Andrew Long is a Trinity senior and recruitment/social chair of The Chronicle's 120th volume. He was previously sports editor for Volume 119.
Ahead of the start of the Blue Devils' season Monday, our beats are here with season predictions, players to watch and the biggest questions for this team.
I want to address wary fans with some good news. Amidst some sameness, there’s a change in this year’s Groundhog Day programming. To complement yet another top-ranked recruiting class, Duke added valuable pieces in the portal — Mason Gillis from Purdue, Sion James from Tulane, Maliq Brown from Syracuse — who will all likely see substantial minutes.
Perhaps underreported in an analysis of memorable days is the gritty effort Tyrese Proctor and Foster, starting together for the first time this preseason, put in to make Sunday such a rousing Blue Devil win in more ways than one. They weren’t as flashy as Maluach or Knueppel were, but for a duo that may start every game this season, their mature performance — especially on defense — was everything Scheyer could have asked for.
No. 7 Duke men’s basketball welcomed Arizona State — and former Blue Devil Bobby Hurley — to Cameron Indoor for a charity exhibition matchup. After 20 minutes of play, Duke holds a commanding 37-21 lead on the visiting Sun Devils.
After a rocky season that ended prematurely in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Maryland, Duke lacrosse retooled in the transfer portal. The Chronicle is here to recap some of the key additions, as well as Charles Balsamo, who left the program.
Undefeated Duke walked all over its hosts from whistle to whistle in its 45-17 win, putting together its most complete game yet in its final outing before ACC play begins next weekend. Graduate running back Star Thomas rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and the Blue Devil defense racked up 12 total tackles for loss.
While the Blue Devils came up short in the NCAA tournament, Duke men's lacrosse had another impressive season. The Chronicle is here to recap it and analyze the highs and lows.
Ten years on, Dyson — a recent graduate of Duke’s men’s lacrosse team from Ontario, Canada — has tried his best to emulate Tucker’s ability to say “what’s next” and find peace in his passion for the sport. Tucker’s teachings have made him a better athlete and a better person, Dyson says.
A six-goal day from Williams and an O’Neill hat trick usually indicate a win, but as the second-seeded Blue Devils got heavy legs down the lane, No. 7-seed Maryland sped ahead, shocking Duke 14-11 on Long Island.
Trying to balance who I wanted to be as a person with what I wanted to do as editor was a scale that I never quite leveled.
