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With the NCAA Final Four set, the Blue Zone looks at four star players that are key to leading their respective teams to victory.
No. 8 Duke dropped the first game of the NCAA best-of-three Super Regionals to the ninth-seeded Cardinal 3-1 Friday, holding a 1-0 lead through four innings before the Cardinal scored three runs across the fifth and sixth.
With Duke's Final Four semifinal game against Penn State rapidly approaching, Andrew Long and Sasha Richie break down the Blue Devils' path to the title.
While Duke has shown its capability to compete against any team in the country, the margin of error for this team is razor thin.
Despite glimpses of hope and endurance shown by the Blue Devils, their season came to an end at the NCAA Singles Championships in a disappointing fashion and was mismatched with their strong regular season.
On Thursday, eight Blue Devils were recognized for exceptional seasons with a slew of national awards heading into the weekend's Final Four.
No. 5-seed Duke's ACC dreams were shattered Tuesday night, falling to the ninth-seeded Wolfpack 8-7 in an 11-inning thriller.
While Duke is in the offseason, several former Blue Devils have been competing in the NWSL. The Blue Zone takes a look at some alumni who have made a big impact at the professional level.
The All-ACC teams were announced Monday, with sophomore Alex Mooney making the First Team, freshman James Tallon making the Second Team and All-Freshman team and freshman Andrew Fischer making the All-Freshman team as well.
Duke swimming and diving announced Monday that Brian Barnes is its new head coach, just the sixth in program history.
Before Duke baseball begins play in the ACC tournament, the Blue Zone breaks down some keys to victory.
After being held scoreless for the first five frames, No. 8-seed Duke took a thrilling 4-2 victory against Charlotte, pushing itself to the next round of the tournament, which will bring No. 9-seed Stanford to Bull City.
Every week, the Blue Zone breaks down an outstanding spring athlete, looking at their weekly performance and their season as a whole. Up next is Alex Mooney.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of May 15-21.
No. 12 Duke fell to No. 9 Miami 10-1 Saturday to end a decisive series as the Blue Devils were outscored 17-1 over the last 13 innings of the weekend, losing the series 2-1.
On Saturday, No. 8-seed Duke blanked Charlotte 5-0 to advance one step closer to a place in the NCAA Super Regional.
The Tewaaraton Award finalist played his best game of the season when it mattered most, scoring six goals as No. 1-seed Duke picked up a monumental 15-8 victory against Michigan.
Duke battled the Patriots for a full seven innings in order to come away with its tournament-opening 2-1 victory at the Durham Regional Friday afternoon.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details—and numbers.
Down 10 strokes to North Florida in the middle of the third and final round of the NCAA Norman Regional, Duke managed to pull off the spectacular comeback, finishing the event with a total team score of 21-under at 843 total strokes.