Duke baseball balances Czechs, ties with Czech Republic in exhibition
(10/07/15 5:02am)
Tuesday’s exhibition contest lasted more than three hours and went 10 innings, but it was not enough to determine a winner.
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Tuesday’s exhibition contest lasted more than three hours and went 10 innings, but it was not enough to determine a winner.
The injury bug is at it again—and this time, it’s taking the whole ACC with it.
Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe held his weekly press conference Tuesday, addressing Duke’s 19-10 loss against then-No. 23 Northwestern and the upcoming matchup against No. 20 Georgia Tech. Duke (2-1) faces the Yellow Jackets (2-1) in its ACC opener at Wallace Wade Stadium this Saturday at noon for the third home stand in as many weeks. Here are some of the more notable sound bytes from Cutcliffe’s press conference:
For the past several seasons at Duke it has been commonplace to see more than one quarterback taking the field during games. Anthony Boone registered snaps behind Sean Renfree throughout the 2012 campaign en route to bowl eligibility. Boone was pulled from under center periodically in favor of Brandon “The Phantom” Connette and current starter Thomas “The Menace” Sirk. But for the first time in several years in Durham, only one quarterback took the field against Northwestern Saturday.
It’s that time of year again. Major League Baseball is dragging through the end of its 162-game season with October just around the corner and National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell is slinking away from a New York courthouse in defeat as the NFL season gets underway. I wonder if he decided to draft Tom Brady on his fantasy team this season?
Despite the swarm of questions regarding size and the ability to stop the run in Durham throughout the offseason, Duke’s defensive front has proven resilient in the first two games of the season.
Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe held his weekly press conference Tuesday, addressing Duke’s 37-7 victory against Tulane and the upcoming matchup against N. C. Central. The head coach touched on the renovations at Wallace Wade Stadium and recent NFL cuts of former Blue Devil players. Duke (1-0) faces the Eagles (1-0) in the fourth Bull City Gridiron Classic at Wallace Wade Stadium this Saturday at 6 p.m. for their home opener. Here are some of the more notable sound bytes from Cutcliffe’s press conference:
After earning a share of the MEAC championship in 2014 with a 7-5 record, N.C. Central is poised to have another strong year with head coach Jerry Mack in his second season at the helm.
Duke travels to New Orleans Thursday for its first season opener on the road since 2005 to face off against Tulane at Yulman Stadium at 9:30 p.m. The Green Wave are seeking revenge after last year’s 47-13 blowout loss to the Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium, while Duke is looking to kickoff non-conference play in a winning fashion. Every week throughout the football season, we’ll break down a player on each team who could be the difference-maker in the upcoming contest.
Everybody on Duke's defense seems to want to play linebacker.
N.C. Central returns 15 starters from last year’s 7-5 squad as it joins Duke in aiming to become a consistent program in the Bull City.
Despite finishing the regular season on a 4-2 run, four straight losses early on and a disappointing bowl loss against Rutgers left the Tar Heels with a 6-7 record and a lot of unanswered questions heading into 2015.
With the season opener on the horizon Sept. 3 at Tulane, Saturday’s scrimmage at Wallace Wade Stadium left just as many questions as answers for an injury-riddled Blue Devil squad.
Head coach David Cutcliffe announced last week that redshirt freshman Nicodem Pierre would shift from quarterback to running back after three of Duke's four scholarship running backs went down with injuries early in fall camp. With the season opener a little more than two weeks away, The Chronicle's beat writers take a look at how the injuries could impact Cutcliffe's offense.
With the 2015 season right around the corner, The Chronicle's football beat writers break down each of the 10 major position groups: running backs, quarterbacks, offensive line, receivers/tight ends,defensive ends, defensive tackles, linebackers, defensive backs, kicker/punter and punt/kickoff returners to prepare you for the regular season.
With the 2015 season right around the corner, The Chronicle's football beat writers break down each of the 10 major position groups: running backs, quarterbacks, receivers, offensive line, defensive ends, defensive tackles, defensive backs, linebackers, kicker/punter and punt/kickoff returners to prepare you for the regular season.
When Jamison Crowder took the field in Durham, special teams were just that—special.
With fall camp on the horizon, the Chronicle's football beat writers take a look at the big questions facing the Blue Devils this summer.
For the fifth time in six years of hosting the NCAA tournament, the Blue Devils are moving on from Durham to the quarterfinals in Waco, Texas.
For the first time in nine years, the two-time defending champion Blue Devils will not be traveling to championship weekend. This time around, they did not even make it past the first round.