Coach Mike Krzyzewski

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on the Maryland crowd Wednesday night: "The crowd was great. You could see the union of the crowd and the team together." ( For more, go to baltimoresun.com/terpsblog)

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on the Maryland crowd Wednesday night: "The crowd was great. You could see the union of the crowd and the team together." ( For more, go to baltimoresun.com/terpsblog)

BasketballGolden State Warriors -- Signed G Ryan Lorthridge for the remainder of the season.CollegeDuke -- Announced that basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will not coach again this season but will return for the 1995-96 season.HockeyNew York Rangers -- Recalled RW Jean-Yves Roy from AHL Binghamton.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The strangest aspect of Maryland's remarkable Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship wasn't the three-day run of excellence by the sixth-seeded Terps, but two guys who helped finish it, Mike Grinnon and Mike Jones. Sophomore starters Chris McCray and Nik Caner-Medley fouled out in the final minute of regulation yesterday against Duke. D.J. Strawberry was ailing. Coach Gary Williams wasn't comfortable with matchups that confronted fellow freshmen Ekene Ibekwe and Hassan Fofana, so he went deep down his bench.

Coach Mike Krzyzewski's big accomplishment this year was leading Duke to a second consecutive NCAA championship. His fans can collect his card (NBA Hoops No. 588), but be advised that it was issued because he's an assistant coach -- of the U.S. men's Olympic team. Seton Hall's P. J. Carlesimo, the other assistant coach, also has a card.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Stan Brunson, a reserve forward for Duke, will be lost for another 8-12 weeks after undergoing knee surgery yesterday, coach Mike Krzyzewski said.The 6-foot-6 Brunson is a two-year walk-on who earned a scholarship last season. The former Duke soccer player has only played a total of 17 minutes in the last two years.L Another player, Joey Beard, said last week he will transfer.

DURHAM, N.C. -- It was a night for dreamers in Cameron Indoor Stadium but it looked, at times, like a scene from a Bill Murray movie.The Duke Blue Devils, the reigning kings of college basketball, held open tryouts yesterday for one spot on their roster.Participants were required only to be male, enrolled at Duke and confident or imaginative enough to believe they belonged on the court with Christian Laettner and Bobby Hurley.There were 38 players who answered coach Mike Krzyzewski's call to try out. A few were good enough to get a serious look.

With the school's longest losing streak in nearly 50 years still intact, the Duke basketball team yesterday lost something more than a game: The Blue Devils won't have coach Mike Krzyzewski for the remainder of the season.After he missed the past two weeks because of complications from back surgery last October, it was announced that Krzyzewski would not return until the start of practice for the 1995-96 season.The announcement comes as the Blue Devils, the country's most dominant college team the past decade, are 9-8 overall and 0-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time in league history.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said yesterday that he is exploring the possibility of leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference school after 14 years for an NBA job.In confirming a report in yesterday's Durham, N.C., Herald-Sun, Krzyzewski said his decision to consider another coaching job has nothing to do with his team's recent academic problems.In a brief statement released by the school's sports information office, Krzyzewski said: "I am looking at other coaching opportunities; however, this activity is not based on any poor performances by my players academically."

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference has enjoyed more serene men's basketball off-seasons.The ACC has suffered some public relations blows since last season, when Duke lost in the NCAA final, making it six straight years without a national championship for the land's proudest league.North Carolina is the media favorite to win regular-season honors in the ACC for the first time since 1993, when the Tar Heels were the conference's last NCAA champion. On Tobacco Road, however, they are bemoaning several losses: prime recruit Jason Parker to academic deficiencies; assistant coach Phil Ford temporarily to a drinking problem; and tradition, as Michael Jordan has bestowed the Tar Heels with a new uniform design.

