SPORTS
Column: A well-deserved moment in the spotlight
By Evan Davis | April 23, 2003There's one thing that really bugs me about sports.
There's one thing that really bugs me about sports.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Dahntay Jones hoped that his fastbreak dunk off a Daniel Ewing pass would help to ignite a Duke run.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Reaching the Sweet 16 has become a pattern for the Blue Devils, who last failed to advance past the NCAA Tournament's first two rounds in 1996.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- After losing back-to-back road Atlantic Coast Conference games at Maryland and N.C. State, Duke hoped to make a statement in its next such test against Florida State.
RALEIGH -- As a little kid, Shavlik Randolph was a ballboy for the N.C. State basketball team.
A week after taking first place in every event against Davidson, the men's and women's swimming teams came away with a split decision against UNC-Wilmington.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Duke was determined not to suffer a repeat of its 14-point loss at Maryland a year ago. On Saturday, the Blue Devils succeeded - they lost by 15 points instead.
After receiving its third NCAA Tournament bid in as many years, the volleyball team will face the Miami Hurricanes in Madison, Wis., in the first round of the 64-team tournament.
R.C. Slocum has a .715 winning percentage at Texas A&M; at Duke, head coach Carl Franks boasts a mark of .111.
Dan Orner had missed field goals of 44 and 50 yards, as well as an extra point.