This one was one-sided. Early in the first half, the Duke women’s basketball team decided to attack North Carolina – in the paint with strong-armed defense, on the boards with hustle, in the lane with well-timed passes and from the 3-point arc with accurate shooting. The No. 5 Blue Devils succeeded on every front.
Modified: 02/06/12 10:39:42 PM
Over the past week or two, one can tell how frustrated Mike Krzyzewski is with his team by the number of times he raps his knuckles against the table during his postgame news conference.
Modified: 02/06/12 11:53:41 AMDuke's defense had some of its best moments when the decision was made to pressure and double-team on the perimeter. But in doing so, the Blue Devils often got pulled away from the lane, which allowed Miami to get many of its 20 offensive rebounds.
Modified: 02/06/12 04:11:20 AM
Kentucky is on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a third straight week.
Modified: 02/06/12 03:19:28 PMFrom the state of his current Duke team to the Blue Devils' rivalry with Maryland, Mike Krzyzewski touched on a couple of different topics on Monday’s ACC teleconference.
Modified: 02/06/12 11:55:48 AM
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski's first comment to the media Sunday afternoon wasn't about his Blue Devils. It wasn't about the disappointment he felt after his seventh-ranked Blue Devils fell 78-74 in overtime to Miami, either.
Modified: 02/06/12 05:40:27 AM
Duke's and North Carolina's women's basketball teams have met 81 times since 1975.
Modified: 02/06/12 05:37:06 AMTwo of N.C. State's accomplished freshmen and well-decorated senior Jaime Pulgar helped the Wolfpack defeat Cornell 4-3 in men's tennis Sunday at the Isenhour Tennis Center.
Modified: 02/06/12 05:34:31 AM
Duke's basketball fans repeatedly chanted "Please don't eat us, please don't eat us" at Miami big man Reggie Johnson on Sunday.
Modified: 02/06/12 05:38:05 AM
The Blue Devils have used six different starting lineups since ACC play began, underscoring the fluidity of their rotation. Only forward Mason Plumlee has started all of Duke's last eight games.
Modified: 02/05/12 01:32:25 PMBasketball
Tudor: At a time when the ACC buzz meter is relatively low in the two major sports, the league announced a scheduling policy Friday that will take another deep cut into its basketball popularity.
Modified: 02/04/12 05:35:15 AM
While Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg lamented Austin Rivers’ four 3-pointers, it was a different play that Rivers made that caught Mike Krzyzewski’s eye Thursday night.
Modified: 02/03/12 10:42:35 AM
No. 7 Duke pushed Virginia Tech until the final buzzer sounded, posting a convincing 75-60 victory Thursday night that erased much of the lingering sourness from Saturday's win.
Modified: 02/03/12 06:03:33 AMSome early feistiness from the players on both teams culminated in a technical foul on Duke's Andre Dawkins midway through the first half.
Modified: 02/03/12 04:57:43 AM
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