Why we care
(04/22/15 10:33am)
The first time I cared about Duke sports, I was six years old.
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The first time I cared about Duke sports, I was six years old.
Amile Jefferson
Save a short stretch in the second half in which Robert Morris managed to cut the lead to 10, Duke had little trouble dispatching the No. 16 seed Friday night in Charlotte at Time Warner Cable Arena. In their Round of 32 matchup at 2:40 p.m. Sunday, the Blue Devils will take on eighth-seeded San Diego State, a program with six-straight NCAA tournament appearances and a coach, Steve Fisher, who took Michigan’s Fab Five to the 1992 National Championship game against Duke. Here are the three keys to the game:
After weeks of wintry weather in Durham, the Blue Devils are “headed down south” to the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate for their second tournament of the spring season.
Starting the game on a 12-0 run, Duke looked like it might have a much more comfortable win against Wake Forest than it did in Winston Salem, N.C., two months ago.
Nearly two months after having to squeak out a single-digit victory in Winston-Salem, Duke has wasted no time pulling away from Wake Forest at home on Senior night, entering the half up 52-15.
HARTFORD, Conn.—For 20 minutes, it looked like Duke had what it took to upset the second-ranked team in the nations. Despite 12 turnovers and 34.5 percent shooting, the Blue Devils forced Connecticut into 11 first-half giveaways of its own, led with six minutes to go in the period and trailed by just seven at halftime.
HARTFORD, Conn.—After 20 minutes, the 10th-ranked Blue Devils are keeping within range of No. 2 Connecticut as they seek their first win against the Huskies in eight contests, trailing 33-26 at the XL Center.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski addressed former Blue Devil forward Jabari Parker’s recent season-ending injury in his postgame press conference Thursday night.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—The Blue Devils did not have their best game, but when it counted they dug down to fend off defending champion Connecticut.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—Head coaches Mike Krzyzewski and Kevin Ollie both were disappointed coming off lackluster wins against weaker nonconference opponents. They cannot be too much happier with their first-half performances tonight as Duke squeezed out a 30-25 lead heading into the break.
For a second straight night, the Blue Devils reached 100 points, and the highly-touted freshmen combined for 50-plus on their own.
After convening at the technical table to review the video, the officials returned to the field to make their call: a penalty stroke for the top-ranked Tar Heels.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Connecticut Huskies
With freshman E.J. Proctor making her first career start in goal, Duke held the nation’s second-highest scoring offense off the board—and took a 1-0 lead into the half on its home field.
After slogging through a four-hour, weather-delayed victory Friday night, Duke made sure to send Liberty home on time Sunday afternoon.
After hoisting trophies on the lacrosse field and the golf course last year, Duke athletic programs reached a total of 15 NCAA championships, but the stars of the university’s varsity teams are not the only champions and title contenders that you will find walking Duke’s campus.
It’s not every day a group of college students get to take on a seven-time NBA All-Star.
Long before they set foot on East Campus together, Duke’s highly touted freshman class did something else as a group.