SPORTS | BASKETBALL
Defensive matchups define national semifinal
By Archith Ramkumar | April 2, 2010Against Baylor, for the first time in his career, Kyle Singler did not make a field goal.
Against Baylor, for the first time in his career, Kyle Singler did not make a field goal.
Instead of a war, the fans saw a rout. Buoyed by a combined 63 points from Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith, Duke trounced West Virginia Saturday in the national semifinal game. It was a...
Called everything from a Cinderella team to a legitimate contender for the national championship, Butler is a team of many titles. But for head coach Brad Stevens, names don’t mean anything.
Since 1998, Duke has been awarded a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament nine times. That’s almost twice as many as Kansas and North Carolina (five apiece), and at least three times as many as any...
HOUSTON — For the past few years, the knock on Duke has been that the Blue Devils were a finesse squad, incapable of winning a physical, gut-it-out contest against the best teams in the country.
HOUSTON — A Final Four for Duke, at last. On the 18th anniversary of Christian Laettner’s epic jumper as time expired to send the Blue Devils into the final weekend, No. 1 Duke (33-5) reached that...
HOUSTON — Just moments before running out onto the court for their Elite 8 matchup, the Blue Devils surrounded Nolan Smith in a circle, arms interloped.
Duke and Purdue fought a heavyweight battle Friday at Reliant Stadium. The two teams both got punches in early and often, but ultimately, it was the timeliness of the Blue Devils’ hits that earned...
On the biggest stage of the season, in front of the crowd of 45,505, the Blue Devils refused defeat. No. 1 seed Duke defeated a talented Purdue team 70-57 at Reliant Stadium Friday night. The win...
Duke entered this year’s NCAA Tournament with high hopes, and after surviving a wild opening weekend which saw Kansas lose a shocker to Northern Iowa, the Blue Devils are flying high. Of the 16...
Teams like Northern Iowa and Cornell have gained significant notoriety for advancing to the Sweet 16 in this season’s NCAA Tournament. After all, it is a feat that few teams achieve each year.
For No. 10 seed St. Mary’s, last year was supposed to be its year to make a run in the NCAA Tournament. But now that the Gaels have made an unexpected, Cinderella-esque run to this year’s Sweet 16,...