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Location: Durham, NC
Colors: Royal Blue and White
Nickname: The Blue Devils
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Just not enough: Blue Devils come up short in 'frustrating' loss
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DURHAM -- A year ago, the Northwestern Wildcats walked off the field after the Duke game feeling like they had the better team while the Blue Devils walked off the field feeling the thrill of victory.
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Duke: Keys to the game
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9.6.2008 : 12:01 am
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Homefield advantage
Duke coach David Cutcliffe said many well-wishers told him that the near-capacity crowd for last week's victory over James Madison was "the most fun, electric atmosphere that they had been to in college football."
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Duke is perfect, so far
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9.5.2008 : 10:26 pm
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DURHAM -- Duke's victory last season at Northwestern was the Blue Devils' version of a bowl game.
That same game may well have cost Northwestern a bowl game.
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Blue Devils looking to avoid 'dead legs'
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9.4.2008 : 12:17 am
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DURHAM -- Duke will be a confident football team heading into Saturday night's game against Northwestern, but it won't be because the Blue Devils beat the Wildcats a year ago or because they beat James Madison the previous weekend.
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UNC to face Huskies; Devils look ahead to Lady Vols
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9.3.2008 : 12:40 am
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DURHAM -- North Carolina is taking a one-year break from playing Tennessee but will welcome Connecticut to the Smith Center in January.
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Harris' home in New Orleans spared by Hurricane Gustav
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9.3.2008 : 12:39 am
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DURHAM -- Three years after Clifford Harris’ home near New Orleans was rendered uninhabitable for months by Hurricane Katrina, his family wondered if it would have to start all over again thanks to Hurricane Gustav.
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Harris carries load for Devils as Boyette offers encouragement
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9.3.2008 : 12:34 am
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DURHAM -- Saturday night was supposed to be a senior moment for Duke running backs and best friends Clifford Harris and Re’quan Boyette, a much anticipated start to their senior season in front of the biggest crowd at Wallace Wade Stadium since they arrived on campus.
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Blue Devils meet Cutcliffe's expectations in first game
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8.31.2008 : 11:51 pm
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DURHAM -- Duke coach David Cutcliffe couldn't find much fault in his team when he reviewed tape of Saturday's 31-7 victory over James Madison.
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Duke's win at a glance
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8.31.2008 : 1:02 am
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PLAYER OF THE GAME
Eron Riley, Duke wide receiver
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Blue Devils' fans weather storm, hang around for the action
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8.31.2008 : 1:02 am
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DURHAM -- The Duke football community had been waiting for this moment for more than eight months.
Once it seemingly arrived, it had to wait some more.
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Cut Above: Devils win first under Cutcliffe
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8.31.2008 : 12:38 am
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DURHAM -- Stormy weather delayed the start of Duke's season opener against James Madison by nearly 90 minutes, and the Blue Devils started nearly as slow.
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JMU no small task for the Devils' opener
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8.30.2008 : 1:07 am
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DURHAM -- Throughout the weeks of preparation leading up to his debut, Duke coach David Cutcliffe has insisted that he’s too focused on getting his team ready to worry about a specific opponent.
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GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
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8.27.2008 : 10:50 pm
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DURHAM -- In theory, Mike Krzyzew-ski should have felt the weight of the world lifted from his shoulders when his USA Basketball team wrapped up the gold medal Sunday in Beijing.
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So you call yourself a college football fan? ACC fantasy football making the rounds
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8.26.2008 : 11:45 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- After a breakout freshman season, North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates put himself in line to be a first-round draft pick.
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Tar Heels, Blue Devils face challenges with basketball schedules
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8.26.2008 : 11:45 pm
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CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina's non-conference tests will come from Michigan State, Kentucky and whomever the Tar Heels face in the Maui Invitational, a tournament that also includes Notre Dame, Texas and Indiana.
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'Same old Duke'?
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8.26.2008 : 11:44 pm
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DURHAM -- Much like a football game is divided into four quarters, Duke coach David Cutcliffe divides the football year into four phases.
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Football preview: Second FCS season a big step up for NCCU
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8.26.2008 : 7:18 pm
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DURHAM -- Mose Rison says he likes a challenge, and he knew he was taking on a big one when he became N.C. Central's head football coach before last season.
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Football preview: For seniors, time for winning is now
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8.26.2008 : 1:14 pm
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DURHAM -- Duke coach David Cutcliffe will be given some time to try to turn around the Blue Devils' football fortunes, but the time is now for the program's older players.
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Football preview: Cutcliffe taking on a history of losing at Duke
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8.26.2008 : 1:14 pm
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DURHAM -- Over the last quarter-century, winning football has been a way of life for David Cutcliffe.
Over the same stretch, losing football has been a reality of life at Duke.
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Brickey gets post with Devils
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8.26.2008 : 1:10 am
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DURHAM -- Former Duke basketball standout Robert Brickey has been named the assistant director of basketball operations for the Blue Devils women’s team. Brickey rejoins the Duke athletics staff after a three-year stint as head men’s basketball coach at Shaw. He will coordinate off-campus camps, on-campus recruiting and coordinate various marketing efforts. Before his time at Shaw, he was an assistant coach at James Madison (2004-05), Southern Methodist (2002-04) and the U.S. Military Academy (2000-02).
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Now Krzyzewski knows, his style works with pros
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8.24.2008 : 11:47 pm
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Mike Krzyzewski long wondered how his coaching approach would work with NBA players, whether has stratospheric success on the college level could translate to the professional ranks.
