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Devils dominate in victory over Campbell
By Matt Becker | February 19, 2004There was no letdown after the wrestling team's dramatic victory over conference power Virginia.
There was no letdown after the wrestling team's dramatic victory over conference power Virginia.
Traveling from one Big Four opponent's den to another has been Duke's rigorous itinerary this week. Fresh off its first conference loss at the hands of Tobacco Road-foe N.C.
The fencing team has achieved remarkable success as a whole over the course of this winter season, but the Junior Olympics in Cleveland, Oh.
Sophomore Jake Poses was elected sports editor of the 100th volume for the 2004-05 year by The Chronicle sports staff Tuesday evening. His term begins in May.
Over the next five days, the women's swimming and diving teams will be on a mission to prove themselves at this week's ACC Championships in Charlottesville, Va.
"I thought North Carolina State played outstanding basketball, and kind of knocked us back in the first half.
Dr. Henry Friedman is, admittedly, a very simple man-the renowned pediatric oncologist's life revolves around his family, his profession and his favorite sport, basketball. .
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- In a lot of ways, Duke's game against North Carolina Saturday night was kind of weird.
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So close, yet so far away.
Herb Sendek and his North Carolina State men's basketball players know how to beat Duke; they don't have to prove that fact to anyone after their 78-74 victory over the No. 1 Blue Devils last night.
The dream season for the wrestling team just keeps getting better.
For the first time this season, the tenth-ranked women's tennis team (4-1) swept all six singles matches, as it defeated No. 36 Indiana (4-2) by a 6-1 margin on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.
In their most important contest yet this season, both the men's and women's indoor track teams placed third at the Armory Collegiate Invitational held in New York City over the weekend.
The Duke men's and women's lacrosse teams introduced their new lineups in scrimmages Saturday in preparation for their first regular season games later this week.
Duke's baseball team did its best impersonation of the Comeback Kids this past weekend, winning two out of three games against the Cincinnati Bearcats in stunning come-from-behind fashion.
For the critics who have all but handed Duke the ACC regular season championship trophy, there happens to be a second-place contender that would like to voice its' opinion.
Metaphors constantly pervade the consciousness of sports rivalries. In the women's basketball Duke-UNC matchup, not even the most extreme comparisons are withheld.
After a surprising loss to Florida State last week, the women's basketball team has been revitalized in its last couple games, defeating both opponents by considerable margins.
Duke proved it has a defense good enough to win games. The Blue Devils' tough defensive efforts muted Wake Forest on the offensive end of the court, holding the Deacons to a mere 30.