Take one glance at Duke's remaining schedule, and notice that Duke's final four opponents own a combined 6-21 record.
When the Blue Devil defense blocked Wolfpack star Laura Kimbrell's tip attempt at Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday night, the volleyball team achieved something it had not for 21 agonizing days: a win.
RALEIGH - Sometimes after losing a close game, a team can look for the few critical plays that could have changed the outcome and play "What if," trying to decide if those plays, with different...
Never mind all the traffic, the pollution, the congestion and its citizens' less-than-stellar reputation-the way the women's cross country team has run in New York this season, it is loving the Big...
RALEIGH - Fifty-six minutes into yesterday's men's soccer game, the Chick-fil-A cow had seen more shots than Duke goalie Atli Knuttson.
His play on the defensive line didn't lead to any sacks, but Chris Combs turned in a dominant performance Saturday in Duke's game against N.C. State.
All the tell-tale signs were there for the men's cross country team that this year's contingent could very well be its best in recent memory.
RALEIGH - For all the shanked punts, overthrown receivers and poor snaps in Saturday's 27-24 N.C. State victory in Carter-Finley Stadium, there was one target neither team could miss-its own feet.
This one's for all the players who have been on the short end of the stick for the last three years.
Through the first two-thirds of the season, the field hockey team has shown that it's capable of beating any team in the country but susceptible to being beat by almost anyone.
WINSTON-SALEM - In a game probably deemed unfit for viewing by football purists, one man decided he not only wanted to be the difference-maker in the game, but also preserve the game's artistry and...
After a three-game stretch that saw the women's soccer team outscored 13-1 by its opponents, there was no doubt Duke's offense was ailing.
WINSTON-SALEM - The scene looked eerily familiar to the Duke defense: Groves Stadium, an ACC victory almost within grasp and all that needed to be done was stopping Brian Kuklick and the Wake...
Perhaps the most consistent thing about this year's volleyball team has been its inconsistency.
The men's soccer team's performance against Davidson Friday night did not exactly awe the fans, as Duke did not score the entire first half in the Blue Devils' 2-0 victory against unranked Davidson.
WINSTON-SALEM - As the weight of 255-pound Nate Krill came down on Wake Forest quarterback Brian Kuklick Saturday evening, a weight much larger was lifted off the Blue Devils' shoulder-the streak...
The struggles of the women's soccer team this season continued over the weekend at the Santa Clara Nike Classic.
For 66 minutes yesterday, the third-ranked men's soccer team (10-1, 2-1 in the ACC) battled it out with archrival North Carolina (5-4, 0-3), with neither team scoring a single goal.
It has been so long since the nation has been grateful to its pastime that some people are already pressing this past season into the record books as a gift.
The men's cross-country team produced its best showing of the season in finishing third at the Notre Dame Invitational this weekend, losing only to ACC rival N.C. State and host Notre Dame.
