Roof: Going back to basics
By John Taddei | September 16, 2005A week after one of the most lopsided defeats in program history, head coach Ted Roof knows exactly what his team needs to do this weekend.
A week after one of the most lopsided defeats in program history, head coach Ted Roof knows exactly what his team needs to do this weekend.
Twenty minutes remain in Thursday's practice, and a ball comes flying at a Duke midfielder standing at the edge of the attacking third of the field.
Last year, the Duke men's soccer team finished 4-3 in a tough ACC conference that featured three teams ranked in the top 10 in the final regular season NSCAA poll.
Facing two top-10 teams in the country on consecutive days is never easy. Doing so without four of your best players is a completely different story.
One of the benefits of having three top-flight verbal commitments this early in a recruiting season is that it allows a coach to focus his efforts on coercing just one or two additional star...
Last year's season did not end the way the women's tennis team had imagined. Duke struggled through a spring filled with injuries and inconsistency.
Blindfolded obstacle courses, battles of tug-of-war and white-water rafting getaways don't seem like typical practice activities for Division I athletic teams, let alone programs at an elite school...
Based on number of shots alone, it would appear as though the women's soccer team has blown out all of its opponents in 2005.
For all of us who consider ourselves Duke Football fans (and I know it's an increasingly dwindling number, but bear with me), it's really sad to see how awful they've looked this season.
Everybody ready? On your mark, get set, chug.
Normally the starting quarterback is the player to take the blame for a 45-0 blowout loss in which he throws for 14 yards.
Last year, the Duke men's soccer team began its season 11-0 before making its run to the College Cup. St.
After its disappointing opening game loss to East Carolina and a hard week of practice, Duke expected to see signs of progress when it took the field Saturday against then No. 7 Virginia Tech.
With less than 13 minutes remaining in Saturday's field hockey game, Duke and Wake Forest-the teams that have faced off in the last two national finals-were deadlocked with one goal apiece in yet...
Despite trying to be a polite host team at this past weekend's Duke Invitational, the women's volleyball team blew the competition out of Cameron Indoor Stadium, sweeping Southern Methodist,...
In just the first 100 meters of Saturday's 6K race, the women's cross country team seized the lead, held on and didn't let go.
No. 9 Duke stifled a late comeback attempt Sunday despite giving up a goal in the 87th minute that brought Saint Louis (4-2) to within a single shot of tying the game.
Men's cross country was the runner-up at the Lou Onesty Invitational in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday.
The No. 6 Blue Devils (2-0) will battle a pair of tough opponents this weekend when College of Charleston (2-1) and No. 7 St.