Verne Lundquist was quiet. He wanted to let us experience that moment, let us live in it ourselves, my sports journalism professor explained.
On Monday night, No. 3-seed Duke hosts one last game inside Cameron Indoor Stadium this season, this one against No. 6-seed Colorado for the right to head to Seattle for the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16. With the stakes high as ever in Durham, The Chronicle's beat writers make their predictions.
On Saturday evening, Duke makes its return to the NCAA tournament with a Round of 64 matchup at home against No. 14-seed Iona. Before tipoff at 9:30 p.m., The Chronicle's beat writers predict whether the Blue Devils' season will stretch to Monday.
For the first time since 2018, Duke is going dancing.
GREENSBORO, N.C.—Duke’s last dance in the ACC wasn’t the one it wanted.
Duke was so close. And now, the conference title is nothing but a dream for next season.
On Sunday afternoon, plenty is at stake for Duke: A rivalry win, a conference title and a season undefeated within Cameron Indoor Stadium all hang in the balance. With North Carolina set to visit the Blue Devils at 12 p.m. Sunday for the regular-season finale, our beat writers make their predictions.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—Duke head coach Kara Lawson entered the press conference, put her head in her hand and started off her opening statement: “I don’t really know what to say, to be honest with you. I’m giving you guys terrible quotes here.”
No. 9 Duke ended the first quarter against No. 11 Virginia Tech Thursday evening down 23-11. The rest of the game was an uphill battle, and Duke never quite got the edge again, the ultimate 61-45 loss against the Hokies in Blacksburg, Va., marking its lowest-scoring game of the season.
The final score was close—but despite the similarity in points, the two teams on Coach K Court could not have looked any more different Tuesday night.
Back on its home court for the first time in 10 days, Duke has stayed tight with Wake Forest through the first 20 minutes and all the way up to the halftime buzzer. With one half left to play, the Blue Devils are up 41-34.
ATLANTA—Duke had arguably its best performance of the season Saturday afternoon as it easily handled Georgia Tech on the road at McCamish Pavilion. It was a demonstration of how, despite some rocky losses early in the season and in recent years against Georgia Tech, head coach Jon Scheyer and his team understand how to make each other better after a setback.
ATLANTA—Looking to claim its second road win of the season, Duke got off to a hot start Saturday afternoon at Georgia Tech. With one half down and one half to go, the Blue Devils are in control 43-25.
With the wind of an 11-game winning streak in their sails, the 13th-ranked Blue Devils head behind enemy lines Thursday evening for an all-important ACC matchup at No. 17 North Carolina. Before the 8 p.m. tipoff, our beat writers make their predictions.
It had been almost four years since Clemson stepped foot into Cameron Indoor Stadium. Only one member of the Tigers’ roster—Brie Perpignan, a transfer from Elon—had ever played on Coach K Court.
Sometimes, we think we lost something—phones, wallets, keys—so we pad our pockets, look on chairs and ask our friends if they’ve seen it. A few minutes later, we laugh at ourselves because it was in our hands the whole time.
No. 16 Duke started off strong on the road Saturday against Boston College at Conte Forum and secured the halftime lead with a late run. The Eagles are hanging around, though, as the Blue Devils are up 37-33 at the break.
The sports fan lives for the miracle storyline. Unfortunately for the sports fan, sometimes the greatest stories are those never told.
Virginia entered its Wednesday matchup against Duke averaging 78 points per game. It left Cameron Indoor Stadium having scored just 56.