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With the Durham sun beating down Sunday afternoon, the crowd was getting hot and anxious as the Blue Devils were locked in a heated overtime battle against Liberty.
Every year, an unlikely mix of Patagonia-wearing, Silicon Valley-residing ‘tech bros’ and countercultural celebrants put their differences aside and make an annual pilgrimage to Black Rock Valley where they can escape the woes of capitalism — albeit just for a few days. It is here, in Rural Nevada, where this unlikely alliance will engage in the collective construction of a temporary residence known as Black Rock City.
While Duke’s season heats up with ACC competition on the horizon, several former Blue Devils are having impressive campaigns in the NWSL. The Blue Zone breaks down the performances of those making an impact in 2023:
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Sept. 4-10.
On Thursday, the New York Times published an article highlighting the lack of socioeconomic diversity at Duke, causing many Duke students to gasp in shock.
This Duke doctor challenged North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban, successfully blocking one provision of the law and potentially two more.
On August 30, 92,003 people came to watch Nebraska’s women’s college volleyball match against Omaha, breaking the world record for the highest attendance at a women's sporting event ever. While Duke hasn’t reached those heights, it made a statement of its own this week.
President Vincent Price responded to a Thursday article in the New York Times Magazine which described Duke as falling substantially behind peer universities in socioeconomic diversity, saying the article portrayed the University “in a rather harsh light.”
As Duke expands aid for Carolinian undergraduates, what are other North Carolina schools doing to support their students?
After winning again in Week 2, the Blue Devils hold steady in the AP top 25 at No. 21. The Blue Zone breaks down movement in the poll around the nation:
No. 21 Duke poured in 35 unanswered points amidst a rainy second half to move to 2-0. The Blue Zone analyzes down the game with three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead:
Not all football games are like the one Duke played against Clemson Monday. Sometimes, they are simple. Sometimes, the better team shows up and coasts to a win. That is exactly what the 21st-ranked Blue Devils did in their second game of the season.
It felt like a high-school homecoming: Bright stadium lights on a Friday night, stands packed with parents and classmates, rowdy cheers echoing across the bleachers. A big rival school from out of town — welcome back, ACC soccer — and exciting bursts of energy from the players on the field perfected the illusion of a classic hometown showdown.
Under the bright lights Thursday night, two storybook villains were set to face off in a battle of fury. East Carolina entered the gates of hell, hoping to play with fire and conquer the underworld of Koskinen Stadium. Yet the swashbuckling Pirates learned a valuable lesson in combat – mess with the Devils of Durham, go up in a blaze of blue flame.
With the second-half kickoff came the rain. As the stands emptied and the field became soaked, the Blue Devils got down to business.
Thirty minutes have passed in Duke’s second game of the season against Lafayette at Wallace Wade Stadium. The 21st-ranked Blue Devils lead the Leopards 21-7 after a tight opening half Saturday evening:
On this day, Sept. 11, we remember the horror from 22 years ago of airplanes crashing intentionally into the World Trade Center Towers in New York City, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. If you were alive, you probably remember where you were when you first heard the news. The crash isn’t the only memory. The care given by the first responders also stands out. When tragedy strikes, we often see the triumph of human community. So many people ran to help those in need who couldn’t help themselves. They were advocates in that moment for the helpless, the voiceless, the lost, the dead. This crisis created a community of care.
After starting off the season on the right foot, Duke looks to get another home victory versus Lafayette. Before the Saturday night kickoff in Durham, the Blue Zone has some can’t-miss prop bets:
Summer may be receding, but the eclectic Hopscotch Music Festival promises to bring back the heat to the Triangle this week from Sept. 7–9. Over 120 artists and groups will perform at Hopscotch, with headliners including Pavement, Japanese Breakfast, Denzel Curry, Alvvays, Margo Price, King Krule, Sunny Day Real Estate and Dinosaur Jr.
Following an emphatic Week 1 victory over Clemson, No. 21 Duke football faces Lafayette Saturday. The Blue Zone is here to bring you three keys to a Duke victory: