Dom Fenoglio is a Trinity junior and a sports managing editor of The Chronicle's 120th volume.
Duke came out Friday night with a sense of urgency, carrying that moxie into a run-rule victory Saturday. The Blue Devils then battled off a comeback attempt Sunday to secure their first sweep on the road in the 118-year history of its series against the Cavaliers.
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.
The other reasons various teams have found themselves on runs against the Blue Devils are more subtle. More than making a high-percentage of shots, winning the rebounding battle and avoiding turnovers, how can another team beat Duke? Maybe more important, what pieces do teams need?
Friday was a lesson from the book of March: anything that can happen, will happen. Scheyer coached his team to a 15-0 run to end the first half without its leader in every statistical category. He also had to weather the storm of playing against a team with its back against the wall. The highs and the lows against the Tar Heels are a harbinger for what Duke will experience in the NCAA Tournament, for better or worse.
For the third time this season, Duke and North Carolina are battling for their respective shades of blue. This time, in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, the Blue Devils are out to a commanding 45-24 lead.
Duke handled the Patriots in a pair of midweek games, riding six shutout innings from the bullpen to take the first game 6-3 and another key outing from third baseman Ben Miller to replicate that score Wednesday.
John Feinstein, an author, journalist and Duke alumnus, died Thursday morning.
In the Blue Devils’ 78-70 win against Georgia Tech Thursday, an injury to freshman Cooper Flagg meant the game hardly felt like a victory.
The Blue Devils traveled to Knoxville, Tenn., to take on the Volunteers and left without touching home in a 1-0 loss.
Following the conclusion of the regular season, the ACC announced its season awards Monday afternoon, and the Blue Devils are adding some more hardware to their trophy case.
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