Blue Devils take care of business against depleted yet physical Wolfpack
(02/09/98 5:00am)
RALEIGH - There's only one way to win against Herb Sendek's N.C. State Wolfpack-ugly.
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RALEIGH - There's only one way to win against Herb Sendek's N.C. State Wolfpack-ugly.
CHAPEL HILL - With 12.8 seconds remaining, the Tar Heel faithful began chanting, "We're No. 1."
The Tobacco Road rivalry has gone penal.
Before Thursday night's game against No. 23 Maryland, the men's basketball team professed that this was a completely different Terrapin team than the one it drubbed by 32 points at Cole Field House in early January. There was no way No. 1 Duke was going to be able to pull off another such lopsided win.
Men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski let his feelings be known outright during Tuesday morning's Atlantic Coast Conference coaches teleconference, stating quite clearly that he supports Duke's current associate athletic director, Joe Alleva, as Tom Butters' replacement as the University's athletic director.
The wrestling squad upped its perfect record to 5-0 Tuesday night with a 23-15 road victory over the Campbell Camels (6-6).
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Ugly wins count just as much as pretty wins.
GREENSBORO - This one was over before it started.
GREENSBORO - Following the men's basketball team's 35-point win over North Carolina A&T Tuesday night in Greensboro, coach Mike Krzyzewski weighed in on a subject he has previously kept quiet on-the search for Tom Butters' replacement as Duke athletic director.
It was an up and down weekend for the men's and women's swim teams as both squads earned their first wins of the season over College of Charleston on Saturday, but suffered one-sided losses to Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Chronicle staff writer
They say the hardest part is just letting go.
LAHAINA, Maui - So much for the hype-this team is for real.
LAHAINA, Maui - One of the biggest attractions of Wednesday's finals of the Maui Invitational was the fascinating matchup at point guard.
LAHAINA, Maui - The men's basketball team has developed a national reputation for its depth, and in Monday's opening-round game of the Maui Invitational, that depth got put to the test.
LAHAINA, Maui - It was an all-star cast of coaches at the opening press conference of the 14th Annual Maui Invitational. From institutional icons Lute Olson, Norm Stewart, Mike Jarvis and Mike Krzyzewski to the old faces in new places, Tubby Smith, Pat Kennedy and Al Skinner to the upstart of the group, Chaminade's Al Walker, everyone had something to say.
From the cover of Sports Illustrated to the mouth of ESPN's Dick Vitale, the hype about the 1997-98 edition of the Duke Blue Devils is running rampant.
The men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up their seasons this weekend at the NCAA District III meet in Greenville, N.C.
Oh, so close....
They do it for the love.