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Duke has granted Texas officials permission to speak with women's basketball head coach Gail Goestenkors, an athletics department spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
After missing the two biggest free throws of her career, Lindsey Harding collapsed to the floor.
Analysis: All year long Lindsey Harding stood for Duke basketball. And as Harding stepped to the line for her team with virtually no time left in the Sweet 16 matchup against Rutgers, she...
The showdown between Duke and the Scarlet Knights will be a rematch of the Blue Devils' 85-45 blowout Dec. 4. Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer said her young players felt the pressure of playing in...
On the opening tip Tuesday night at the RBC Center, players from both squads fell to the floor grabbing for the loose ball until a second jump ball had to be called.
The sign read, "Temple Hoo?"-a play on words with Temple's nickname, but also a reference to the fact that Temple did not receive much recognition during the season.
The RBC Center, the site of the No. 1 Blue Devils' first two games in the NCAA Tournament, is just about 20 miles from Duke's campus. Appropriately, the Blue Devils feel that a game at the Raleigh...
Coming off its first loss of the season to N.C. State March 3 in the semi-finals of the ACC Tournament, the Blue Devils (31-1) showed no ill effects, defeating the Crusaders 81-44 in the RBC Center.
Any pre-game anxiety Abby Waner may have had going into Sunday night's matchup certainly didn't show on the court.
After Duke lost to N.C. State in the ACC Tournament semifinals Saturday, head coach Gail Goestenkors wrote two phrases on the team's whiteboard.
Game Analysis: Duke did not lose Saturday because it failed to execute down the stretch, or because it was complacent on offense. Sometimes, it is not about swishing shots and playing...
After finishing the regular season undefeated and earning the top seed and a first-round bye in the ACC Tournament, No. 1 Duke (29-0) will begin its postseason today when it takes on Virginia at 3...
In women's basketball this year, there is no need to even have a conversation over the sport's most prestigious honor. Put simply, the National Player of the Year award should be given to the best...
Entering the 2006 NCAA Tournament with a 26-3 record and the leadership of three experienced seniors-including National Player of the Year candidate Monique Currie-Duke was burdened with the...
When Abby Waner shadowed Denver Nuggets color commentator Scott Hastings for a high school project, the guard got her first taste of professional broadcasting.
It's hard to criticize a team with a perfect record. It's even harder when that team's greatest weakness might actually be its greatest strength.
The best player in the nation deserves to be named the National Player of the Year. The logic speaks for itself, and a precedent has been set. The last two years, LSU's Seimone Augustus won the...
The women's basketball team played a perfect season, becoming the first team in Duke's history to end undefeated. The women look to the postseason to score the long-sought national title.
When Goestenkorsopolis rose out of the muddy remains of Krzyzewskiville and the Cameron Crazies created a bonfire for a Duke women's victory over North Carolina, it was hard not to notice the...
With her team trailing by two points and less than 10 seconds showing on the clock in Cameron Indoor Stadium, Abby Waner took an inbounds pass under the basket, dribbled to mid-court and heaved a...