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Flagg, Duke pass first test
Cooper Flagg’s first test came 100 seconds into his first NCAA Tournament game. Tyrese Proctor stepped in front of a Mount St. Mary’s pass and headed down the court. Flagg trailed him, coming down the […]
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Handlogten’s improbable comeback
Micah Handlogten hasn’t watched the play, and he’s not going to. “I have no desire to, if you will,” the 7-foot-1 junior big man says while sitting in the Florida Gators’ locker room. “I don’t […]
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Long road home for Mading
At each year’s Final Four, the building where the games will be played hangs a giant banner reading “The Road Ends Here.” The college basketball season, and especially March Madness, are often referred to as […]
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Roach faces possible Duke reunion
Every year, the NCAA selection committee swears they don’t look at the storylines in potential second-round matchups when they map out the bracket. Consider former Duke guard Jeremy Roach unconvinced. “I kind of knew they […]
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Duke wins ACC title
Playing without their best player, a defensive leader and an assistant coach, Duke won its third game in three days to take the ACC Tournament championship on Saturday. The Blue Devils used a 12-0 second […]
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Lane violation costs UNC vs Duke
The road to the Final Four ended with one step in the wrong direction. “It was just a sense of disbelief, initially,” said UNC’s Jae’Lyn Withers, who took that one single misstep. “Following that, of […]
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Women’s hockey comes to Raleigh
The Minnesota Frost scored three first-period goals and rolled to a 5-0 win over the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL’s Takeover Tour event at Lenovo Center. More than 10,700 fans watched the seventh game of […]
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A year after Final 4, Keatts fired
Eleven months after Kevin Keatts took NC State to the Final Four, he is out of a job. The Wolfpack parted ways with the coach after eight seasons, following a 12-19 season that saw State […]
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UNC gets another date with Duke
UNC entered the week knowing it needed another shot at Duke in order to get a spot in the NCAA field. Nothing else would get the Tar Heels off the bubble. Mission accomplished. UNC won […]
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Costly win for Duke in ACC Tourney
Duke advanced in the ACC Tournament with a 78-70 quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech. It remains to be seen whether the Blue Devils survived. Duke had key players on a stretcher and in a wheelchair […]