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(03/04/16 8:03am)
After making the ACC tournament in 2014, Duke struggled with
inconsistency last season. Although the Blue Devils started the year off strong
and finished with several signature wins, a seven-game losing streak ultimately cost them an invite back to the ACC tournament.
(03/03/16 7:14am)
Through their first eight games, the Blue Devils had mostly played beyond their years. But with several underclassmen in its starting lineup, Duke demonstrated its youth Wednesday night.
(03/01/16 7:22am)
After beating Florida State 80-66 Thursday, the Blue Devils stumbled in their final road game of the season against Pittsburgh. With two regular season games remaining, Duke sits tied for fifth in the conference standings.
(02/26/16 8:17am)
After losing several of their top contributors from a season
ago, questions surrounded the Blue Devils as they prepared for their 2016
campaign.
(02/24/16 5:22am)
“Although he sleeps, his memory doth live.”
(02/19/16 2:10am)
BLACKSBURG, Va. —Battling turnovers and without their sophomore star yet again, the Blue Devils faced another one of the crunch-time situations that have not been kind to them throughout the season.
(02/15/16 5:02am)
Brandon Ingram
(02/12/16 7:22am)
It may be the offseason, but a lot of news has come down in Durham in recent weeks surrounding the football program. Duke has its new offensive coordinator in Zac Roper after the departure of Scottie Montgomery to East Carolina, and the Blue Devils' 2016 schedule was released in late January. Just last week, head coach David Cutcliffe inked his best recruiting class in program history. But things took a turn for the worse early this week. The Chronicle's football beat writers take a look at some of the topical questions as the build-up to the start of spring practice continues.
(02/03/16 1:25am)
ATLANTA—Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski missed his first game since 1995 Tuesday after not traveling with the team for the Blue Devils' game at Georgia Tech.
(02/03/16 2:57am)
ATLANTA—With associate
head coach Jeff Capel filling in for Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski—who is back in
Durham under the weather—the Blue Devils have struggled early on.
(02/03/16 8:20am)
ATLANTA—After dropping four of its last five games and falling out of the AP top 25 for the first time since 2007, Duke’s tilt at Georgia Tech Tuesday night was a must-win.
(01/31/16 8:21am)
For former Duke kicker Ross Martin, Saturday was business as usual.
(01/14/16 12:52am)
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Clemson scored the game's first five points, but then the Blue Devils caught fire to build a big lead before stumbling in the half's final few minutes.
(01/14/16 7:26am)
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Heading into its third ACC road game, Duke had proved that it can manage without Amile Jefferson. After losing to Utah Dec. 19—just two games after Jefferson fractured his foot in practice—the Blue Devils had won five straight games and appeared to be playing some of their best basketball of the season.
(12/27/15 5:29am)
In a wild finish that saw Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk leave the game with an MCL sprain in overtime, the Blue Devils defeated Indiana 44-41 ending a 54-year bowl-victory drought. After Sirk led Duke on a 13-play, 78-yard touchdown drive to force the game into overtime, the Blue Devils secured the win when Ross Martin converted a 36-yard field goal and Indiana’s field goal kicker Griffin Oaks missed a 38-yard field goal that could've extended the game.
(12/26/15 5:33am)
The Blue Devils will try to end a 54-year bowl victory drought when they face Indiana in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. Duke has lost three consecutive bowl games despite holding late fourth quarter leads in each contest. Here are three keys for Duke to reverse its recent bowl fortunes:
(12/24/15 5:25am)
With Duke's matchup against Indiana in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl just days away, The Chronicle's football beat writers tackle key questions that will determine the outcome of the game as the Blue Devils aim to snap a bowl victory drought that dates back to 1961.
(12/21/15 7:45pm)
It was a weekend of chaos that resembled the madness of March. With non-conference play coming to a close, Saturday saw a string of Top 25 teams go down and narrowed the list of the remaining unbeatens. Despite its 99-65 win against Georgia Southern Tuesday night, Duke dropped to No. 15 after a 77-75 overtime loss against Utah, who re-entered the poll at No.24.
(12/19/15 6:02am)
The Blue Devils return to the court Saturday afternoon against Utah in Madison Square Garden after beating Georgia Southern 99-65 Tuesday night. The showdown with the Utes will be Duke’s first real test without senior forward Amile Jefferson, who suffered a fractured foot in practice and will be out indefinitely. The Chronicle takes a look at one player from each team who could be the difference maker in the Blue Devils’ upcoming matchup:
(12/17/15 9:00pm)
Duke football head
coach David Cutcliffe held a press conference Thursday addressing the Blue
Devils’ upcoming matchup against Indiana in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Duke
(7-5) faces the Hoosiers (6-6) Dec. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Here are some of the more notable sound bytes from Cutcliffe’s press
conference: