Both Duke basketball teams routed their first round opponents in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Zone discusses which team will make it further in March in the latest edition of Point-Counterpoint.
Following a big win against No. 15-seed Lehigh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Duke women's basketball will play No. 10-seed Oregon Sunday afternoon. The Blue Zone is here with an overview of the Ducks and an X-Factor for each squad.
Once conference games began, something shifted. Duke only allowed more than 60 points thrice, in losses to N.C. State, Notre Dame and Louisville. The driving factor behind the improved defensive numbers is a massive reduction in points allowed in the paint.
Duke men’s basketball officially secured the No. 1 seed in this week’s ACC Tournament after the team’s defeat of North Carolina. The Blue Zone breaks down the Blue Devils’ potential path to a record-extending 23rd ACC Tournament title.
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.
The last time Duke and North Carolina played, the Tar Heels earned an overtime victory against the Blue Devils. This time, No. 16 Duke looks for revenge on Senior Night. Find out what our beats think will happen.
In the stretch run of its conference slate, Duke women’s basketball lost a tight tilt Thursday evening, welcoming Louisville to town after an away loss to No. 1 Notre Dame. The Cardinals landed their haymakers down the stretch and got the best of the Blue Devils 70-62.
The 746 fans who attended Duke baseball’s home opener were welcomed in the new season by the ping of the bat and the pop of the catcher’s mitt. However, the Blue Devils did not start the season quite the way they wanted, squandering a lead to eventually fall 8-3 against Cincinnati.
The Blue Devils enter the season ranked 11th in the country, thanks in part to an abundance of left-handed pitching and hitting talent. After securing the ACC Tournament title last season but sputtering out in the Norman Regional, this year’s team has its eyes set on a deeper postseason run — namely that elusive place called Omaha.
Fournier's ability to impact every side of the game was on display in Thursday’s win against Clemson. Leading the game, she found the bottom of the net 11 times on nine field goals and two free throws. Alongside her 20 points, she stuffed her stat sheet with four rebounds, two blocks and an assist, alongside only one turnover. All of this was in only 24 minutes.
