No. 2 Duke (13-2-1, 5-1-1 in the ACC) can clinch the ACC regular-season title and the top seed in the upcoming ACC tournament with a win Friday night, but it won't come easily as No. 8 Clemson...
Don't let Rachael Moss' sweet demeanor fool you-the freshman is a well-oiled, killing machine. With 205 kills so far this season, Moss is second only to junior Carrie DeMange, with 259, on the...
Looking back on last season, head coach Gail Goestenkors identified the loss to Maryland-in the ACC Tournament semifinals-as one of the most defining moments of the year for her team.
Seniors Lindsey Harding and Alison Bales were elected by their teammates to be co-captains of the women's basketball team for the 2006-2007 season, head coach Gail Goestenkors announced...
The Blue Devils received verbal commitments last week from two players-Jasmine Thomas and Karima Christmas-bringing the team's total to three recruits for the class of 2007.
With under 10 seconds left in the first quarter, former Duke shooting guard Alana Beard came off a screen, found an opening on the right side and drained a deep two-pointer to give the U.S. Senior...
It isn't Duke basketball season just yet, but Krzyzewskiville will take on a party atmosphere tonight in preparation for the U.S. Women's Senior National Team's exhibition game against Australia.
This weekend two high school seniors-Kelly Cain and Karima Christmas-will make official visits to Duke as they try to sift through a number of scholarship offers and decide where to lend their...
For years the Triangle has been known for its men's basketball. Mike Krzyzewski, Dean Smith, Jim Valvano and others have made the area one of the nation's most famous for men's competition on any...
Beard, a Blue Devil from 2001 to 2004, is a member of the USA Women's Senior National Team that began practicing Tuesday and will continue until Sept. 6 in preparation for the FIBA World...
Former Blue Devil star Alana Beard is coming home to Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday, and she's bringing the rest of the 2006 USA Women's World Championship Team with her.
Even though the Blue Devils fell just short of their ultimate goal of a National Championship this season, the jubilant scene outside Cameron was a sign that the women's basketball program was...
The Charlotte Sting made Currie the third overall pick in the WNBA Draft, while her teammate Mistie Williams landed with the Houston Comets after being selected in the second round. Jessica Foley...
Playing on the biggest stage in the sport, the Blue Devils squandered a 13-point second-half lead to a young and talented Maryland squad that edged Duke, 78-75, in the National Championship game.
Maryland's underclassmen showed no fear leading the Terrapins to the program's first National Championship Tuesday night.
For Currie and the rest of her teammates, the prospect of winning a National Championship has been looming overhead all season. Deeper and more balanced than in years past, Duke has held the goal...
The Blue Devils (31-3) rode a dominating defensive effort to a 64-45 victory over LSU (31-4) in the national semifinals Sunday night at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. With the win, the Blue...
BOSTON - Going into Sunday night's Final Four game against LSU, head coach Gail Goestenkors had a plan for the Blue Devils. It worked.
Abby Waner came to Duke as a phenom, having won several high school National Player of the Year awards. But 16 games into her college career, Waner was coming off the bench and her confidence had...
When Tennessee defeated Duke, 66-56, in the semifinals of the 2003 Final Four, the four players on the Blue Devils' current roster that were part of that team assumed they would soon be back. It...
