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1 week ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
Two Blue Devil standouts will compete together on American tennis’ biggest stage. Rising junior Cooper Williams and graduate Theo Winegar — Duke’s top doubles pairing for the latter part of the season — emerged victorious in the 2025 American Collegiate Wild Card Playoff. The tournament is a novel opportunity for collegiate tennis players to qualify for the U.S. Open, one of four professional tennis Grand Slams, or major tournaments.
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2 weeks ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
The past couple of years have been consequential for the Atlantic Coast Conference and demonstrated the ever-changing landscape of money in college athletics. The league settled lengthy litigation disputes with two member schools and introduced new revenue distribution models to financially reward its top-performing and most-watched schools. The ACC’s 2023-24 tax 990 form, released in May, showed a record $711 million in revenue, up nearly $5 million increase from the previous year.
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3 weeks ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
Judge Claudia Wilken finalized the consequential settlement approval that will fundamentally change college sports. More than a year after the two sides in the House v. NCAA case voted to settle, Wilken approved the revised terms Friday evening. Schools will be able to directly pay players from their athletic department budgets for the 2025-26 school year, also known as revenue sharing.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
During the spring season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week, the spotlight is on Emma Jackson of Duke women’s tennis:Emma Jackson has been a staple of Duke’s tennis team for the past four years and is now leading her squad into the Sweet 16.
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1 month ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
Duke had a 3-0 lead and was in prime position to unseat Tennessee for a Super Regional bid. Four singles matches went to third sets. The Blue Devils needed just one win. But in a remarkable turn of events, the Volunteers got all four, including a come-from-behind win on court one. No. 14-seed Tennessee knocked out Duke 4-3, ending the Blue Devils’ season in heartbreak and before the Super Regionals for the first time since 2022. “I think we win that match 99 out of 100 times.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
Mike Krzyzewski said he just needed one hour to convince the Krugs. Connor, Jake and Ava Krug grew up in a Notre Dame family; the majority of their family members have a degree from South Bend, Ind. Their grandfather, legendary sports broadcaster Dick Vitale, thought the grandchildren would follow. “He said, ‘When I get done with your two grandsons, they’re coming to Duke ... I’ll beat you out.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
I sat on press row in San Antonio for Duke’s contest against Houston after we spent the better part of a month preparing for the what if. Well into the second half, I had a draft of our instant victory newsletter on Mailchimp ready to send along with a special Instagram graphic. The thoughts of our next day — inevitably filled with InDesign and production planning — filled my mind. I edited the gamer too, of course. And then J’Wan Roberts made two free throws. Cooper Flagg missed.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
CARY — The stage was clear in singles. Stanford led 3-2, and courts two and three went to a deciding set; the Blue Devils needed both to advance to the ACC championship match. But after a valiant effort and a set with multiple breaks of serve, graduate Andreja Petrovic could not complete the comeback against the Cardinal’s Max Basing, falling 6-4 in the final set. No. 3-seed Stanford cut the Blue Devils’ ACC Tournament run short with a 4-2 victory Saturday.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
As the Blue Devils’ season comes to an end, the Blue Zone takes a final look at every player’s performance this year. We’ve already analyzed Cooper Flagg, Isaiah Evans, Khaman MaluachandTyrese Proctor. Next up is graduate guard Sion James: Year: Graduate Height: 6-foot-6 Position: Guard This year’s stat line: 25.6 MPG, 8.6 PPG, 4.2 RPG, 2.9 APG Tulane transfer Sion James joined the Blue Devils as an experienced veteran to accompany the team’s youth.
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2 months ago | 
dukechronicle.com | Ranjan Jindal
CHAPEL HILL — After losing three of their past four ACC matches, the Blue Devils earned a much-needed win. No. 20 Duke defeated rival North Carolina 4-0 Saturday afternoon to cap off the regular season. Despite trailing early in multiple singles matches, the Blue Devils used strong second-set play to clinch the win. Senior Connor Krug, junior Pedro Rodenas and sophomore Cooper Williams earned singles victories.
