Duke men’s basketball prepares to take on Incarnate Word back home Tuesday. The Chronicle previews the game with an overview and X-Factor.
To attend the U.S. Open, swimmers must achieve certain time standards set by USA Swimming, considered the fastest qualifying times behind U.S. Olympic Team Trials. This past week, ten of Duke’s underclass swimmers suited up to attend the 2024 U.S. Open in Greensboro, N.C.
Duke’s first-half defense was impeccable, forcing Virginia Tech to 12 turnovers. The Blue Devil defense was scrappy and filled with tremendous heart, racking up eight steals compared to only one from the Hokies.
Duke spent its Sunday in the home of mint julep and horse racing after casting its bets against Louisville for the first ACC matchup of the season. After a slow, stumbling first half, the Blue Devils found rhythm enough in the KFC Yum! Center to turn the game around for a 76-65 road victory.
After a heavy loss to South Carolina Thursday, the Blue Devils went home angry and ready to get another win under their belt. Freshman Toby Fournier paced the team, scoring a team-high 27 points and coming up just one rebound short of a double-double.
No. 9 Duke men’s basketball hit the road for a matchup against Louisville in the KFC Yum! Center. After 20 minutes of play, the Blue Devils head into the locker room with a 37-33 deficit.
Even despite the tough loss, this game had a lot of value for the Blue Devils. Duke showed significant maturity by sticking in the game until the end and battling up to the final buzzer, proving that it is capable of making one of the best teams in the country sweat and showcasing a level of fight that will be necessary as the Blue Devils head into a grueling conference schedule.
Duke football was selected to play in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, which will take plan Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m.
No. 9 Duke men’s basketball will kick off its ACC slate on the road against a new-look Louisville team. Before the game, check out what The Chronicle’s beats predict will happen.
After Duke men’s basketball’s impressive 84-78 win against No. 2 Auburn, the Blue Devils travel to Louisville to take on the Cardinals. The Chronicle previews the encounter with an overview, key stat, X-factor and keys to the game.
They say all good things come to an end; No. 1 Duke’s historic fairytale season (18-3-1, 9-0-1 in the ACC) finally closed its curtains. A bitter 3-0 loss to archrivals North Carolina (21-5, 7-3 in the ACC) on a cold winter night meant Church ended his final season in an heartbreaking fashion. Leading his last team to this fourth Final Four appearances in his 24 years at the helm, the legendary Church will retire as the winningest coach in Duke’s history, falling just shy of 400 career wins.
No. 9 Duke men’s basketball escaped Cameron Indoor Stadium with a tight win against No. 2 Auburn in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The Blue Zone breaks down the game.
With the winter sports season underway, The Chronicle is here with a breakdown of every sport, including key rules, terminology, tournament formats and more. Next up is swim and dive:
It obviously doesn’t hurt to have freshman Isaiah Evans be unconscious from deep in the first half, but the real reason behind this win is that every Blue Devil played within their roles. And what happens when everybody plays to their strengths is the team doesn’t force things, the offense flows smoothly and the defense is a juggernaut.
Though Duke was riding high off of a week where it upset then-No. 9 Kansas State and then-No. 8 Oklahoma, the momentum was no match for the well-balanced attack of South Carolina, who defeated the Blue Devils in an aggressive 81-70 contest.
Enter Duke Blue Crew. Founded by sophomores Burgess and Ava Littman, the club's idea was sparked by a Writing 101 final paper. The question prompted Littman and Burgess to think about what they would change about Duke or anything to do with women.
Fencing, the sport of sword fighting, is played on a 14 meter long metal strip known as a piste. A competition between two fencers is called a bout. Fencers earn points in a bout by scoring touches on their opponents that are registered by an electronic machine. An electrical impulse is transmitted to the machine when the tip of a sword makes contact with the opponent’s body.
As Duke women's soccer prepares for the NCAA College Cup, the Blue Zone offers a preview of the tournament's final games.
Signing day — and the buildup to it — is always full of surprises, but when it was all said and done, Duke received commitments from a total of 27 recruits in this period, with the recruiting class currently ranked No. 33 in the nation according to 247Sports.
The second was true for freshman Isaiah Evans Wednesday night, as his six first-half triples paved the way for No. 8 Duke’s 84-78 win at home against the second-ranked Auburn Tigers. Graduate guard Sion James — who made his debut in the starting lineup — chipped in nine crucial points, and freshman Cooper Flagg recorded a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
