SPORTS  |  FENCING

Koenig finishes first, multiple Duke fencers position themselves for national qualifications at NCAA Regional

By Emily Wang | March 11, 2024

Despite the Mid-Atlantic/South being one of the toughest regions in the nation, the Blue Devils walked away from NCAA Regional this year with 10 top-10 finishes. While the team did well as a whole, the standout performance of the tournament was by far Koenig’s dominant victory.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Duke men's basketball honored for 2023-24 All-ACC awards, Kyle Filipowski named to First Team

By Ranjan Jindal | March 11, 2024

Kyle Filipowski, Jeremy Roach and Jared McCain received All-ACC honors, the league announced Monday. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

WNBA legend Sue Bird talks to Mike Krzyzewski and JJ Redick ahead of recent rivalry matchup

By Ranjan Jindal | March 11, 2024

In the sixth episode of her show “Sue’s Places,” Sue Bird sat down with Coach K and JJ Redick ahead of Duke’s home game against North Carolina. The Blue Zone is here to break down the episode.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Thoughts on the AP poll: Duke men's basketball slides to No. 11, North Carolina jumps to No. 4

By Sydney Olin | March 11, 2024

The Blue Devils finished the regular season 24-7 after dropping their final game of the season to archrival North Carolina, and they now sit at No. 11 in the latest AP poll. The Blue Zone breaks down movement in the poll around the country.

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SPORTS

Sportswrap: Men's basketball falls at home to North Carolina, baseball takes series to upset No. 1 Wake Forest

By Staff Reports | March 11, 2024

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 March 4-10.

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S TENNIS

No. 21 Duke women's tennis sweeps Clemson before falling to Georgia Tech at home

By Anna Newberry | March 11, 2024

Duke collected a swift win against Clemson Friday afternoon as it never trailed before going on to win, 4-0. However, the win streak ended at three as Duke struggled to capitalize on opportunities against Georgia Tech Sunday. 

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SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

Pitchers come up big as No. 12 Duke baseball silences No. 1 Wake Forest for first top-ranked series win since 2009

By Caleb Dudley | March 11, 2024

In a pivotal game three of the opening series in conference play, No. 12 Duke cemented its status as arguably the best team in the league and possibly one of the best in the country, defeating No. 1 Wake Forest 10-8. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S TENNIS

No. 15 Duke men's tennis crushes Virginia Tech, falls to No. 3 Virginia in split ACC weekend

By Ranjan Jindal | March 11, 2024

The Cavaliers once again proved to be an Achilles’ heel, besting the home squad 6-1 in a hard-fought match Sunday afternoon, just two days after Duke took down Virginia Tech.

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

Duke track and field crowns two new All-Americans at NCAA Indoor Championships

By Prithvi Kotapati | March 10, 2024

This weekend, Duke sent three women up to The Track at New Balance in Boston to compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships. Two brand-new All-Americans — senior Brianna Smith and graduate student MaKayla Mason — returned.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

And one: Ryan’s elite performance too much for No. 9 Duke men’s basketball in loss to North Carolina

By Jun Tan | March 10, 2024

After each Duke men's basketball game this season, check back here for the Player of the Game and more. The Blue Devils fell to North Carolina in the final ACC regular-season matchup, with the Tar Heels clinching the conference title in the process. The Blue Zone analyzes the 84-79 defeat. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Column: Roach took the blame for Duke's loss to North Carolina. But this was a team defeat — and one it needed

By Rachael Kaplan | March 10, 2024

Fifteen-point deficits after eight minutes of play are not individual, and they are incredibly difficult to come back from. Scheyer’s squad was so close it could taste it — but it couldn’t quite cross that bridge. This was a whole-team loss, and you could feel it as you walked into the locker room.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

SENIORITIS: No. 9 Duke men's basketball trails wire-to-wire, gets swept by North Carolina to concede ACC crown

By Andrew Long | March 9, 2024

For every energizing play the Blue Devils could conjure the seventh-ranked Tar Heels could seemingly conjure two, helping the visitors lead from start to finish en route to a 84-79 victory inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

5 observations from No. 9 Duke men's basketball's first half against No. 7 North Carolina

By Rachael Kaplan | March 9, 2024

Inside Cameron Indoor Stadium for the final game of their regular season, the ninth-ranked Blue Devils struggled to keep pace with the seventh-ranked Tar Heels for much of the first half before a late-period fightback closed the gap. Duke trails North Carolina 40-31 heading into the locker room.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Prop bets for No. 9 Duke men's basketball vs. North Carolina

By JP Rivera | March 9, 2024

It’s finally here. The Blue Devils are set for their second showdown with their Tobacco Road Rivals, and the Blue Zone is here with some can’t miss prop bets before the rematch with the Tar Heels.

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SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

No. 12 Duke baseball drags No. 1 Wake Forest into slugfest, takes game 1 of showpiece series

By Caleb Dudley | March 9, 2024

In an extremely anticipated matchup in Winston-Salem, N.C., No. 12 Duke took down No. 1 Wake Forest 8-5 in a game that was expected to be a pitcher’s duel, but evolved into a slugfest that cemented the Blue Devils’ status as a contender for both the ACC and the College World Series.

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Defensive solidity, shooting miscues characterize Duke women's basketball's chaotic ACC tournament loss to NC State

By Lilah Gorfain | March 9, 2024

It was a fight, to be sure, and a chaotic one at that.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

Beats' picks: Will No. 9 Duke men's basketball exact revenge on No. 9 North Carolina with ACC title at stake?

By Jonathan Levitan , Micah Hurewitz , Rachael Kaplan , Dom Fenoglio , Ranjan Jindal , Sophie Levenson , Mackenzie Sheehy and Andrew Long | March 9, 2024

No. 9 Duke faces its last — and biggest — test of the regular season Saturday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium, welcoming historic rival and national No. 7 North Carolina. With an ACC regular-season title on the line, The Chronicle’s beat writers are here to offer their forecasts for what promises to be a chaotic evening.

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

No. 7-seed Duke women's basketball falls to No. 2-seed NC State in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament

By Garrett Spooner | March 8, 2024

In a true back-and-forth contest, the seventh-seeded Blue Devils fell to No. 2-seed N.C. State 54-51 in a raucous ACC tournament quarterfinal contest. For the Wolfpack, Aziaha James led the way with 16 points and eight rebounds in a 39-minute performance. On the other side of the ball, Oluchi Okananwa led Duke with a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double. 

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S BASKETBALL

X-Factor: Filipowski staying out of foul trouble essential for No. 9 Duke men's basketball against North Carolina

By Abby Spiller | March 8, 2024

The Blue Devils will be hosting North Carolina in its final regular season game in Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday. Ahead of the matchup, the Blue Zone brings you two players to look out for in the historic battle of the blue.

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

In second-round win against Georgia Tech, Duke women's basketball shows the benefits of success in the paint

By Elle Chavis | March 8, 2024

While Thursday night’s victory was not as vicious as the 84-46 win Duke claimed back in January, the Blue Devils still put together an impressive win, going back to the basics and showing off one of the strongest parts of their offensive attack this season.