Late surge propels Duke over Wake
(03/10/00 5:00am)
CHARLOTTE - Dave Odom called it winning time.
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CHARLOTTE - Dave Odom called it winning time.
CHARLOTTE - Welcome back, Dunleavy.
Just as one of the ACC's big dogs retires this week, the conference's coaching elite could be confronted with a replacement sooner than they might think.
Chris Carrawell knows how the script is supposed to finish.
Before he was universally known as Coach K, Mike Krzyzewski was nothing more than an unknown coach with a hard-to-pronounce last name.
Somewhere, Dean Smith is probably still wondering how you can leave open a guy who is 6-for-11 from three-point range. But you can bet Trajan Langdon isn't complaining.
The more than 9,000 fans packing steamy Cameron Indoor Stadium, the commentators in the TV booth, the players in home white-they all must have been thinking the same thing: This wasn't supposed to happen.
Coaches, players, analysts, they all say the same thing: when Duke and Carolina step on the court, throw out the records because you never know what's going to happen.
Chris Carrawell stood in his locker room confused and angry with himself.
With the outcome long since determined, the only question in the waning minutes of last night's Senior Day was when Lauren Rice would make her final curtain call.
Duke's already thin lineup just suffered a major blow.
The post-Peppi Browne identity crisis may finally be over.
The men's tennis team is playing better than it ever has this early in the year, and the quick start has all the Blue Devils thanking the same thing.
CHAPEL HILL - Heading into the start of the ACC season last night, the wrestling team was desperately hoping to turn its season around.
I don't support what John Rocker said, but I support his right to say it. Rocker didn't do anything illegal-or against the rules of Major League Baseball, for that matter. All he did was run his mouth off during a car ride through a traffic jam. He said some stupid things, revealed to the world his ignorance and now he has forever ruined his reputation. And that is the only punishment he should face. Saying stupid things is not grounds for a month-long suspension. He said some things that hurt a lot of people, but this is a free country, and he is allowed to say what he wants. But because Rocker represents the Atlanta Braves, things become a bit more hairy. The Braves need to decide whether they want someone like Rocker on their team, and they have every right to make that decision. But this is certainly not Major League Baseball's decision. A suspension or a fine makes no sense as punishment for making racist remarks. Do you think one month out of the bullpen will change how Rocker feels? I didn't think so. It is up to the Atlanta organization to decide whether Rocker is really a racist, and if so, do they want one on their team? When the Sports Illustrated article came out, the Braves had two options: keep him or cut him. But this is where things become complicated, because the Braves know Rocker can throw a 97 mph fastball. If he couldn't, he'd be long gone. So the Braves found themselves in a predicament. They didn't want to deal with the public relations nightmare, but they didn't want to cut Rocker only to see him sign on with another major league team. The Braves issued a statement and kept Rocker on board. By keeping him, the Braves said they were fine with having such a person in their organization. That is the club's right as a privately owned company. Whether you agree with the Atlanta Braves' decision or not, that's not the issue. What's at stake here is Bud Selig's interfering with a person's right to free speech. I do not feel sorry for John Rocker in the slightest, and believe me, he will be punished. He'll be punished at every baseball stadium (can you imagine what will happen when he pitches at Shea?), at every contract negotiation and by every potential endorsement deal lost. He'll really be punished when he runs into Randall Simon in the Braves locker room. And that's what he deserves. No more, no less.
The foundation of every Mike Pressler lacrosse team has always been a big, bruising defense. Bone-crushing, as the 10th-year coach likes to say.
Less than 40 hours after a four-point overtime victory over archrival North Carolina, Mike Krzyzewski was worried about mental fatigue and a letdown against Virginia.
CHAPEL HILL - Chris Carrawell looked around the locker room, staring down the faces of so many young players. He looked at them, and like an old grandfather, gathered them around and told them a story.
CHAPEL HILL - Two years after watching his brother hit one of the most memorable shots in the history of the Duke-Carolina rivalry, Jason Capel did the unimaginable.
Carl Franks knows he has a long way to go to turn around the football program, but on national signing day yesterday, the coach expressed optimism that he's on the right track.