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Duke’s luck runs out in Elite Eight
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After weeks of living on the edge, the Duke Blue Devils finally teetered over and took their season with them. The Blue Devils, who had three one-point wins in the month of […]
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Duke dances with the devil again in Sweet 16 win over Hokies
Duke is taking this “survive and advance” thing a bit too seriously. For the second straight game, the Blue Devils flirted with the end of their season and watch an opponent’s last-second shot fall off […]
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“Fight like a fist” — Duke pulls out improbable victory over UCF
COLUMBIA, S.C. — With 2:09 remaining in Sunday’s second-round game with UCF — and possibly in Duke’s season, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski gathered his shaken team. Referees were checking the monitor to see if UCF’s […]
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“He likes to eat his young”: Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski prepares to face former player
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In the fall of 2013, right before Notre Dame’s first season in the ACC, Fighting Irish coach Mike Brey was asked about the prospect of facing his former boss, Duke coach Mike […]
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Duke shakes off slow start to beat North Dakota State, 85-62
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In the 13 previous times Duke has received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils have won their opening game by an average of 30 points. So, when […]
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Gardner-Webb gives Virginia a scare in NCAA debut
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gardner-Webb knew it would take a perfect game to knock off Virginia. For almost 20 minutes, the Bulldogs delivered. A 16 seed making their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament was not […]
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Mother’s love helps Zion Williamson, Duke reach ACC title
CHARLOTTE — After scoring 81 points in three days and leading Duke to a 73-63 win over Florida State in the ACC Tournament championship game, Zion Williamson wasn’t quite ready to celebrate. “The first thing […]
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Duke stars, reserves contribute to win over UNC in ACC semis
CHARLOTTE — After missing all but 34 seconds of the two regular-season games against UNC, Duke’s Zion Williamson made up for lost time. The freshman forward scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Duke’s […]
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Zion Williamson stars in return to Duke lineup
CHARLOTTE — Zion Williamson made his return to the Duke lineup with a spectacular night in the Blue Devils’ 84-72 win over Syracuse in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. Williamson, who missed the last five games […]
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Historic comeback puts NC State in ACC Quarterfinals, possibly NCAAs
CHARLOTTE — Three and a half minutes into NC State’s 59-58 win over Clemson in their ACC Tournament opening game, Kevin Keatts called for sophomore forward D.J. Funderburk to enter the game as a sub. […]