Familiar Foe, Supreme Show
BOSTON - When Duke traveled to Boston in January to play ACC foe Boston College, the Blue Devils told each other they would be back.
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BOSTON - When Duke traveled to Boston in January to play ACC foe Boston College, the Blue Devils told each other they would be back.
BOSTON - It's on to the National Championship game for the Blue Devils, and their biggest roadblock the past two seasons-North Carolina-will not be there waiting to stop the drive for Duke's first title in program history.
For the second straight weekend, Duke faced the first-place team in one of the ACC's two baseball divisions, and for the second straight weekend the Blue Devils were swept in a three-game series.
For most teams in Division I basketball, simply making the Sweet 16 is an accomplishment in and of itself.
Before the disappointing loss to North Carolina on Senior Night in Cameron Indoor Stadium March 4, Duke's seniors held a dinner to honor the occasion at the Washington Duke Inn.
Walking back onto Coach K Court after the March 4 loss to North Carolina, senior forward Lee Melchionni had one message for the thousands of fans who remained in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Abby Waner could hardly remember the last time she watched the opening tip for one of her games from the bench.
J.J. Redick had big plans for his career at Duke.
Twice this season, Florida State has crept up on Duke's schedule at a time when the Blue Devils could be susceptible to falling into an opponent's trap.
Braving sub-zero temperatures and even occasional snow, three members of the women's cross-country team placed within the top-25 of their respective events at the USA Cross Country Championships this weekend in New York.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - For the second straight game, Duke went into halftime with a dwindling lead to an opponent playing in front of its home crowd.
CHAPEL HILL - Duke fans have been waiting all season for the highly-touted freshman duo of Josh McRoberts and Greg Paulus to live up to its billing and make the difference in a big game.
CHAPEL HILL - J.J. Redick had just rescued Duke from what was nearly a devastating collapse at the hands of North Carolina Tuesday night.
In a battle of the two remaining unbeaten teams in women's college basketball, North Carolina raced back from a 13-point halftime deficit and defeated Duke, 74-70, Sunday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
CLEMSON, S.C. - A month after Sean Dockery's last second shot beat Virginia Tech, Duke once again escaped a close game against a tough ACC opponent to maintain its perfect record.
When Maryland beat Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 26, 2005 a clever prank added to the disappointment of the Blue Devils' first loss of the 2004-05 season and embarrassed one of the most famous student sections in college basketball.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A snowstorm that tore through the Northeast this weekend may have been a blessing in disguise for the Blue Devils.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The questions about whether Duke deserved to be No. 1 in the country were answered Saturday in front of a packed house at the Meadowlands.
When the preseason college basketball polls were released in early November, all eyes immediately turned to Dec. 10 and a game that would potentially pit the nation's top-two teams against each other.
A new generation of Duke players did their best to recreate the magic of Hill-to-Laettner.