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With the NBA Draft less than a month away, Mike Dunleavy finds himself in a rather peculiar position: Squarely in the intense media spotlight.
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With the NBA Draft less than a month away, Mike Dunleavy finds himself in a rather peculiar position: Squarely in the intense media spotlight.
The fourth-ranked women's team began its NCAA tournament run in dominating fashion last weekend, as the Blue Devils thrashed both the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and No. 56 Pennsylvania by identical 4-0 scores in their first and second round matches.
After surprising the lacrosse world by upsetting then-No. 1 Virginia and successfully defending its ACC Tournament championship last weekend, the Duke men's lacrosse team now faces a new, and possibly more difficult challenge: Play well when expectations are high.
Isolated behind the Virginia goal with under a minute to play in a thrilling ACC Tournament final tied 13-13, Duke's Terrence Keaney saw his defender pause. Seizing the moment, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound midfielder immediately sprinted toward Cavalier netminder Tillman Johnson.
Spring often yields hope eternal in college football, for a new season offers new opportunities to forget previous failures and focus on future success. Accordingly, optimism abounded Saturday afternoon, as the Duke football program held its annual intrasquad spring scrimmage.
Entering the 2002 season many observers thought senior Dan Hauber would become a solid contributor to the Duke Lacrosse team. Face-Off magazine named him as a preseason honorable mention All-America selection, and as Hauber started 11 games last season, his teammates expected him to be a veteran presence on Duke's backline.
Sexual Assault Prevention Week has been the most emotionally difficult five days of my spring semester. As important as I think the week is to the Duke community, I desperately wish it were already over.
SAN ANTONIO -- Too strong. Too talented. Simply, too good.
SAN ANTONIO -- Iciss Tillis sat upon a training table with sorrow in her eyes, her features reflecting a mixture of pain and disgust. An 86-71 loss to Oklahoma had just ended Duke's magical season, and the stinging defeat clearly affected the sophomore forward at her innermost core.
Iciss Tillis sat upon a training table with sorrow in her eyes, her features reflecting a mixture of pain and disgust. An 86-71 loss to Oklahoma had just ended Duke's magical season, and the stinging defeat clearly affected the sophomore forward at her innermost core.
Five years ago, nobody outside of Norman, Okla. thought the Sooners would ever become national championship contenders. Current head coach Sherri Coale had just ended her debut season with a miserable 5-22 record.
Three Blue Devils competed in the NCAA Fencing Championships at Drew University over the weekend, and their solid performances propelled Duke to an overall finish of 20th place amongst the nation's fencing elite.
Those who came to Koskinen Stadium expecting to see No. 5 Duke dominate underdog North Carolina as it had over the past five years received a rude shock Wednesday night, as the ninth-ranked Tar Heels stunned the host side with a 9-7 victory.
Sixth-ranked Duke rebounded from last week's disappointing loss to Loyola with a dominating 15-7 victory over Dartmouth Saturday afternoon. Freshman Matt Monfett spearheaded the Blue Devils' offensive barrage with four goals and four assists, and fellow attackman Alex Lieske tallied four goals of his own.
Sweet 16! Sweet 16!
When Carlos Boozer announced last summer he would enter the NBA draft at the conclusion of the 2001-2002 season, many skeptics loudly wondered whether Boozer was correct in trying to follow the example of teammate Jason Williams.
GREENSBORO -- As expected, third-ranked Duke cut down the nets at Greensboro Coliseum Monday night, winning its third straight ACC championship. To do so, however, the Blue Devils had to claw back from a 12-point second half deficit while relying heavily upon the amazing performances of Monique Currie and Alana Beard to defeat No. 16 North Carolina 87-80.
GREENSBORO -- Throughout Sunday's ACC Tournament semifinal against Virginia, it was obvious that fourth-ranked Duke was not on its game. The Blue Devils exhibited little or no offensive rhythm from opening tip off to final whistle, committing 19 turnovers and shooting just 40 percent from the floor.
Any observer hanging around the women's basketball team will notice that there appear to be two Wynter Whitleys.
The men's lacrosse team began its 2002 season on a positive note Saturday, defeating Butler 12-4. Midfielders Kevin Cassese and Dan Chemotti paced Duke's offensive attack with three goals apiece, and attackman Alex Lieske registered a game-high five assists.