Andrew Long is a Trinity senior and recruitment/social chair of The Chronicle's 120th volume. He was previously sports editor for Volume 119.
The same vices that have gripped No. 12 Duke all season drowned it in an 8-7 defeat to the Tar Heels Saturday afternoon.
In a Final Four matchup between two elite No. 1-seeds, Duke and Houston will vie for a spot in the national championship. Our beats predict who will win the Saturday night clash.
No. 1-seed Duke men's basketball will take on No. 2-seed Alabama in the East Region final. Our beats predict who will advance to the Final Four of the two squads.
No. 1-seed Duke will take on No. 4-seed Arizona tonight with a spot in the Elite Eight on the line. Check out what our beats predict will happen in the second game between the two foes.
Despite some early jitters, No. 1-seed Duke ended Roach and No. 9-seed Baylor’s season with a relatively comfortable 89-66 Round of 32 win, a game defined by the mismatch in each team’s guard rooms, the Blue Devils’ overwhelming size and stellar shooting beyond the arc and from the foul line.
No. 1-seed Duke’s eventual 93-49 shelling of Mount St. Mary’s in the first round of the NCAA Tournament was so dominant it became boring. But the healthy final margin against an inferior opponent should not distract from what this game meant for Proctor, nor his stellar performance that featured a 6-for-8 clip from three, 19 total points and five assists.
No. 1-seed Duke men’s basketball kicks off its NCAA Tournament with a first round matchup with Mount St. Mary’s. The Blue Devils have dominated the first 20, up 54-28.
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.
As spring sports are underway, The Chronicle is back with our breakdown of every sport, including key rules, terminology, tournament formats and more. This is our men's lacrosse edition.
That’s what made Saturday’s 82-69 win so remarkable for the Blue Devils. It wasn’t the grand, season-saving spectacle the Tar Heels hoped for, needed and often threatened to deliver, but another comfortable Duke win in a sea of 27 others. A garnish on the dish rather than the dish itself.
