SPORTS
Swimming enjoys Senior Day success, dominating W&M
By Jeff Vernon | February 3, 2003Men's (3-8) and Women's (7-6) swimming posted resounding victories Saturday against William and Mary (3-6).
Men's (3-8) and Women's (7-6) swimming posted resounding victories Saturday against William and Mary (3-6).
Undefeated and ranked No.
Having split the team between the Penn State Invitational in State College, Pa.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- After losing back-to-back road Atlantic Coast Conference games at Maryland and N.C. State, Duke hoped to make a statement in its next such test against Florida State.
The Women's tennis team coasted to an easy 7-0 victory over Indiana Saturday at the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
Saturday's battle of the titans features the nation's two most decorated freshman classes among the game's many battles for No. 1.
Saturday night's much-anticipated contest in Cameron Indoor Stadium between No. 1 Duke and No.
When the women's basketball team runs out on the court Saturday night against No.
For much of January No. 1 Duke (20-0) seemed to be trying to defuse the hype about the looming matchup with No. 2 Connecticut (19-0) Saturday at 7 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Geno Auriemma doesn't like to lose. And though he rarely does, the Connecticut head coach likes to stick to his cynical sense of humor to keep his cool, no matter how much flack he gets for it.
When Duke and Connecticut collide Saturday night, there will be more on the line than just the outcome of the game and the bragging rights to follow.
"Depth" and "collaboration" have been watchwords for the men's basketball team this season.
With freshman Shavlik Randolph and senior Dahntay Jones taking turns at the helm, No. 5 Duke (14-2) sunk the visiting Butler Bulldogs (16-3) 80-60 in Cameron Indoor Stadium last night.
Although there have been three history majors on the men's basketball team's last two squads, Duke has - for better or worse - avoided historical trends on its last two trips to Florida State.
RALEIGH - 32 minutes into Wednesday night's contest at Reynolds Coliseum, Duke led N.C. State 46-24. The fans were rather bored, to say the least.
RALEIGH - Despite a rough offensive game, where the shots simply were not falling, the women's basketball team compensated for its lowest scoring effort of the season by frustrating N.C.
In last Sunday's Super Bowl, the dominant defense reigned supreme over the prolific offense.
This is not about Title IX. It's not about scholarships for female athletes, and it's not about creating professional sports leagues for women. This is about addressing the complaints of...
There is much ado made of rankings at Duke. The U.S. News and World Report boasts its list of "America's Best Colleges" in which Duke is tied for fourth.