60 On a bright, breezy spring Saturday at Koskinen Stadium, Duke men's lacrosse fans had many reasons to cheer, including the return and three goals of Collin Finnerty, a former Blue Devil who was one of three members of the 2006 Duke team. www.newsobserver.com/1068495 The strategy tackles the problems of a program that has 25 straight ACC losses. www.newsobserver.com/1068491 With an uptempo pace, crafty stick-handling and precise shooting, the No. 1-ranked Duke lacrosse team has an uncanny knack for scoring and a variety of offensive weapons as it enters the first round of the 2008 NCAA men's lacrosse tournament today. www.newsobserver.com/1067676 Duke and North Carolina are bitter rivals except, apparently, when it comes to reaching out to Vietnamese middle school students to show them the finer points of playing sports. www.newsobserver.com/1066481 Duke starting offensive tackle Cameron Goldberg was officially released from his punishment, for breaking team rules on April 15, on Thursday. www.newsobserver.com/1065842 If you thought the ACC was bad last year, or the year before, or the year before ... brace yourself for 2008. The league could be even worse, if that's possible. www.newsobserver.com/1065795 In addition to hiring Nate James, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski promoted his other two assistants, Steve Wojciechowski and Chris Collins, to associate head coaches. www.newsobserver.com/1065021 In his first public duties as a Duke assistant basketball coach, Nate James recounted on Wednesday how his experiences on the 2001 NCAA title team and playing overseas shaped his basketball life. www.newsobserver.com/1064187 Outgoing Duke athletic director Joe Alleva has been serving two masters since he accepted the AD position at Louisiana State on April 4. www.newsobserver.com/1063680 Amanda Blumenherst was named ACC women's golfer of the year for the third straight season on Tuesday. www.newsobserver.com/1063677 Outgoing Duke athletic director Joe Alleva has been serving two masters since he accepted the same position at Louisiana State on April 4. www.newsobserver.com/1063265 Nate James, a captain on the 2001 NCAA title-winning Duke men's basketball squad, will be named the new assistant coach for the Duke men's basketball team, four sources confirmed for The News & Observer on Monday. www.newsobserver.com/1062423 Duke senior Zack Greer set the NCAA all-time record for goals as the top-ranked Blue Devils closed the regular season Sunday with a 16-9 men's lacrosse victory over St. John's (2-11) at Koskinen Stadium in Durham. www.newsobserver.com/1061165 Duke added one of the top high school senior basketball players in the country Thursday when 6-foot-10 Miles Plumlee picked the Blue Devils. He signed with Stanford last fall, but he sought a release after Stanford coach Trent Johnson left for LSU. www.newsobserver.com/1057947 Cardinal athletic director Bob Bowlsby predicts that former Blue Devils assistant Johnny Dawkins will one day return to Duke as head coach. www.newsobserver.com/1053710 Danowski scores three goals; Loftus helps Devils hold off Cavaliers to take ACC. www.newsobserver.com/1052540 Johnny Dawkins, after 11 years as Mike Krzyzewski's right-hand man and associate head coach, has accepted the head men's basketball coaching job at Stanford University. www.newsobserver.com/1051675 In accepting an offer to coach Stanford's basketball team, longtime Duke assistant Johnny Dawkins picked his own career path Saturday. www.newsobserver.com/1051662 Zack Greer scored four goals and Matt Danowski added two as the top-seeded Duke men's lacrosse team defeated fourth-seeded North Carolina 17-6 in the ACC semifinals. www.newsobserver.com/1050557 Duke left-handed pitcher Christopher Manno, in the midst of a scoreless streak, earned national recognition from three sources this week. www.newsobserver.com/1050551