The Blue Zone breaks down a solid game from Trevor Keels and the rest of Duke's 40-point win against Gardner-Webb.
Louisville comes to Durham this Thursday to take on Duke football at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils look to avoid their seventh-straight conference loss this season, so the Blue Zone previews the game with some film analysis.
A 3-0 start to a season is something to be proud of, and this is where Duke women’s swim & dive was before Nov. 6. But by defeating Georgia Tech at home in the Taishoff Aquatic Center by 199-101 that Saturday, the Blue Devils were elevated to a historic start: 4-0 is territory Duke has been in just four times previously since 1980. Meanwhile, the men rallied but ultimately fell to the higher-ranked Georgia Tech team, losing 173-127.
Both head coach Mike Krzyzewski and several players emphasized that Sunday morning’s incident involving junior Michael Savarino and freshman Paolo Banchero would be handled internally.
Over the first eight minutes Tuesday night, Duke was struggling. Then the Blue Devils played perhaps the best basketball they’ve played all year, and that was that.
The Blue Devils hosted Gardner-Webb Tuesday evening after ratting off three wins to start the year. Duke came in as a 19-point favorite, and after a slow start the Blue Devils jumped out to a sizable 47-27 lead.
Freshman Paolo Banchero will play against Gardner-Webb.
Two Duke men's basketball players are facing DWI-related charges related to a 1:10 a.m. arrest Sunday morning.
All that being said, though, one thing bears mentioning: Despite the four-straight double-digit losses, despite the mountain of injuries to the secondary, and despite its starting quarterback going down, no one should accuse these Duke players of quitting on the season.
Less than a week in, Duke is 3-0—but it has not quite been all cookies and ice cream for the now-No. 7 team in America.
By all accounts, it’s been a historic season for head coach John Kerr and his Blue Devils, but the cards just didn't fall the way of the Blue Devils.
Duke men's soccer will be the No. 7-overall seed in the Division I Men's Soccer Championship, the NCAA announced Monday.
Given that focus, Lawson has her players eyeing a specific game area to play unified—defense. In their match against UNC Wilmington, that hone-in was evident.
With the first week of college basketball behind us, the Blue Zone is back with our weekly impression of the newly released AP Poll.
The Blue Zone brings you three keys to a Duke victory against Gardner-Webb.
Since tip-off, the Blue Devils never took their foot off the accelerator, zooming past the early 12-4 lead they established within the first few minutes of the game.
Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Nov. 8-14.
Though the individual efforts of a few runners shone through, Friday’s meet will be one that the Blue Devils hope to move on from quickly and use as motivation for future seasons.
Freshman Paolo Banchero's 18 points and strong defense helped stymie a hot start from Campbell in Duke's latest win.
Through 90 minutes of an evenly-matched, back-and-forth battle at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., Duke fell to Notre Dame 2-0.
