Duke uses a strong offensive first half and tough defense in the second half to hold off sixth-seeded Georgetown in their NCAA tournament opener.

Wake Forest sweeps Duke in baseball and closes in on an ACC tournament berth.

On a bright, breezy spring Saturday at Koskinen Stadium, Duke men's lacrosse fans had many reasons to cheer, including the return and three goals of Collin Finnerty, a former Blue Devil who was one of three members of the 2006 Duke team.

The strategy tackles the problems of a program that has 25 straight ACC losses.

With an uptempo pace, crafty stick-handling and precise shooting, the No. 1-ranked Duke lacrosse team has an uncanny knack for scoring and a variety of offensive weapons as it enters the first round of the 2008 NCAA men's lacrosse tournament today.

Duke and North Carolina are bitter rivals except, apparently, when it comes to reaching out to Vietnamese middle school students to show them the finer points of playing sports.

Duke starting offensive tackle Cameron Goldberg was officially released from his punishment, for breaking team rules on April 15, on Thursday.

If you thought the ACC was bad last year, or the year before, or the year before ... brace yourself for 2008. The league could be even worse, if that's possible.

In addition to hiring Nate James, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski promoted his other two assistants, Steve Wojciechowski and Chris Collins, to associate head coaches.

In his first public duties as a Duke assistant basketball coach, Nate James recounted on Wednesday how his experiences on the 2001 NCAA title team and playing overseas shaped his basketball life.

Outgoing Duke athletic director Joe Alleva has been serving two masters since he accepted the AD position at Louisiana State on April 4.

Amanda Blumenherst was named ACC women's golfer of the year for the third straight season on Tuesday.

Outgoing Duke athletic director Joe Alleva has been serving two masters since he accepted the same position at Louisiana State on April 4.

Nate James, a captain on the 2001 NCAA title-winning Duke men's basketball squad, will be named the new assistant coach for the Duke men's basketball team, four sources confirmed for The News & Observer on Monday.

Duke senior Zack Greer set the NCAA all-time record for goals as the top-ranked Blue Devils closed the regular season Sunday with a 16-9 men's lacrosse victory over St. John's (2-11) at Koskinen Stadium in Durham.

Duke added one of the top high school senior basketball players in the country Thursday when 6-foot-10 Miles Plumlee picked the Blue Devils. He signed with Stanford last fall, but he sought a release after Stanford coach Trent Johnson left for LSU.

Cardinal athletic director Bob Bowlsby predicts that former Blue Devils assistant Johnny Dawkins will one day return to Duke as head coach.