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By Michael Moore | April 5, 2005His name was LeBron James.
His name was LeBron James.
Freshman Jade Ellis has a one-track mind.
The women’s tennis team came within a point of winning both of its home matches over the weekend but only managed a single victory.
It was a battle between the pitchers Sunday.
When attacker Dan Flannery decked Ohio State goalie Mike Rimmer midway through the second quarter to force a turnover, the Buckeyes knew then that the Duke attack would be fearless and relentless.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — As threatening clouds rolled in and covered Klockner Stadium during the second half Saturday afternoon, rain was imminent.
Playing short-handed again, the No.1 Blue Devils blew out the competition at the Bryan National Collegiate to capture their fifth consecutive title at the Browns Summitt, N.C. course.
The fifth-ranked men’s tennis team spent its southeastern road trip blowing away the competition, taking out No. 37 Georgia Tech 7-0 Saturday and No. 19 Clemson 5-2 Sunday.
When Shelden Williams was forced to the bench with foul trouble in the second half of Duke’s 78-68 loss to Michigan State March 25, it was evident that the Blue Devils were without their...
Coming off a victory at the EZ-Go Invitational March 20, No. 11 Duke expected big things this weekend at the ASU Invitational in Augusta, Ga.
It’s the same story for the women’s basketball team—another season full of lofty expectations, another trip back to Durham empty handed.
Junior J.J. Redick was awarded the 2005 Adolph F. Rupp Trophy, which recognizes the nation’s top men’s basketball player, after leading the Blue Devils to a 27-6 record and a No.
Put one of the school’s most popular teams, a 10-0 record, a No. 2 ranking and an April afternoon together, and there could be a pretty sizable crowd at Koskinen Stadium Saturday at 1 p.m.
As Katie Blaszak began her junior year at Duke, she did not wonder what spot she would fill on the Blue Devils’ lineup. Instead she wasn’t sure if she would play tennis at all.
Going into Wednesday’s ACC battle with N.C. State, Duke had lost the doubles point in five consecutive matches.
Fresh off its first ACC win of the season, the baseball team took the field Wednesday at Jack Coombs Field against UNC-Wilmington hoping to notch its first back-to-back wins since mid-February.
At a school that is nationally known for the creativity and enthusiasm of its fans, it would only seem logical that hordes of students would jump at the chance to support Duke athletics.
At the halfway point of the regular season, the Blue Devils sported a disappointing 8-18 record and had no wins in eight ACC contests.
Josh McRoberts, Eric Boateng and Greg Paulus are lovin’ it.
The men’s lacrosse team made history in most impressive fashion Tuesday. In defeating Mount St. Mary’s 21-5, No.