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With Duke basketball’s storied history, Cameron Indoor Stadium has long been a breeding ground for the professional basketball players of tomorrow. But from Oct. 5 to 12, the gym will become a training center for NBA players of today.
Relief is finally in sight.
RALEIGH — Performers at the Lincoln Theater sang and danced for a cheering audience in highly choreographed routines wearing high heels and tight, sparkling dresses. And all but one of the entertainers were men.
When English professor Maureen Quilligan walked into the room where she would begin her post-Ph.D. teaching career, her mind was filled with doubts. “Can I do this? Do I want to do this? Is it going to work out? What’s this really like?” she asked herself.
With each sucessive year, Division I college basketball players seem to value a college degree less and less. Sixteen of the first 20 athletes selected in this year’s NBA draft did not complete their college eligibility, and this trend is likely to continue.
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Literally and figuratively, Duke’s game against Virginia Tech showed the Blue Devils are a fragile unit.
The football team is cannot be having a good week.
If there is one thing in the chaotic post-Sept. 11 world that has not been worth questioning, it has been President George W. Bush’s unwavering resolve in defending our nation against terrorist threats. John Kerry’s complete lack of resolve would render him ineffective if presented with the same challenges.
Film has been used by football coaches for decades as a way to get a leg up on the competition. Armed with digital technology, Duke's athletic teams are using video to analysize opponents and break down their own skills.
Duke students watched with curious unease from 700 miles away as Hurricane Frances slowly invaded the Florida coast. But for those who call Florida home, the satellite pictures of the storm invoked a more personal reaction: concern for their family and friends.
Barry Bonds is no stranger to milestones.
Two days after its 27-12 opening loss to Navy, the football team remained “disgusted” with its performance. Duke head coach Ted Roof and some of his players conceded that nerves affected the team’s ability to execute. Roof, however, said he would try to build on the positive aspects of his squad’s performance.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Momentum plays a key role in every football game. Whichever team best utilizes momentum swings almost always wins.
Can a football team ever have too much depth?
Carlos Boozer has always been an exception to the rule.
Duke is readying for its season opener against Navy when the Blue Devils will have to contend with a pounding option-oriented offense and a ferocious defense. Unlike Navy, which enters the game with 18 seniors expected to start, Duke will bring a young team and up to 14 freshmen could play.
Fred Goldsmith took Duke to the Hall-of-Fame Bowl in his initial season with the Blue Devils, but after four years of losing and a major scandal, he was let go. In 2001 Goldsmith took coaching job at Franklin High School and has led his team to a 29-7 record in three season.
While most visitors reminisced about the past this alumni weekend, the football team attempted to give fans an optimistic look at the future in its annual spring game Saturday.
After sending two of its teams to the Final Four and obtaining the No. 1 conference RPI record, by all accounts the ACC had a phenomenal year. As the last season before the conference expands to 11 teams, 2004 was seen as the capstone of an unbelievable conference format.
Chris Duhon represents everything good about Duke basketball. He is a tough-nosed defender with an enthusiasm and intelligence for the game that is synonymous with Blue Devil hoops. He has won a national championship, been named first-team All-ACC, and been one of the select few of head coach Mike Krzyzewski's players to captain more than one squad. The being said, Duhon's jersey in no way deserves to hang from Cameron's rafters.
