Column: As season ends in defeat, Duke women’s basketball’s winning chase speaks for itself

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'I'd never been there': Niesenbaum, Duke wrestling look toward future after closing season at NCAA Championships

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After exiting the NCAA Championships with a 1-2 record, senior heavyweight Jonah Niesenbaum reflected on the season and the team's goals moving forward.

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No. 4 Duke men's lacrosse rides fast start to home demolition of Air Force

By Andrew Long | Yesterday

Duke closed its homestand with a commanding, never-in-doubt 18-6 romp of the outmatched Falcons.

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'Shots weren't falling': Duke women's basketball's offense falters as season ends in overtime against Colorado

By Mackenzie Sheehy | Yesterday

Duke's offensive woes outweighed its defensive excellence in Monday's loss, sending the team into the offseason with plenty of accomplishments and questions.

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Duke men’s basketball 2022-23 player review: Jaylen Blakes

By Tyler Walley | Yesterday

With Duke’s season officially in the books, the Blue Zone breaks down each player's season, including comparisons to their preseason projections. First is Jaylen Blakes.

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BUFFALO STAMPEDE: Duke women’s basketball’s NCAA tournament run ends with overtime defeat to Colorado

By Dom Fenoglio | Yesterday

The Blue Devils pushed it to overtime in Cameron Indoor Stadium, but the Buffaloes emerged victorious to reach the Sweet 16 and end the home team's season.

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Sportswrap: Men's basketball's season ended by Tennessee, women's basketball moves on at NCAA tournament

By Staff Reports | 2 days ago

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.

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Duke baseball's offense comes through in late innings against Clemson to claim first ACC road series

By Dom Fenoglio | 2 days ago

Timely offense led the Blue Devils past Clemson in Sunday's rubber match, with tying home runs coming in the eighth and ninth innings before the go-ahead blast.

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Beats' picks: Will Duke women's basketball defeat Colorado, punch ticket to Seattle for Sweet 16?

By Em Adler , Leah Boyd , Franck Djidjeu , Ranjan Jindal , Martin Heintzelman , Dom Fenoglio , Sophie Levenson and Mackenzie Sheehy | 2 days ago

With the stakes high as ever in Durham, The Chronicle's beat writers make their predictions.

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And one: Proctor's surge not enough as Duke men's basketball falls to Tennessee in NCAA tournament second round

By Tyler Walley | 3 days ago

After each Duke men’s basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. The fifth-seed Blue Devils exited the NCAA tournament after a heartbreaking 65-52 loss to No. 4-seed Tennessee, and the Blue Zone is here to break down the game.

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Duke women's basketball finds happy medium between scoring, defense in blowout win against Iona

By Franck Djidjeu | 3 days ago

The Blue Devils, known for their defense, took down the Gaels with balance on the two ends of the floor.

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Duke women's lacrosse falls to undefeated Syracuse for 4th-straight loss

By Sophie Levenson | 3 days ago

Duke was competitive against one of the nation's best teams, but an Orange-dominated third quarter prevented the Blue Devils from getting their first ACC win.

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In season-ending loss to Tennessee, Duke men’s basketball’s youth finally catches up with it

By Sasha Richie | 3 days ago

For a team that represents an era in its infancy, perhaps it is okay that, of all things, its youth ended up its Achilles’ heel.

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HOME COOKING: Duke women's basketball routs Iona in Durham to reach NCAA tournament's Round of 32

By Ranjan Jindal | 4 days ago

The third-seeded Blue Devils exploded on offense Saturday night, running away for a big win against the 14th-seeded Gaels in the Round of 64.

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HARD KNOX: Duke men's basketball eliminated from NCAA tournament with second-round loss to Tennessee

By Rachael Kaplan | 4 days ago

The Blue Devils' season comes to an end at the hands of the Volunteers, who fought their way to a first-half lead and held off Duke's second-half attempts at a comeback.

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5 observations from Duke men's basketball's first half against Tennessee in Round of 32

By Sasha Richie | 4 days ago

The Volunteers are in front at the half of a physical battle in Orlando, Fla.

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Beats' picks: Can Duke men's basketball advance past Tennessee in Round of 32?

By Max Rego , Alex Jackson , Jake C. Piazza , Sasha Richie , Micah Hurewitz , Jonathan Levitan , Rachael Kaplan and Andrew Long | 4 days ago

No. 5-seed Duke meets No. 4-seed Tennessee in Orlando, Fla., Saturday afternoon with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. As tipoff nears, The Chronicle's beat writers make their picks.

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Beats' picks: Will Duke women's basketball advance past Iona in home NCAA tournament matchup?

By Em Adler , Leah Boyd , Franck Djidjeu , Ranjan Jindal , Garrett Spooner , Martin Heintzelman , Dom Fenoglio and Mackenzie Sheehy | 4 days ago

Before tipoff at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, The Chronicle's beat writers predict whether the Blue Devils' season will stretch to Monday.