Sports: Duke

Jan. 15, 2013 @ 08:28 PM

Duke women stand as last unbeaten in D-I

There’s only one undefeated basketball team left in Division I — and it’s the Duke women.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 10:47 PM

Holliday’s return to Duke on hold

Blair Holliday’s return to Duke will have to wait a few more months.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 07:42 PM

Duke’s Curry ready to play; Kelly’s still out

While Ryan Kelly’s status with his foot injury remains murky, Duke does have relatively good news on another of its injured senior starters.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 08:36 AM

No. 4 Duke women beat Wake for 38th straight time

Duke shot 48 percent to remain the only Division I team — men's or women's — with a perfect record. The Blue Devils haven't had a game decided by fewer than 10 points.


Jan. 12, 2013 @ 10:07 PM

DuPree: Blue Devil fans can circle Feb. 7 on their calendars

While the N.C. State players and fans celebrate one of their program’s biggest wins in years, the Duke Blue Devils are left to regroup after their first loss of the season. The Wolfpack claimed an 84-76 victory Saturday at PNC Arena in Duke’s first test without 6-10 senior Ryan Kelly in the lineup.


Jan. 12, 2013 @ 10:12 PM

Hot-handed Pack shoots holes in Duke's 'D'

No. 20 N.C. State scored like no other team had against No. 1 Duke this season, making more than half their shots in an 84-76 win at PNC Arena.The Wolfpack (14-2, 3-0 in ACC) claimed their 10th consecutive win by shooting 50.8 percent, the first time Duke had allowed a team to shoot better than 50 percent this season. N.C. State is also the first team to top the 80-point mark against Duke (15-1, 2-1 in ACC).


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 07:55 PM

Duke could find bowl path less complicated

The road to a second straight bowl game should be slightly easier for Duke next season.


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 07:52 PM

Blue Devils make adjustments on the road vs. Pack

For top-ranked Duke, life without injured senior forward Ryan Kelly begins with likely their toughest road trip of the season.


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 12:00 AM

PG Chelsea Gray sets Duke assist mark in rout of Clemson

Blue Devils guard Chelsea Gray, en route to a school-record 15 assists, keyed a second-half stretch where Duke scored 22 consecutive points that led to an 82-45 ACC win for No. 4 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium.


Jan. 09, 2013 @ 10:23 PM

Duke’s Kelly out indefinitely with foot injury

Ryan Kelly’s stretch of solid basketball for Duke will be on hold, and the No. 1 Blue Devils will have to find a way to win without him.


Jan. 09, 2013 @ 09:28 PM

Duke, UNC add four early football entries

Hillside graduate Khris Francis was one of four football players who enrolled early at North Carolina, the school announced Wednesday.


Jan. 08, 2013 @ 11:27 PM

Cook, Blue Devils rally past Clemson

Quinn Cook exorcised a recent demon to keep Duke unbeaten Tuesday night.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 08:15 PM

Plumlee’s play inside opens Duke’s offense for 3-point attempts

Three-point shots off the hands of Duke players are falling at a high percentage this season, helping vault the Blue Devils to the nation’s No. 1 ranking once again.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 07:40 PM

Byrant, Guthridge, McGeorge highlight Hall of Fame class

Four people with connections to UNC Chapel Hill will be enshrined in the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame this year.


Jan. 06, 2013 @ 04:31 PM

No. 3 Duke stays perfect

Chelsea Gray couldn't suppress her happiness after picking up her 10th assist of the game. And she couldn't hide it afterward when she talked about matching Dawn Staley's conference record with a second career triple-double.