Dockery comes to Duke's rescue
Not until after Sean Dockery hit a running 40-footer to win Sunday's thriller and the initial pandemonium died down did the Cameron Crazies finally start chanting the senior's name.
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Not until after Sean Dockery hit a running 40-footer to win Sunday's thriller and the initial pandemonium died down did the Cameron Crazies finally start chanting the senior's name.
Although Josh McRoberts will be returning to his home state for tonight's game against Indiana, the freshman is hardly expecting a warm welcome.
NEW YORK - Two nights after J.J. Redick scored 31 points to send Duke to the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off, the Blue Devils' other All-American, Shelden Williams, stole the spotlight Friday.
NEW YORK - Shelden Williams tipped in Sean Dockery's missed layup with 32.7 seconds remaining to put No. 1 Duke ahead by two as the Blue Devils (5-0) held on to capture the NIT Season Tip-Off over No. 11 Memphis Friday night at Madison Square Garden, 70-67. Williams matched a career high with 30 points to earn the tournament's Most Outstanding Player honor. The forward touched the ball on nearly every possession in the second half as Duke's other All-American, J.J. Redick, was shut down by Memphis defender Rodney Carney.
NEW YORK - Duke proved it can win despite adversity Wednesday night, but it was not easy.
J.J. Redick didn't make a three-pointer in Duke's season-opener Monday night.
When former Blue Devils Christian Laettner and Brian Davis made a $2 million contribution to the Duke Basketball Legacy Fund this past summer, they both said they were thrilled to still be involved with a basketball program and a school that had given them so much as student-athletes.
For a team that has not lost a game this season when it has scored first, the No. 12 Blue Devils knew they would have a huge advantage if they got on the board early in Wednesday night's ACC quarterfinal match against 13th-ranked Boston College.
It's official.
A year after the women's tennis team qualified no one for the ITA National Collegiate Indoor Championships, the Blue Devils will send three of its players there this season after they earned bids to the tournament Monday in Chapel Hill.
As an assistant coach for the USA's Dream Team in 1992, Mike Krzyzewski helped guide the squad to a gold medal, as the Americans dominated their opponents by an average of 43.8 points.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Duke took the field Saturday without its top three running backs, without its top two wide receivers and with only a slim chance of escaping the Orange Bowl Stadium with a victory over No. 9 Miami and its stifling defense.
Donations for the $15-million basketball training facility and athletic complex have increased over the past month, after fund-raising efforts nearly reached a standstill during the summer.
Following the back-to-back double overtime games the men's soccer team played last week, the Blue Devils needed an easy game.
Saturday night was different this week.
Last year's season did not end the way the women's tennis team had imagined. Duke struggled through a spring filled with injuries and inconsistency.
WAVELAND, Miss. - "New Waveland Cafe" reads the large white sign prominently displayed under a tent where several volunteers are distributing water and lemonade.
Both Duke and East Carolina entered last Saturday’s season opener looking to reverse long strings of defeat.
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Several of Duke’s top basketball players spent August chasing gold.