One last shot at redemption
By Evan Davis | November 20, 2002Three months ago, I stood on a practice field behind Wallace Wade Stadium, talking to senior linebacker Jamyon Small about Duke's objectives for the upcoming football season.
Three months ago, I stood on a practice field behind Wallace Wade Stadium, talking to senior linebacker Jamyon Small about Duke's objectives for the upcoming football season.
Jamyon Small has been on a team with a nation-leading 23-game losing streak and an conference-record 24-game ACC losing streak, but he does not regret a minute of it.
After a disappointing decision from the NCAA women's soccer committee left the Blue Devils sitting at home until next summer, the team reflected this week on its 2002 season.
They had their backs against the wall for the final month of the season and delivered a near flawless performance. Because of the NCAA's requirement that all tournament teams must have at least a .
Head football coach Carl Franks had a new experience with the sport of football Saturday against Georgia Tech: He received a penalty from the sidelines.
WINSTON SALEM -- There is a saying that surrounds ACC basketball: It is difficult to beat a team twice in a season, and it is extremely difficult to defeat that same team three times in a season.
When Atlanta hosts this year's ACC volleyball championships this upcoming week, the volleyball team hopes that the city will hold a better fortune than the city did this past weekend.
ATLANTA -- While raining the rest of the day, the clouds over the Atlanta skyline gave the fans and players a break Saturday afternoon by relenting for the three hours the Georgia Tech-Duke...
In races marked by strong individual performances but disappointing team finishes, the men's and women's cross country teams placed third and fourth in their respective races at the NCAA Southeast...
WINSTON SALEM -- All in all, Duke's field hockey team had a successful season.
ATLANTA -- With five minutes remaining in the first half, Duke had played its most sluggish football of the year.
Duke's young basketball team put on a display of dominance with a 102-74 victory over the EA All-Stars Thursday night, as Five Blue Devils, including three freshman and two reserves, scored in...
Sometimes almost isn't enough.
CARY -- After a an even first half in which the men's soccer team was deadlocked with the Virginia Cavaliers in virtually every statistical category--including the 1-1 score line--the Blue Devils...
Midway through the first half of Duke's 102-74 victory over the EA Sports All-Stars, junior guard Chris Duhon drove from the three-point line after missing two straight treys.
CARY -- Eleventh-ranked Virginia advanced to the second round of the ACC tournament Thursday, literally pummeling Duke 4-1.
Pick-up basketball games in Wilson Recreation Center will never be the same.
With two teams in the top 10, including No. 1 ranked Wake Forest, and two others in the top 25, the Blue Devils definitely have their work cut out for them in this week's ACC tournament.
It was 16-0, Duke hadn't missed a shot, and Hillary Howard, returning to Duke as a member of Team Concept, cracked a smile as she looked up at the rafters of Cameron.
In the second half of the women's basketball team's torching of Team Concept last night, Sheana Mosch forced a jump shot in traffic as Duke started to lose a bit of focus with a fifty-point lead.