Tagged: Mike Krzyzewski

Sports
8:09 am
Fri March 1, 2013

No. 3 Duke Not At Its Best In Upset Loss to Virginia

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Duke men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski

No. 3 Duke suffered an upset loss Thursday night at the hands of Virginia, 73-68. 

Coach Mike Krzyzewski said his team was focused on the matchup despite their preparation for no. 5 Miami this weekend.

"Virginia just played great.  They were terrific tonight," Krzyzewski said.

"They had our full attention and preparation for this.  They beat us when we were trying to be at our best and it's because of them that we were not."

The Blue Devils got 28 points from Seth Curry.  All but five of those came in the second half.

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Sports
7:00 am
Tue August 14, 2012

Duke Olympians Return With Medals

 Duke Olympians Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory
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Coach "K" greets fellow Duke Olympians Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory at RDU

A crowd gathered at Raleigh-Durham International Airport last night to greet members of the Duke University family returning with medals from the London Olympics.

Leoneda Inge:  Duke University is celebrating a bronze, a silver, and a gold medal from the Olympics.  Abby Johnston showed off her silver medal in synchronized diving.  She says the experience was better than she could have ever imagined.

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