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Avid surfer, shark attack survivor, All-American: Meet Duke men’s lacrosse goalie Mike Adler

By Evan Kolin | May 27, 2021

Mike Adler wasn’t supposed to be a lacrosse star. He and his brother played baseball as kids. When he was in high school, he wanted to become a professional surfer. Even once he decided to pursue playing college lacrosse, schools told him he wasn't good enough to play at that level. And at 16 years old, he nearly lost his foot in a shark attack.

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BROADWAY JOE: Duke men's lacrosse moves on to Final Four behind another Joe Robertson game-winner

By Evan Kolin | May 23, 2021

He did it again. Somehow, someway, he did it again. Mr. Overtime, Broadway Joe, whatever you want to call him. But at this point, Joe Robertson deserves a nickname.

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Quick start not enough as Duke women's lacrosse falls to Northwestern in Elite 8

By Jonathan Browning | May 22, 2021

For the first 10 minutes, it looked like Duke was going to blow past undefeated Northwestern. But lacrosse is a game of runs, and the Blue Devils found themselves on the wrong side of one. 

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Duke men's lacrosse to take on surging Loyola with Final Four berth on the line

By Evan Kolin | May 21, 2021

When the men’s lacrosse NCAA tournament bracket was announced May 9, it looked like No. 2-seed Duke was poised for a rematch against No. 7-seed Denver in the quarterfinals. But this is postseason lacrosse, where anything can happen.

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'As a family': Buoyed by Michael Sowers, Duke men's lacrosse knocks off High Point in first round

By Sasha Richie | May 17, 2021

The mythical hydra: cut off one head and two more sprout in its place. The same could perhaps be said of Duke men’s lacrosse. Though far from a perfect game, the Blue Devils' first-round win against High Point was a clinic in proficiency at every position. 

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Sophia LeRose seals win for Duke women’s lacrosse against Maryland to advance to Elite 8

By Jonathan Browning | May 16, 2021

When the final buzzer sounds, it doesn’t matter who had the momentum—all that matters are the numbers on the scoreboard.  And for Duke, it was basic math: 13 is greater than 12.

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Duke men's lacrosse set to begin NCAA tournament against much-improved High Point squad

By Evan Kolin | May 15, 2021

“This has got a one-goal game written all over it. This is an NCAA playoff game. And these kids for High Point have nothing to lose and are gonna play their best lacrosse of the year on Sunday, for sure.”

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Duke women’s lacrosse dominates Mount St. Mary’s in first round of NCAA tournament

By Jonathan Browning | May 15, 2021

In their first NCAA tournament game since 2016, the Blue Devils left no doubt in anyone’s mind as to why they came in as the No. 7 seed.

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Column: What to make of No. 2 Duke men's lacrosse after disappointing loss to No. 3 North Carolina

By Shane Smith | May 3, 2021

Expectations have been high for the star-studded Blue Devils all season long. And while the season has been a fairly successful one, it’s becoming evident that Duke is still trying to find its full potential.

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Duke women's lacrosse drops close contest to Notre Dame in ACC Championship quarterfinals

By Campbell Lawson | April 29, 2021

Wednesday afternoon was burning hot, and the intensity in Chapel Hill between Duke and Notre Dame perfectly matched the 90-degree weather. 

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Duke women’s lacrosse's comeback bid against North Carolina falls just short on Senior Day

By Jonathan Browning | April 24, 2021

It was a classic contest in the Tobacco Road rivalry.

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Cameron Mulé's game-winner caps off miraculous comeback victory for Duke men's lacrosse

By Evan Kolin | April 23, 2021

Mulé had yet to step on the field Thursday night. But with the game on the line, his teammates trusted him to make a play. And he delivered.

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The more you know: JT Giles-Harris is the key to Duke men's lacrosse's defensive success

By Sasha Richie | April 22, 2021

Giles-Harris is this week’s ACC Defensive Player of the Week as well as a member of the USILA Team of the Week.

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Joe Robertson plays the role of hero again as Duke men's lacrosse takes down No. 3 Virginia

By Sasha Richie | April 16, 2021

Apparently when in overtime, get the ball to Joe Robertson and he’ll come in clutch.

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'It's been surreal': Jake Naso's improbable rise to stardom for Duke men's lacrosse

By Sasha Richie | April 14, 2021

The Blue Devils have found a secret weapon where they least expected it this season, and his name is Jake Naso. 

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'We played scared': Duke men's lacrosse's perfect season ends with loss at Notre Dame

By Evan Kolin | April 12, 2021

Coming off two miraculous one-goal victories, it was clear that the Blue Devils were beatable, especially going into a matchup against yet another top-five opponent. But few could have predicted the beatdown that occurred Saturday afternoon.

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Sophia LeRose's career-high 14 saves leads Duke women's lacrosse past Louisville in top-15 matchup

By Campbell Lawson | April 9, 2021

Duke's Abby Landry scored the final goal of the game with 8:15 left, but that wasn’t remotely close to the end of the action. 

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The more you know: Catriona Barry is making a comeback for Duke women's lacrosse

By Sasha Richie | April 7, 2021

Barry's four-goal performance this past weekend was exciting and could be a sign of greater things to come for the senior.

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'It was nuts': Joe Robertson's game-winner sends No. 1 Duke men's lacrosse past No. 2 North Carolina

By Sasha Richie | April 2, 2021

After a back-and-forth grind for 60 minutes filled with highlight-reel goals and clutch saves, the blockbuster matchup went into sudden-death overtime, where it was anyone's game.

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No. 1 Duke men's lacrosse set to take on No. 2 North Carolina in battle of the undefeated

By Evan Kolin | April 1, 2021

Both squads blitzed through their nonconference competition before securing a top-10 win to begin ACC play and swapping the top two spots in the polls, making Thursday's contest a regular-season rivalry matchup of epic proportions.