Brutal top-25 slate preps Blue Devils
(03/06/08 5:00am)
The Blue Devils know that to be the best, they have to play the best.
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The Blue Devils know that to be the best, they have to play the best.
RALEIGH - Coach K has joined the 800 Club.
RALEIGH - One trick of the trade learned by Mike Krzyzewski in his 800-win career-let your players do the talking.
RALEIGH - Coach K has joined the 800 Club.
Greivis Vasquez might have done most of the talking Wednesday night, but the actions of the calm and collected Blue Devils down the stretch spoke louder than any words possibly could have.
In one of his first meetings with his new team, Duke head football coach David Cutcliffe dropped a bombshell that seemed more befitting of reality TV shows such as The Biggest Loser or MTV's True Life: I'm Going to Fat Camp.
Duke seemingly did everything to earn a win over Tennessee Monday night. They forced 23 turnovers. They held the Lady Vols' starters to 32% shooting. And perhaps most importantly, they kept all-Universe Vols' forward Candace Parker out of her offensive element and scoreless for the game's first 13 minutes.
A minute and a half into the game, Virginia head coach Dave Leitao didn't like what he saw and called a timeout after a 5-0 Duke start. But with the relentless Blue Devils running on all cylinders, that early break did nothing to halt Duke's winning tempo.
With a chance to seal the game at the free-throw line, Carrem Gay didn't let her memory drift back to the last time Duke faced Rutgers.
Joe Alleva wasn't flying solo in his first face-to-face talk with Navy head coach Paul Johnson about Duke football's top job.
Duke Director of Athletics Joe Alleva has called on one of college football's most influential individuals to help him a replacement for former head coach Ted Roof.
The Roof over Duke Football has collapsed.
Taylor King 13, Eastern Kentucky 12.
Duke head coach Ted Roof would love to tell you about his time as defensive coordinator at Notre Dame, but he doesn't have much to say.
After a 2006-2007 season in which Clemson had its best start in team history, the ACC cannot say it didn't see the Tigers coming this year.
With refined scoring talents that have elicited comparisons to Larry Bird and Dirk Nowitzki, Kyle Singler is certainly an expert at drawing the attention of opposing defenses. But as good as the uber-talented freshman may be in that capacity, he might enjoy drawing with a pen and pencil even more.
Saturday will mark the last time that Duke's 14 seniors run out on the field at Wallace Wade Stadium. But for senior tight end Nick Stefanow, it took some queries from friends to ultimately realize the finality of the home matchup with Georgia Tech.
With only a third of the season remaining, head coach Ted Roof was pretty succinct when asked what he wanted to get out of the final four games.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In a parking lot adjacent to Doak Cambell Stadium, one FSU fan's car bore the shoe polished one-liner "Homecoming 2007--Thank God for Duke."
With their struggles over the past few seasons, the Seminoles of 2007 certainly don't resemble the teams that boasted players like Deion Sanders and Charlie Ward and cruised to a staggering nine consecutive ACC titles and two national crowns during the 1990s.