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Nick Maggio gets the nod as Devils' starting kicker
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8.20.2008 : 9:52 pm
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DURHAM -- Duke kicker Nick Maggio knows he can't do anything to erase the Blue Devils' past problems in the kicking game, but he has been charged with putting a stop to the struggles in the here and now.
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Blue Devils turn their attention to JMU
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8.20.2008 : 12:07 am
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DURHAM -- Duke devoted more focus to season-opening opponent James Madison in the Blue Devils' final scrimmage of the preseason Tuesday afternoon, and Coach David Cutcliffe seemed to like what he saw.
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Blue Devils pick football captains
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8.19.2008 : 1:18 am
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DURHAM -- Teammates of Duke senior running back Re’quan Boyette showed some faith in him as a leader Monday, naming him as one of four team captains even though he’s out indefinitely following recent surgery on his left knee.
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Dascenzo, veteran columnist, retires from The Herald-Sun
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8.19.2008 : 1:16 am
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DURHAM -- Frank Dascenzo started his career at The Durham Sun in 1969 by interviewing a young basketball player named “Pistol” Pete Maravich. Since then, he has interviewed major figures from the sports world at venues including the Final Four of men’s college basketball and the Stanley Cup finals. His retirement from The Herald-Sun on Monday ends the career of “a kid from Pittsburgh,” as he has referred to himself over the years.
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Dascenzo: Thoughts from 39 years in the Triangle
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8.19.2008 : 12:49 am
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DURHAM -- It's not easy to say goodbye, but it's time. Thirty-nine years flew by so fast that trying to figure out what is the highlight of it became next to impossible.
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Berry tied for third at U.S. Amateur
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8.19.2008 : 12:45 am
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PINEHURST -- Seven of the eight golfers representing either North Carolina or Duke are in contention to qualify for match play halfway through medal play at the 108th U.S. Amateur, but just one is even close to feeling secure about reaching the next stage.
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Blue Devils put on show for fans
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8.17.2008 : 12:01 am
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DURHAM
-- Several hundred fans showed up at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday morning to take advantage of their first chance to see the Blue Devils in action since the spring game.
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Injuries limit handful in Duke's scrimmage
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8.15.2008 : 11:47 pm
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DURHAM -- Fans attending today's scrimmage that will kick off "Meet The Blue Devils Day" at Wallace Wade Stadium should get an opportunity to see plenty of plays featuring Duke's starters -- the healthy ones at least.
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Goldberg gets back on track
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8.13.2008 : 11:23 pm
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DURHAM -- Four months ago, Duke offensive lineman Cameron Goldberg was suspended indefinitely for an undisclosed violation of team policy.
The Blue Devils are thankful that Goldberg followed up his poor decision by deciding that he wanted to do everything in his power to return to the field for his final season.
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Devils find themselves hurting at running back
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8.13.2008 : 12:49 am
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DURHAM -- Duke coach David Cutcliffe probably can’t wait to find out when the Blue Devils might get running back Re’quan Boyette back from his knee injury, but the Blue Devils can’t wait around for that possibility.
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Duke's Silar to head NCAA women's basketball committee
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8.13.2008 : 12:48 am
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DURHAM -- When word spread that longtime Duke athletics administrator Jacki Silar would chair the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee for the upcoming academic year, Silar’s colleagues called to wish her the best while fearing the worst.
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Dascenzo: Half dozen to watch
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8.13.2008 : 12:46 am
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I am wondering when the ACC will win a BCS bowl game ... and trying to understand why once-mighty Florida State actually has lost 12 games in the last two seasons ... and, oh yes, trying to imagine what N.C. State might do to South Carolina’s psyche if the Wolfpack wins in Columbia, S.C., on Aug. 28.
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College roundup
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8.13.2008 : 12:04 am
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Track & field
* Duke Women Announce 2008-09 Recruiting Class: The Duke women's track and field team will welcome 14 incoming student-athletes for the 2008-09 seasons, ten of whom will participate in cross country this fall.
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Wilcox, Corrigan join Duke; Kennedy promoted to deputy
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8.12.2008 : 11:32 pm
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DURHAM -- New Duke athletics director Kevin White has added two members from his previous staff at Notre Dame to Duke's staff, and White also has promoted a longtime member of the Duke staff.
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Blumenherst wins U.S. Women's Amateur
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8.11.2008 : 12:55 am
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Duke star Amanda Blumenherst won the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Sunday, rallying to beat NCAA champion Azahara Munoz 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final at Eugene Country Club.
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Devils' Boyette out indefinitely
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8.11.2008 : 12:18 am
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DURHAM -- Duke senior running back Re'quan Boyette underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Sunday and will be out indefinitely.
Boyette injured the knee in the Blue Devils' first scrimmage of preseason practice Saturday night.
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Devils' Boyette goes down with a leg injury
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8.9.2008 : 11:37 pm
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DURHAM -- Duke coach David Cutcliffe couldn't say enough about the level of energy on display at his team's first scrimmage of the preseason, but he'll have to cross his fingers and hope that an injury won't put a damper on the Blue Devils' first week of practice.
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Keeping focus on the positive
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8.9.2008 : 11:25 pm
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DURHAM -- Duke and North Carolina basketball tickets can be hard to come by, and NBA games are out of reach in more ways than one for many area basketball fans.
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