Men close in on NCAAs with 3rd-place finish at Districts
Tom Becker couldn't bear to end his cross-country career wondering what if.
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Tom Becker couldn't bear to end his cross-country career wondering what if.
Megan Sullivan's trophy case is quickly running out of space.
Friday the 13th could not have been any more frightening for the women's basketball team.
There was no stopping Nate James.
Everyone knows those kids, and you might have even been one.
A sixth-place finish might not sparkle in the record books, but when the team boasts zero upperclassmen, that sixth-place finish looks pretty enough.
The last time the men's cross country team fared any better at the ACCs, none of the team members even knew his ABCs.
For the past three years, he has been the heart of men's cross country-its top runner, leader and centerpiece.
Take one glance at Duke's remaining schedule, and notice that Duke's final four opponents own a combined 6-21 record.
All the tell-tale signs were there for the men's cross country team that this year's contingent could very well be its best in recent memory. The rankings and the impressive showings on the season's early meets all pointed to a Duke team that should be running in the NCAA Championships come November.
Never mind all the traffic, the pollution, the congestion and its citizens' less-than-stellar reputation-the way the women's cross country team has run in New York this season, it is loving the Big Apple.
Thumb through the thick N.C. State football release and its seven pages of anecdotes, statistics and general propaganda touting Torry Holt for the Heisman Trophy.
WINSTON-SALEM - In a game probably deemed unfit for viewing by football purists, one man decided he not only wanted to be the difference-maker in the game, but also preserve the game's artistry and grace. In the end, he made Duke's first ACC win in almost three years a thing of beauty.
WINSTON-SALEM - The scene looked eerily familiar to the Duke defense: Groves Stadium, an ACC victory almost within grasp and all that needed to be done was stopping Brian Kuklick and the Wake Forest passing attack.
ATLANTA - With under five minutes remaining in Duke's game against Georgia Tech Saturday, the sky opened up and a torrential downpour enveloped Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Take one look in Terry Brennan's room, and it's apparent he doesn't spend too much time cleaning it.
Last weekend, the football team traveled to Tallahassee and came away limping with a 62-13 defeat and a bad case of gastroenteritis.
Stephen Githuka was as good as advertised, but then again, so were the Blue Devils.
Duke hosted Liberty in a dual meet Saturday, but if you stood at the finish line, you probably would have thought you were watching the Blue Devils in a practice run.
To say Kenya is a distance- running machine would be akin to saying Cuba has a pretty good reputation for producing cigars.