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Conventional sports wisdom states that certain teams always choke in the postseason, certain teams always beat certain other teams, and whatever else has been levied against a team with a vague gesture to history as evidence. Monday afternoon proved exactly why conventional wisdom fails so often in sports.
On Thursday evening, attackman Brennan O'Neill was rewarded for an exceptional junior season with the prestigious Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the best men's and women's player in college lacrosse.
With the NBA Finals beginning Thursday, many former Blue Devils have wrapped up their seasons. The Blue Zone takes a look at some impact players this postseason.
Before the Blue Devils get started in the NCAA tournament, the Blue Zone takes a look at some Duke alumni succeeding professionally.
Duke was named the No. 2-seed in the Conway, S.C., regional Monday, joining No. 1-seed and the No. 10-seed nationally Coastal Carolina as well as No. 4-seed Rider and No. 3-seed UNC Wilmington.
After four days of tough competition at the East Regional in Jacksonville, Fla., Duke earned 14 total bids to the NCAA Outdoor Championship meet.
Despite a late-game rally, the top-seeded Blue Devils were ultimately overwhelmed 13-9 by No. 3-seed Notre Dame, gifting the Fighting Irish their first national championship in program history and extending a nine-year title drought for head coach John Danowski and his Duke team.
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 May 22-28.
Every week, the Blue Zone breaks down an outstanding spring athlete, looking at their weekly performance and their season as a whole. Up next is Jake Naso.
Freshman Pedro Rodenas remarkably advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Singles Championships, while senior Garrett Johns fell in the first round. They teamed up in doubles and advanced to the round of 16 as well.
The Blue Devils may have escaped Penn State at the death, but Monday's title game against Notre Dame will require increased discipline and less room for error.
No. 5-seed Duke fell 7-6 to No. 4-seed Miami, standing strong for much of the game, but late-inning mistakes from the bullpen caused its second-straight one-run loss.
A four-run fifth inning powered the ninth-seeded Cardinal past No. 8-seed Duke Saturday, sending the Blue Devils packing from the NCAA tournament.
At the end of a frantic game, the top-seeded Blue Devils came out on top 16-15 against the fifth-seeded Nittany Lions, booking their place in Monday's title game.
With the NCAA Final Four set, the Blue Zone looks at four star players that are key to leading their respective teams to victory.
No. 8 Duke dropped the first game of the NCAA best-of-three Super Regionals to the ninth-seeded Cardinal 3-1 Friday, holding a 1-0 lead through four innings before the Cardinal scored three runs across the fifth and sixth.
With Duke's Final Four semifinal game against Penn State rapidly approaching, Andrew Long and Sasha Richie break down the Blue Devils' path to the title.
While Duke has shown its capability to compete against any team in the country, the margin of error for this team is razor thin.
Despite glimpses of hope and endurance shown by the Blue Devils, their season came to an end at the NCAA Singles Championships in a disappointing fashion and was mismatched with their strong regular season.
On Thursday, eight Blue Devils were recognized for exceptional seasons with a slew of national awards heading into the weekend's Final Four.