The 'Pack appears to be back. It has taken two coaching changes, a new arena and a full decade's worth of patience, but the No. 21 North Carolina State basketball team has clawed itself back to national prominence. Winner of three of its past four games, the Wolfpack (13-3, 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) cracked both the Associated Press and coaches' polls this week for the first time since Dec. 12, 1989. That's when former coach Jim Valvano showcased a junior backcourt of Rodney Monroe and Chris Corchiani alongside a lanky sophomore named Tom Gugliotta.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference has enjoyed more serene men's basketball off-seasons.The ACC has suffered some public relations blows since last season, when Duke lost in the NCAA final, making it six straight years without a national championship for the land's proudest league.North Carolina is the media favorite to win regular-season honors in the ACC for the first time since 1993, when the Tar Heels were the conference's last NCAA champion. On Tobacco Road, however, they are bemoaning several losses: prime recruit Jason Parker to academic deficiencies; assistant coach Phil Ford temporarily to a drinking problem; and tradition, as Michael Jordan has bestowed the Tar Heels with a new uniform design.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Connecticut stars Khalid El-Amin and Richard Hamilton mugged for CBS, admiring each other as they donned championship T-shirts and hats. Not more than 30 feet away, Duke assistant coach Quin Snyder hugged senior Trajan Langdon, and coach Mike Krzyzewski embraced William Avery, consoling his shattered point guard in silence.You wanted raw emotion, you wanted a thrilling upset, you wanted a classic NCAA final, you got it."We beat Duke! We beat Duke!" the Connecticut fans chanted last night after the Huskies' 77-74 victory over the Blue Devils.

BasketballGolden State Warriors -- Signed G Ryan Lorthridge for the remainder of the season.CollegeDuke -- Announced that basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will not coach again this season but will return for the 1995-96 season.HockeyNew York Rangers -- Recalled RW Jean-Yves Roy from AHL Binghamton.

With the school's longest losing streak in nearly 50 years still intact, the Duke basketball team yesterday lost something more than a game: The Blue Devils won't have coach Mike Krzyzewski for the remainder of the season.After he missed the past two weeks because of complications from back surgery last October, it was announced that Krzyzewski would not return until the start of practice for the 1995-96 season.The announcement comes as the Blue Devils, the country's most dominant college team the past decade, are 9-8 overall and 0-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time in league history.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Stan Brunson, a reserve forward for Duke, will be lost for another 8-12 weeks after undergoing knee surgery yesterday, coach Mike Krzyzewski said.The 6-foot-6 Brunson is a two-year walk-on who earned a scholarship last season. The former Duke soccer player has only played a total of 17 minutes in the last two years.L Another player, Joey Beard, said last week he will transfer.

The 'Pack appears to be back. It has taken two coaching changes, a new arena and a full decade's worth of patience, but the No. 21 North Carolina State basketball team has clawed itself back to national prominence. Winner of three of its past four games, the Wolfpack (13-3, 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) cracked both the Associated Press and coaches' polls this week for the first time since Dec. 12, 1989. That's when former coach Jim Valvano showcased a junior backcourt of Rodney Monroe and Chris Corchiani alongside a lanky sophomore named Tom Gugliotta.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Connecticut stars Khalid El-Amin and Richard Hamilton mugged for CBS, admiring each other as they donned championship T-shirts and hats. Not more than 30 feet away, Duke assistant coach Quin Snyder hugged senior Trajan Langdon, and coach Mike Krzyzewski embraced William Avery, consoling his shattered point guard in silence.You wanted raw emotion, you wanted a thrilling upset, you wanted a classic NCAA final, you got it."We beat Duke! We beat Duke!" the Connecticut fans chanted last night after the Huskies' 77-74 victory over the Blue Devils.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said yesterday that he is exploring the possibility of leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference school after 14 years for an NBA job.In confirming a report in yesterday's Durham, N.C., Herald-Sun, Krzyzewski said his decision to consider another coaching job has nothing to do with his team's recent academic problems.In a brief statement released by the school's sports information office, Krzyzewski said: "I am looking at other coaching opportunities; however, this activity is not based on any poor performances by my players academically."

Coach Mike Krzyzewski's big accomplishment this year was leading Duke to a second consecutive NCAA championship. His fans can collect his card (NBA Hoops No. 588), but be advised that it was issued because he's an assistant coach -- of the U.S. men's Olympic team. Seton Hall's P. J. Carlesimo, the other assistant coach, also has a card.