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With the decade winding down, Sports Illustrated’s “2000s: The Decade In Sports” is intended to be “your portal to our look back at all of it — the dominant athletes, greatest games, biggest stories, fiercest rivalries, stunning upsets, spectacular flops, most brilliant minds, record-breaking performances and more.”
Below is a list of the many appearances that Duke [...]
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The men’s lacrosse team has been named the team to beat for the upcoming 2009-2010 season in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook Top 25. The team returns its top four scorers from last season’s squad that amassed a 15-4 record and made it to the semi-finals of the NCAA tournament before falling to two-time defending champion Syracuse.
The [...]
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Five members of the Blue Devil squad received All-American honors today, highlighted by senior Ned Crotty’s inclusion on the All-American first team.
Crotty, the ACC Player of the Year, made the second team last year as a midfielder. He switched positions after Zack Greer and Matt Danowski graduated, though, and leads the country this season with [...]
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — With 9:55 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s NCAA tournament quarterfinal, the No. 3 Blue Devils led No. 6 North Carolina, 12-8, and had an opportunity to all but seal the win. Mike Catalino rushed the ball upfield and found Max Quinzani, whose shot struck the crossbar and bounced high into [...]
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For more of Sam Sheft’s photos from Duke’s win over No. 1 Virginia, check out a photo slideshow by following this link.
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Before Saturday, Duke had not notched signature or complete game this season.
By 6 p.m., however, that had completely changed.
Behind Max Quinzani’s four goals and Ned Crotty’s six assists, No. 8 Duke (9-3, 2-1 in the ACC) dominated previously undefeated and current No. 1 Virginia (12-1, 2-1) 15-10 in a game that wasn’t as close as the [...]
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Perched atop the bleachers at midfield in Koskinen Stadium Saturday afternoon, I took in my first lacrosse game as Duke beat Loyola 11-9 in a contest that featured four lead changes. With The Chronicle’s staff undermanned over break, I was forced into action covering a sport in which my Texas roots failed miserably in [...]
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Photo by Margie Truwit/The Chronicle
Friday afternoon provided a glimpse of the potential of the young and new Blue Devils.
That glimmer of hope, though, was quickly tempered Sunday.
No. 5 Duke fell to Harvard 9-6 at Koskinen Stadium less than 48 hours after defeating No. 15 Colgate 9-8, in large part because of a lackluster offensive effort [...]
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Inside Lacrosse talked with Duke head coach John Danowski last week, and he told the lacrosse website that midfielder Brad Ross and defenseman Kevin Mayer will use their NCAA-granted fifth years of eligibility at Duke, while attackman Josh Covalevski will use his at Delaware and midfielder Bo Carrington will forego his extra year. Attackman Zack [...]
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The low-scoring play of the first quarter continued into the second period, with Duke controlling time of possession early but unable to get one past Hopkins goalie Michael Gvozden. But with just over five minutes in, Blue Jay Brian Christopher found the back of the net, streaking down the right side and firing one past [...]
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