The ACC isn't what it used to be. In the conference's recent memory, there was North Carolina, Maryland and Duke-and there was everyone else. Not so much this year, when parity has ruled the...
When water sits at 211 degrees Fahrenheit, it simmers, sitting on the precipice of chaos. But something strange happens when its temperature reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit: It boils. And when water...
The times, they are a-changin'. Gone are the days when only a handful of teams were relevant in women's basketball. To think, Tennessee, the two-time reigning national champion, is currently ranked...
Head coach Joanne P. McCallie has seen the competitive fire in Jasmine Thomas' eyes before. But by torching her team's biggest rival down the stretch of an overtime nailbiter, Thomas proved her...
When Joanne P. McCallie became Duke's head coach in April 2007, she had many goals. Her biggest, and one of her most challenging, was to take a team that was plagued by low numbers on the boards...
Let me start by saying that Duke looked about as good as it has all year Sunday at home against North Carolina. The Blue Devils defeated their biggest rival by playing with poise, making stops and...
A year ago, the ACC's big three of Duke, Maryland and North Carolina breezed by the rest of the league. The three teams only lost to each another. Fast forward a year, and the tide is turning in...
In her speech on senior night, Abby Waner reminisced about her ambitious goals when she entered Duke as the Gatorade and McDonald's National Player of the Year four years ago. "When I first came to...
Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie sat down with The Chronicle's Ben Cohen Monday, the day after the Blue Devils closed their ACC slate with an 81-79 overtime win over North Carolina. It seems like...
Abby Waner made her first shot attempt of the night, a 3-pointer, less than three minutes into the game. It had the beginnings of a perfect senior night. Then she missed her next long jumper. Then...
As seniors Chante Black, Carrem Gay and Abby Waner gear up for their final regular-season game in Cameron Indoor Stadium, they won't be expecting a celebratory victory lap. Instead, they will be...
