Abby DiSalvo is a Trinity sophomore and assistant Blue Zone editor of The Chronicle's 120th volume.
No. 1-seed Duke men’s basketball returns to the Lenovo Center for a matchup against No. 9-seed Baylor. After 20 minutes of play, the Blue Devils head into the locker room with a 47-30 lead.
Even this year’s Blue Devils, who spent the season shattering records and bucking statistical norms, played beneath the shadow of Duke’s five championship titles. How do they stack up against the program’s best in their search for a sixth crown?
With Duke’s first round game right around the corner, The Chronicle’s men’s basketball beats break down their thoughts on the Blue Devils’ path to a sixth national championship and other March Madness storylines. Click through the gallery above to see our bracket predictions.
O'Meara finished second in the 3-meter dive and seventh in the 1-meter, posting final scores of 699.20 and 592.25, respectively. The performances earned her a chance to compete at the women’s NCAA Championships, where she will contend for national titles in Federal Way, Wash., along with several Blue Devil swimmers.
In Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show, the Blue Devils locked down a No. 1 seed in the East Region. They will tip off against the winner of the play-in game between American and Mount St. Mary’s to begin the madness in Raleigh.
For the second time this season, Duke will take on that team down the road in a rivalry bout. This time around, the Tar Heels come in with a winning streak and something to prove, while the Blue Devils are chasing an outright ACC regular season title. The Chronicle's beats break down the matchup with their predictions.
The Blue Devils put together a midweek masterclass against North Carolina A&T, trampling the Aggies 13-1 to deliver a fourth-straight home victory. The game displayed budding consistency for a squad that has struggled to combat defensive mishaps and find offensive sparks.
As spring sports are underway, The Chronicle is back with our breakdown of every sport, including key rules, terminology, tournament formats and more. Here is our baseball edition.
Duke tallied two midweek losses, falling to both Campbell and Liberty by a combined score of 21-10. The Blue Devils ended Tuesday’s road game with a 9-6 loss despite mounting a back-half surge against the Fighting Camels. When they returned home to face the Flames Wednesday, defensive inconsistencies paved the way to a 12-4 defeat.
Duke walked away from the meet with a 11th-place finish for the women and 12th-place finish for the men. Several Blue Devil swimmers earned new cuts for the NCAA Championships, while divers flipped to impressive finishes from Greensboro’s springboards. The dozens of Olympians and NCAA record-holders sharing the pool deck pushed seemingly every competitor to new speeds.
