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By Jason Strasser | October 4, 2005"Hey Dave," I whispered into my cell. "I need you for a second.".
"Hey Dave," I whispered into my cell. "I need you for a second.".
Duke not only lost to Navy Saturday, but the last-minute defeat also left four more top offensive players with injuries.
C.B. Claiborne tells the story with the coolness that comes with 40 years of separation.
Senior forward Katie Grant passed toward the middle of the field, only to have a Boston College defender deflect it past Eagles' goalie Jillian Savoy just fifteen minutes into the match.
After an opening game that featured six ties and three lead changes, the volleyball team appeared to be pulling away from a pesky N.C. State squad.
The men's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to five games with a 3-0 win over Boston College Friday, in what head coach John Rennie called the team's best performance of the season.
Down by seven with four seconds left on the clock, Duke had one shot at the end zone from the 24-yard line to tie the game.
Despite giving up more than 30 points per game coming into Saturday's matchup against Navy, Duke's defense has received little criticism this season.
The Duke men's cross country team placed eighth out of 25 teams and finished ahead of two ranked squads in the 50th Annual Notre Dame Invitational Friday.
Members of the women's tennis team travelled to California this weekend to compete in the Cal Invitational in Berkeley and pre-qualifying rounds of the Riviera ITA/All-American Tournament in...
The middle-distance runners on the women's cross country team dominated, taking five of the top six spots and scoring 18 points to win the Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic Saturday in Greensboro, NC.
CARY, N.C. - In its second straight game against a top-11 opponent, the ninth-ranked Duke women's soccer team suffered the same result, a 1-0 loss at No. 8 Boston College Friday.
When Boston College joined the ACC in July and completed the league's gradual expansion to 12 teams, the media's primary focus was on football, and its new divisional structure and lucrative...
The life of a varsity athlete is difficult. Most of the weekend is spent on long bus rides or plane trips. Early-morning practices disrupt sleep schedules.
Following a contest which head coach Ted Roof called the "most physical game of the year," Duke (1-3) will face a Navy team coming off three full weeks of rest.
Sophomore setter Ali Hausfeld tipped the ball over the net, it fell to the hardwood floor of Coach K Court, and a 10-game losing streak was over.
John Talley sits in a swivel chair, looking like he would rather be just about anywhere else.
Since their freshman year, the six members of the women's cross country team's class of 2005 have steadily taken Duke in one direction: up.
Returning home after a four-game road trip when the Blue Devils went 3-1, the volleyball team is set to face off against North Carolina. The two teams will meet tonight at 7 p.m.
A lightning-fast start catapulted Duke up the leaderboard Wednesday into a fifth-place finish at The Preview tournament in Sunriver, Ore.