When water sits at 211 degrees Fahrenheit, it simmers, sitting on the precipice of chaos. But something strange happens when its temperature reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit: It boils. And when water...
Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie sat down with The Chronicle's Ben Cohen Monday, the day after the Blue Devils closed their ACC slate with an 81-79 overtime win over North Carolina. It seems like...
In her speech on senior night, Abby Waner reminisced about her ambitious goals when she entered Duke as the Gatorade and McDonald's National Player of the Year four years ago. "When I first came to...
Let me start by saying that Duke looked about as good as it has all year Sunday at home against North Carolina. The Blue Devils defeated their biggest rival by playing with poise, making stops and...
When Joanne P. McCallie became Duke's head coach in April 2007, she had many goals. Her biggest, and one of her most challenging, was to take a team that was plagued by low numbers on the boards...
Abby Waner made her first shot attempt of the night, a 3-pointer, less than three minutes into the game. It had the beginnings of a perfect senior night. Then she missed her next long jumper. Then...
As seniors Chante Black, Carrem Gay and Abby Waner gear up for their final regular-season game in Cameron Indoor Stadium, they won't be expecting a celebratory victory lap. Instead, they will be...
WINSTON-SALEM - No. 10 Duke forced Wake Forest to pick its poison Wednesday in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and every outcome was lethal for the Demon Deacons. Every player on the Duke...
As the No. 10 Blue Devils wind down their season with only two more conference games, it's all about the rocks-those essential players who can consistently come to every game and effectively serve...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - This time around, Kristi Toliver didn't need to sink a 3-pointer at the buzzer to seal the Terrapins' win over the Blue Devils. She had been nailing shots from beyond the arc...
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A fan watching the first 10 minutes of the second half of the Blue Devils' game against Maryland might have thought that the Terrapins would have no problem playing 2-on-5...
For the first ten minutes of Thursday night's contest, Virginia Tech calmly handled Duke's vaunted press and ran step for step with the No. 7 Blue Devils. Then Duke's depth took over, as fresh legs...
Ten minutes into Thursday's game, the Blue Devils found themselves down 15-13 to a Virginia Tech team that sits in last place in the ACC standings. The Hokies' lone victory in conference play came...
No. 7 Duke secured its best road win of the season Monday when it went to Knoxville, Tenn. and left Thompson-Boling Arena still undefeated against the Lady Volunteers in their own gym. Virginia...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tradition can only take a team so far. Despite boasting the most storied program in women's basketball, No. 13 Tennessee and its nearly 17,000 fans proved no match for the Blue...
It's a lot easier to score in the paint against the Lady Volunteers when Candace Parker isn't clogging up the lane. A year after losing to Tennessee on a game-winner from Parker, the Blue Devils...
Last Monday, No. 4 Duke saw a double-digit lead crumble against its fiercest rival. The collapse was largely attributed to the Blue Devils' futility on the glass-North Carolina outrebounded them...
In its first game since a 75-60 loss to North Carolina last Monday, No. 4 Duke looked to defend its home court Friday. And in forcing 26 turnovers, the Blue Devils did just that. Duke scored the...
CHAPEL HILL - In the first half of its Monday night win, North Carolina seemed like it kept trying to give Duke its first victory in the Tobacco Road rivalry since 2007. But the Blue Devils simply...
CHAPEL HILL - After a steal by center Chante Black, Duke barreled down the court on a breakaway late in the first half. A basket would have put the Blue Devils up 14. Instead, Jasmine Thomas missed...
