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A head-scratching job
By Chris Cusack | April 30, 2012I still remember the conversation like it was yesterday.
I still remember the conversation like it was yesterday.
I will always remember the afternoon when I decided to make sports journalism a pillar of my college experience.
This is it—my final installment.
After almost 150 print articles and over 250 blog posts for The Chronicle, here's a top-five list of some of my favorite events I've worked during my fours years here.
Senior Scott Rich, in his final column, writes that he was a late bloomer, much like Brian Zoubek.
The top-rated player in Duke’s 2011 recruiting class, Austin Rivers, is gone and headed to the NBA next season.
This is the point in the college lacrosse season where everyone starts to pay attention.
Watching the national championship game Monday night, I liked to imagine that the evil geniuses in Indianapolis’ NCAA HQ had a moment of clarity.
Growing up, I was never good at shooting a basketball.
It's never too soon to start talking about next basketball season.
My view: Duke’s loss will go down as a disappointing end to a team that was never quite as good as its record indicated.
Duke fans probably knew this day was coming.
Every March since 1985, mankind has pursued the elusive flawless bracket.
When Joanne P. McCallie replaced then-AP coach of the year Gail Goestenkors in 2007, it did not take long for the new head coach to revamp the culture around Duke women’s basketball.
It’s been ten years since the Blue Devils reached the Final Four behind the rallying cry “Eight is Enough.”
Two days ago, Duke traveled to Winston-Salem to face a 13-16 Wake Forest team that the Blue Devils have beaten by an average of 18 points in their last four matchups.
To understand a team it takes a look beyond the typical numbers.
Believe it or not, only six games remain on Duke’s regular season schedule.
A watery-eyed Austin Rivers slumped off the court on Saturday after Duke lost 76-73 to Florida State at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Just when you thought it was going to be difficult to muster the appropriate level of disdain for North Carolina this year...