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American armed forces are currently fighting in a military theater thousands of miles from home. They sail the Arabian Sea, they fly over South Asia, and a select few are dropped onto Afghan soil. Soon, however, American soldiers will light up theaters across the United States, as Hollywood prepares to release a plethora of big budget motion pictures depicting military conflicts past and present.
Duke began its season in impressive fashion Sunday, soundly defeating No.7 Texas Tech 85-69 in the opening game of the 2001 State Farm Women's Tip-Off Classic. Five Blue Devils scored in double figures, as the fourth-ranked Blue Devils (1-0) utilized a balanced attack to overwhelm the Red Raiders (0-1) and live up to their high preseason billing.
The Duke women's basketball team begins its season Sunday as the host of the 2001 State Farm Women's Tip-off Classic. Ranked fourth in the nation, the Blue Devils will face off against another elite school, seventh-ranked Texas Tech.
Sheana Mosch enters this season at the halfway point of her Duke career. After two years as a complementary player, the junior co-captain will now be expected to help fill the tremendous scoring and leadership voids left after the graduation of first team Kodak All-American Georgia Schweitzer.
RALEIGH -- In a battle between two ACC rivals, Duke ended its five-game conference losing streak last night with a hard fought 1-0 victory over N.C. State at the WRAL Soccer Complex.
What is the notion of a moral victory?
The women's soccer team competed twice over Fall Break, opening with 3-0 loss to Florida Friday evening, but then rebounding Sunday to beat Florida International 2-1. Against FIU (7-3, 2-1), Alison Sanders provided both goals, and the Blue Devils (5-7) managed to withstand a late Golden Panther run to hold on and snap a four-game losing streak.
Duke dropped its 17th straight game Saturday, losing 37-10 to No. 17 Georgia Tech. A scoring surge late in the second quarter enabled the Blue Devils (0-5, 0-3 in the ACC) to be within a touchdown at halftime, but Georgia Tech (4-1, 1-1) scored on its first four second-half possessions, dashing Duke's hopes for an upset.
In a highly entertaining match between two ACC archrivals, Duke fell to the No. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels 3-1. For the game's first 80 minutes, the Blue Devils (4-4, 0-2 in the ACC) kept the deficit to within one, before an aggressive Duke formation shift led to two UNC goals in the final eight minutes that sealed the affair.
Despite opening the Duke Adidas Women's Soccer Classic on a high note with a 3-2 victory over Missouri Friday night, Duke ended its annual tournament in disappointing fashion.
Imagine that you are a 10-year-old child, and you have AIDS. Born HIV-positive to an unfit mother, you were immediately given up for adoption and placed in the state's care. Life, you quickly discover, is hard.
The women's soccer team achieved mixed results in this weekend's Nike Carolina Classic, losing Friday evening's opener 5-1 to No. 8 Penn State, but then rebounding with a 1-0 victory over UNC-Charlotte.
In search of its first victory in two seasons, Duke travels to Houston, Texas this Saturday to take on Rice, a team certainly unlike last week's opponent, Florida State, but a very capable team in its own right.
Despite preseason predictions of mediocrity, last fall N.C. State surprised the ACC and surged to a record of 8-4, including a thrilling 38-30 bowl victory over Minnesota.
In today's world of collegiate athletics, playing multiple sports is extremely difficult. As the word "offseason" has morphed into "offseason workout," the atmosphere surrounding Division I athletics has intensified dramatically.
In its final exhibition game before the beginning of regular season play, the Duke women's soccer team defeated UNC-Wilmington 1-0. Fullback Margaret Lea scored Duke's lone goal of the game from close range, blasting a loose ball past Seahawk goalkeeper Meghan Fitzsimmons.
Despite finishing its first two seasons under coach Carl Franks with a combined record of 3-19, the Duke football team has approached its summer workouts with energy, enthusiasm and vigor. With fall practice quickly approaching, the Blue Devils' attitude is ardently optimistic.
Capping off an amazing month of golf, NCAA champion Candy Hannemann won low amateur at last weekend's U.S. Women's Open, beating fellow collegiate Natalie Gulbis by one stroke. Hannemann finished the tournament with a score of 291, 11-over par and tied for 31st place.
When I first saw the results of Sunday's Peruvian presidential elections, I was originally quite hopeful. After a decade of Alberto Fujimori's outrageously corrupt leadership, President-elect Alejandro Toledo's victory offered the prospect of an untainted democracy blossoming in Peru. Accordingly, I greeted Toledo's win over political rival Alan Garcia with much excitement.
BALTIMORE -- Unable to overcome an early three-goal deficit, the men's lacrosse team ended its season in disappointing fashion Saturday. The Blue Devils fell 12-10 to Towson University in the first round of the NCAA Championships. Although they managed to tie the score on three separate occasions, the Blue Devils could never seize an outright lead over the sixth-seeded Tigers, who improved to 13-3 and will move on to face Maryland in the second round.
