Duke’s freshmen pass first tournament test
PITTSBURGH — They’re not freshmen anymore. The old cliché has been repeated in the NCAA Tournament as much as “Win or go home.” By March, a first-year college player has put in 30-plus games, survived […]
PITTSBURGH — They’re not freshmen anymore. The old cliché has been repeated in the NCAA Tournament as much as “Win or go home.” By March, a first-year college player has put in 30-plus games, survived […]
At one point in its history, Duke won 13 straight NCAA Tournament games. On Thursday, the Blue Devils will open their 2018 March run against a team that has played just 13 NCAA Tournament games […]
The state of North Carolina placed six teams in the NCAA Tournament this season, tying a record the state set back in 2002. NC State, Wake Forest, Duke, Davidson, UNC Wilmington and Charlotte all made […]
As one of the nation’s top teams for most of the season, Duke seemed to be a lock to play close to home for the first weekend. A loss to UNC in the ACC Tournament […]
BROOKLYN — Duke learned some hard, painful lessons on the hard streets of Brooklyn on Friday. The Blue Devils lost to North Carolina 74-69 in the ACC Semifinals and will go back to Durham to […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Duke had to switch heroes midway through its 88-70 win over Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals. Luckily, the Blue Devils had more than enough candidates. Grayson Allen opened the game […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A few minutes after UNC beat Syracuse in their opening game of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday, Roy Williams was ready to put the 78-59 game, and his team, to bed. “I […]
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Trailing Boston College by two points, NC State made two crushing mistakes in the final 12 seconds of its opening game in the ACC Tournament. That wasn’t the problem in Wednesday’s 91-87 […]
RALEIGH — Gibbs has all the tools a successful athlete needs: Speed, explosive power in his legs, enthusiasm and a genuine love for the game. Like many successful athletes, however, he sometimes has trouble listening […]
RALEIGH — The soundtrack for the Dixie Deer Classic consisted of yelps, shrieks, clucks and purrs that echoed off the walls of the Jim Graham Building. While the cacophony may not have meant much to […]
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