DUKE UNIVERSITY

Duke had a solid year across its athletic department in 2015-16. Athletic director Kevin White sees even bigger things in the coming year. In an interview with The Associated Press, White called the just-completed academic year “a decent year with some historic moments and some brilliant moments” but added that “at the same time, it wasn’t a great year, and we’ve been better and we can be better.” Duke ranks 16th in the most recent standings for the Director’s Cup, awarded annually to the school with the best performance in all sports. The Blue Devils were 20th last year and ninth the year before that. – JOEDY McCREARY, Tucson. Read More.