Duke field hockey fell 1-0 to No. 12 Liberty in a battle of defensive prowess and missed opportunities at home Sunday afternoon.
Duke volleyball (4-5) defeated Princeton (2-4) in five sets in its first matchup of three at a weekend tournament hosted by No. 3 Penn State. The Blue Devils finished the weekend 1-2 after beating the Tigers and losing to the Nittany Lions and St. John’s.
In honor of Duke’s Centennial, the Blue Zone’s Blast from the Past series highlights pivotal figures and events in Duke sports history. Next, we look at the transformation of Duke's basketball program over the last century.
New faces, like Maalik Murphy, Kendy Charles and Alex Howard, quickly made themselves known with standout performances in the season’s first two games. But in the 26-21 victory against UConn, it was graduate running back Star Thomas who shone brightest in Duke blue.
Head coach Manny Diaz’s defense held UConn scoreless for the rest of the game, while quarterback Maalik Murphy led the offense on two massive fourth-quarter drives, first to take the lead and then to seal a 26-21 victory.
Duke is facing off against UConn at home for its third game of the 2024 season. With 30 minutes to go, the Blue Devils are out to a 17-7 lead against the Huskies.
At home in Koskinen Stadium for only the second time this season, the Blue Devils lost 2-1 to their spookiest Tobacco Road rival. No. 11 North Carolina broke Duke’s 23-game regular-season home undefeated streak, dating back to 2021.
Duke football defeated Northwestern 26-20 in double overtime to move onto 2-0 in the season. In the first edition of The Chronicle’s film session, we will take an in-depth look at two of the biggest plays on both sides of the ball.
Ahead of Duke football’s game against UConn tonight, the Blue Zone gives its thoughts on some key prop bets.
With fall sports thoroughly underway, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. The inaugural spotlight goes to Duke women’s soccer’s Maggie Graham.
No. 8 Duke defended its backyard Thursday evening, as it sent Missouri — led by head coach and former Duke standout Stefanie Golan — back home scoreless in a dominant 7-0 victory.
In honor of Duke’s Centennial, the Blue Zone’s new Blast from the Past series highlights pivotal figures and events in Duke sports history. Next, we look at two Blue Devil victories, thirty years apart.
Duke football returns home Saturday to play UConn, so The Chronicle is here to break down the stats to watch, X-factors and keys to the game.
The team opened its 51st season finishing tied for fifth at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate in Lake Elmo, Minn. The Blue Devils displayed relative consistency over the three days of competition, finishing at +2 overall on the par-72 course.
With the NFL season starting last week, and the MLS and WNBA campaigns in full swing, the Blue Zone is here to break down the performances of a few former Blue Devil stars competing at the top of their respective sports.
Duke baseball standouts Ben Miller and Macon Winslow participated in Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby X Saturday at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Miller teamed up with former MLB star Andruw Jones and professional softball slugger Skylar Wallace.
Duke's season-high five goals firmly secured its home victory over the Buccaneers.
Following a tightly contested stumble against LSU 3-1 Thursday, Duke thumped its way to secure two victories against Davidson 3-1 Friday night and FIU 3-0 Saturday afternoon, with the offensive wall of Rachel Richardson, Kerry Keefe and Rylie Kadel — sporting matching pink hair ties — providing massive hits all weekend.
After falling to the host team in Northwestern, the fifth-ranked Blue Devils (3-1) closed out the ACC/BIG 10 Cup with a 2-0 victory against No. 4 Maryland (3-1). Maryland was able to sustain offensive zone time throughout the competition until a lone goal in the third period by senior midfielder Josephine Palde cemented Duke’s first ranked win of the season.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details — and the numbers.
