When Duke beat N.C. State Saturday, it was an important victory for the Blue Devils, but it was also part of the most telling trend in this year's ACC.
The regular season for the women's basketball season is winding down--and the Blue Devils are picking up momentum as they fly downhill.
Opening their season, the No. 2 women's lacrosse team dominated a pair of opponents over the weekend, generating a tremendous number of offensive opportunities and keeping control of the game.
"Lucky Devils," some of the more historically minded Duke fans in Cameron chanted as the Blue Devils dominated North Carolina late in the second half of a 97-63 romp.
For the seventh consecutive time, the men's tennis team won its opening round match at the prestigious National Team Indoor Championships by downing No. 9 Texas 4-3 on the strength of superior depth.
After Duke's bitterly fought 78-67 overtime victory over North Carolina in January, many people expected an equally competitive contest Thursday night when the Tar Heels came to Cameron Indoor...
N.C. State (14-8, 7-4 in the ACC) comes to Durham Saturday at 4 p.m. in yet another pivotal ACC matchup, as the No.
During a timeout in the second half, with Duke locked in a ferocious battle with a Maryland team tied for first place in the ACC, an ordinarily timorous freshman asked head coach Mike Krzyzewski...
After a major scare in the first matchup at North Carolina and a loss to Connecticut, No.
Duke basketball is famous for many things, but perhaps what elevates the program from the rest of the country's college teams is its fans, the Cameron Crazies.
This week's snow storms left a damper on much of the Atlantic coast and even on the Atlantic Coast Conference's schedule, but for Duke and Maryland's men's basketball teams, the conditions left...
With the retirement of former UNC head coach Dean Smith and the emergence of Maryland as a national powerhouse, Terrapin head coach Gary Williams and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski have created the premier...
In an age when college sports are riddled with disgruntled and impatient athletes that would sooner transfer to other schools than compete for playing time, Drew Nicholas is an anomaly.
Mike Corey was selected Tuesday night by The Chronicle sports staff to be the sports editor of the 99th volume for the 2003-2004 school year. He will succeed Paul Doran, the current editor.
After last year's teams lost a combined six players to the NBA, Maryland and Duke were aware that they would have to rely on young talent this season.
Piloted by a second-place performance by freshman Ryan Blaum, the Blue Devil men's golf team finished in ninth place at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida.
Mike Krzyzewski never liked the designations of forward, center and guard.
The opening weeks of the baseball season bring many things to mind, like peanuts, the smell of freshly cut grass and the onset of spring. Ice storms, however, are not included.
WINSTON-SALEM - Getting the most out of their home stadium's electronic capabilities, Wake Forest quasi-dramatically lowered the lights prior to introducing their players.
The wrestling team tried a new format Saturday in Virginia, first facing James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., and then making the 60-mile drive to Charlottesville, Va.
