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Durham’s Black sports leaders make history every day.

February 14, 2025 Asheebo Rojas

As time moves, history is made. During Black History Month, let’s not forget that. Many people take a pause in time to commemorate and reflect on the endless collection of stories detailing Black Americans’ existence […]

He’s our Manny: Duke hires former Miami coach Diaz

December 8, 2023 The Associated Press

Duke hired Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as its head coach on Thursday night. The school announced Diaz’s hiring in a news release and is finalizing plans for a news conference Saturday to introduce […]

New football coach Manny Diaz embraces Duke culture

December 1, 2023 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — Manny Diaz didn’t just win the press conference at Duke, he took a victory lap around campus. Shortly after being introduced as the new head football coach of the Blue Devils, Diaz walked […]

Half-century after Title IX, plenty of work left to be done

June 29, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Title IX opened the door for countless young women to participate in high school and intercollegiate athletics. It also created coaching and administrative opportunities in sports previously unavailable to females. Fifty years after its passage […]

50 years of Title IX: Women’s sports ‘exploded’ after landmark legislation

June 22, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Debbie Yow was one of the lucky ones, although she didn’t realize it at the time. Growing up in the mid-to-late 1960s, she was able to play basketball for her school teams in Gibsonville because […]

Rough road to Final Four for NC State women

March 16, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Officially, NC State is the top seed in the Bridgeport Region of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Wolfpack coach Wes Moore has a different name for it. “I thought we were going to the NCAA,” […]

NSJ 2021 Newcomers of the Year: 4 people filling big shoes

December 22, 2021 Shawn Krest

Most years, the NSJ’s choice as the top newcomer is a freshman phenom at a college in the state or a rookie that arrived with an impact on a pro team. But 2021 hasn’t been […]

Duke introduces Mike Elko as its next football coach

December 13, 2021 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — For the first time since Dec. 14, 2007, Duke introduced a new head football coach. While 45 men have served as head coach of other ACC schools over that span, Mike Elko became […]

Duke hires Mike Elko to succeed Cutcliffe

December 10, 2021 The Associated Press

Duke is turning to Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko to turn around its football program after a two-year slide and a winless Atlantic Coast Conference record. The school announced Elko’s hiring Friday night, ending […]

Top candidates to replace David Cutcliffe at Duke

December 1, 2021 Shawn Krest

David Cutcliffe has shown that it is, in fact, possible to win at Duke, which means that the job he is leaving is much more desirable than the one he inherited. As Duke begins its […]