It was a match that certainly could have come with lots of emotion for head coach Jamie Ashworth’s side, as UCLA eliminated his team in last year’s NCAA tournament. But the Blue Devils got the job done in impressive fashion.
Even as four years of Blue Devil swimming and diving neared a nostalgic end, the spirited seniors prepared to deliver one last victory at home. And prove it they did. Duke defeated Queens 171.5-63.5 on the women’s side, while the men took down the Royals 127-109 for their first win of the season.
The large crowd in attendance was treated to an opportunity to watch the nation’s second-ranked team dominate Bellarmine 20-12 in its 2024 season opener.
In what had been billed as the best, most important regular-season meeting between these two rivals in half a decade, No. 3 North Carolina was simply the better team. The greater disappointment for head coach Jon Scheyer, though, is that his team “didn’t compete to the level that you need to.”
The Tar Heels had much more going for them than the Blue Devils, who at times in the second half looked disorganized and careless with the ball. The Tar Heels capitalized over and over again, taking the first rivalry matchup of the season 93-84.
Under the blinding lights and deafening roars of the Dean E. Smith Center, No. 7 Duke has met a formidable foe so far against archrival and national No. 3 North Carolina. The Blue Devils have work to do after a physical opening frame and enter the halftime locker room with a 45-35 deficit to close.
It had been nearly three decades since they called Duke’s campus home, but basketball had finally this group of friends back together.
In mere hours, Duke will tip off against North Carolina for the 261st matchup in the history of the Tobacco Road Rivalry. It wouldn’t be a Blue Devils game without some can’t miss prop bets from the Blue Zone.
After falling in last season's title game, Duke men's lacrosse is looking to continue its regular-season success and finally summit that postseason mountain.
In this episode, co-hosts Caleb Dudley and Ranjan Jindal, along with guests Mackenzie Sheehy and Sophie Levenson, look back at Duke’s victories over Clemson and Virginia Tech before previewing Saturday’s primetime matchup against North Carolina.
Duke has had trouble on the road this season, going 4-5 in its away games. Thursday night was only their second ACC road win, but the Blue Devils completely shut down the Panthers in a commanding defensive performance.
The Blue Devils will travel down Tobacco Road tomorrow to take on the Tar Heels. Ahead of the pivotal matchup, the Blue Zone brings you a player from each side that may provide a spark for their teams.
No model can truly predict the future, and the more complicated the scenario, the tougher it gets. As it turns out, Duke-North Carolina is a pretty complicated scenario.
After three semesters fully immersed in their home institution’s classes, culture and extracurriculars, Robertson Scholars must pack up their collegiate lives and move down the road into enemy territory.
Last weekend, The Chronicle spoke with Moore to ask him about his memories of the Duke-North Carolina rivalry and his assessment of the Blue Devils’ chances Saturday evening against the Tar Heels.
If, for the sake of argument, you put aside the Final Four classic in April 2022, when was the last time that these two teams met in the regular season with the stakes as high as they will be Saturday night? The Blue Devils and Tar Heels are playing for more than bragging rights this time around.
The triumvirate of sophomores has faced challenges this season, but has proved in the early days of ACC play that it is more than capable of taking those challenges head-on.
At long last, the day is nearly here. The Tobacco Road rivalry kicks off Saturday evening in Chapel Hill in a top-10 showdown with storylines for miles. While the outcome of this one is anyone's guess, The Chronicle's beat writers (and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper) preview the game and offer their predictions.
Duke-North Carolina games are always a date to mark on the basketball calendar. But with both teams playing well and top spot in the ACC on the table, Saturday’s showdown shapes up to be one of the most consequential and exciting iterations in a while.
Each year, something new is on offer when Duke plays North Carolina. And each year, these teams remind us that this game needs no introduction, or additional incentives, to be thrilling.
