SPORTSWRAP
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20,
sportswrap
sports editor's note Welcome
Managing Editor: Alex Fanaroff Photo Editor: TIAN Qinzheng Sr. Associate Editor: Chrissie Gorman, Jordan Koss, Michael Mueller, Jason Strasser Associate Editors: Gregory Beaton, Patrick Byrnes, Leslie Cooper, Andrew Davis, Lauren Kobylarz, Michael Moore, John Taddei, Galen Vaisman, Will Waggenspack, Andrew Yaffe Writers; Scott Bailey, Matt Becker, Dan Kapnick, Ryan Pertz, Matthew Sin
4 The Chronicle's Sports Forum takes a look at 12 The athletic department makes a pitch for the -
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Sportswrap and the 101st volume of
Editor: Mike Van Pelt
Thanks to Chronicle editor Seyward Darby, managing editor Sarah Kwak, news editor Steve Veres, university editors Saidi Chen and Tiffany Webber, photo editor Tom Mendel and former sports editor Jake Poses.
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Although elite high school players will have to wait a year to enter the NBA draft, Duke's recruiting strategy will likely not change. -
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From Cameron to NYC: Two Duke basketball players head north for summer internships.
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Due to scholarship constraints and available talent, Coach Brooks and Coach Myers run their golf programs in vastly different ways.
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In celebration of its third national title in seven years, the women's golf team travels to the White House to meet the president.
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Gail Goestenkors answers questions about her 18 After former assistant coach Joe Alberici left experiences with USA basketball while coaching for the Army head coaching position, Kevin at the Ul9 world championships in Tunisia. Cassese is the obvious replacement choice. -
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The Chronicle. The sports staff continues to work hard towards making the section more visually appealing and reader-friendly and welcome any suggestions you might have. The Sports Forum page enters its second year as part of The Chronicle’s sports section. The page, which will appear every Tuesday, will examine various issues being debated among sports fans nationwide. I hope that readers will take the opportunity to voice their own opinions and reactions by submitting letters throughout the year. The sports section will also debut a new page that will include lesser-known news and notes about Duke’s Olympic sports. The page, tentatively entided the “Blue Devil beat,” will run each Wednesday. This year promises to be an incredibly exciting one for Duke athletics. At least nine teams have legitimate chances to contend for national titles in their respective sports, while the others continue to show steady improvement. It is our goal to provide readers with the most indepth and comprehensive coverage ofall ofDuke’s 26 varsity teams. In recognition of the Blue Devils’ fifth place finish in the Directors’ Cup last year, we devoted the center spread of this issue (pages 12-13) to an examination of the biggest moments in Duke sports from the 2004-2005 school year. We hope you like it. I hope you are as excited about the upcoming year as I am, and I look forward to serving as your sports editor. Mike Van Pelt