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Duke’s Marissa Young breaks new ground as 1st Black head coach at Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Marissa Young knew she had an opportunity to make history when she took over as Duke’s softball coach. She has delivered. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association and the university believe she is the first Black head coach to lead a team to the Women’s College World Series.
Duke Basketball: Analyzing transfer pickups Mason Gillis, Sion James and Maliq Brown
In the past few years, the “covid year” era has made college rosters older than ever, with many teams having multiple players at least 21 years or older. In March, the older and more experienced teams had more success compared to the few “younger” teams. One of those few is Duke Basketball, which still has consistently had large incoming recruiting classes, including the past No. 1 overall groups.
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