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Recruit reminds some of Duke's Grant Hill

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Harrison Barnes was supposed to be resting. Instead, he called his coach at 6 a.m. on a Monday, a few days after his freshman season at Ames High in Iowa ended with a loss in the district playoff semifinals.

Updated: Jun. 19, 2009 6:06 AM | Full story

Teams are set; who'll rule the ACC?

Now that we know who'll be playing in the ACC, let's take a second look at the 2009-10 basketball season.

Updated: Jun. 16, 2009 10:04 AM | Full story

Williams leads Coach K in popularity

UNC-Chapel Hill men's basketball coach Roy Williams is more popular among state voters than Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, according to a politically irrelevant but still interesting polls conducted by Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling.

Updated: Jun. 19, 2009 11:24 AM | Full story

Blumenherst wins third Lopez Award

Amanda Blumenherst, a recent Duke graduate, has received the Nancy Lopez Award as the world's most outstanding female amateur golfer week for the third consecutive year.

Updated: Jun. 13, 2009 9:45 AM | Full story

Duke's NCAA tennis champion looks ahead

In college tennis, freshman players typically just hope to sneak into the singles rotation. Mallory Cecil went much further, making history this spring at Duke.

Updated: Jun. 11, 2009 8:54 AM | Full story

Duke's Cecil claims Honda Award

NCAA tennis champion Mallory Cecil of Duke has been honored as the nation's top female college player in her sport.

Updated: Jun. 8, 2009 11:54 PM | Full story

Former Duke star transcended sports

Claude "T" Moorman didn't mark his game-winning touchdown catch in the 1960 Cotton Bowl with an end-zone celebration or a self-indulgent speech in the locker room.

Updated: Jun. 6, 2009 12:23 AM | Full story

Coach K best bet for U.S. Olympic team

Caulton:Since there's no reason for anyone involved to make a rash decision, it would be unwise of Mike Krzyzewski to quickly relinquish coaching control of the U.S. Olympic basketball team.

Updated: Jun. 6, 2009 12:07 PM | Full story

Coach K considers leading Team USA again

Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski said there is a chance he will be Team USA's head coach again in 2012 for the Summer Olympics in London.

Updated: Jun. 4, 2009 6:34 AM | Full story

Early ACC football game times set

North Carolina's home game against East Carolina on Sept. 19 will begin at noon and will be televised by ESPN or ESPN-2, according to an ACC schedule for the first three weeks of the football season released Thursday.

Updated: Jun. 4, 2009 12:29 PM | Full story

Duke women's star to try pro golf game

Duke golfer Amanda Blumenherst officially ended her extraordinary collegiate golf career on Wednesday, announcing that she is ready to turn professional.

Updated: May. 28, 2009 12:23 AM | Full story

Pack's Hill shares NCAA golf lead

N.C. State's Matt Hill shot a 2-under-par 69 to grab a share of the first-round lead at the NCAA men's golf championship inToledo, Ohio, on Tuesday.

Updated: May. 27, 2009 6:09 AM | Full story

Devils' Cecil nets NCAA tennis title

Duke freshman Mallory Cecil capped her stellar rookie season Monday by claiming the NCAA women's tennis individual title at College Station, Texas.

Updated: May. 25, 2009 10:42 PM | Full story

Duke takes steps in 2009

Duke coach Sean McNally made his case for the Blue Devils to be included in the 64-team NCAA Tournament field when it is announced on Monday after Duke lost to Virginia in the ACC Baseball Championship on Saturday night. But an RPI around 70 is likely to keep Duke from grabbing an at-large spot in the NCAA field.

Updated: May. 24, 2009 10:30 PM | Full story

N.C. State, Duke commits clash in tourney game

Josh Hairston, a 6-foot-9 D.C. Assault forward from Spotsylvania, Va., said Duke’s coaching staff has him penciled in for a role similar to Kyle Singler’s with the current program.

Updated: May. 24, 2009 5:28 AM | Full story

Orange ousts Blue Devils in NCAA lacrosse semifinal

Duke brought a new set of stars to college lacrosse's final four Saturday.

Updated: May. 23, 2009 8:35 PM | Full story

Cavaliers end Blue Devils' dream

The Duke players didn't want to think about it.

Updated: May. 24, 2009 12:25 AM | Full story

Balanced Duke faces Syracuse

Before his Duke men's lacrosse team boarded the plane to Foxborough, Mass., for its NCAA Division I semifinal game today, senior attackman Ned Crotty offered a theory that could play a significant part in the Blue Devils' quest for their first NCAA championship.

Updated: May. 22, 2009 11:15 PM | Full story

Devils' Wolcott stifles Tigers

Before beginning his postgame statement, Duke coach Sean McNally listened as a school representative read off starting pitcher Andrew Wolcott's statistics from Duke's 10-4 win in its second game of the ACC Tournament on Friday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

Updated: May. 23, 2009 12:35 AM | Full story

Duke baseball can give Carolina a boost

North Carolina baseball fans should be cheering hard for Duke in today's 4 p.m. game that matches the Blue Devils and Clemson at the ACC Baseball Championships.

Updated: May. 22, 2009 9:23 AM | Full story

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