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Duke heads north for tournament’s first weekend
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 […]
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Blue Devils learn tough lessons in UNC loss
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 […]
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Plenty of heroes for Duke in ACC Tourney win over Notre Dame
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 […]
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Tar Heels look to avenge Senior Day loss against Miami
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 […]
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NC State comes up just short after comeback against Boston College
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 […]
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Wake Forest’s season ends with nine-point loss to Syracuse
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Wake Forest’s season came to an end on the first day of the ACC Tournament after a 73-64 loss to Syracuse. The Demon Deacons never led in the game and fell behind […]
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Duke overcomes rough first half to rally
DURHAM — Duke’s locker room at Cameron Indoor Stadium has been the scene of plenty of halftime tongue lashings over the years. Saturday night, against a North Carolina team that had already beaten them once […]
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Senior night, UNC rematch add up to big night for Grayson Allen
Grayson Allen’s Senior Night couldn’t come against a better opponent. Allen plays his final game in Cameron on Saturday night, and it will be his ninth Duke-Carolina game. “I’ve been in a bunch of great […]
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Duke-Carolina play for NCAA positioning in rematch
For all intents and purposes, North Carolina and Duke will play for Charlotte on Saturday night. For the first time since 2012, the Tar Heels and Blue Devils will both be ranked in the top […]
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Jay Bilas continues Dick DeVenzio’s battle with NCAA
The federal government’s investigation into college sports found that a top player was connected to an agent. That caused a former Duke basketball star, turned outspoken critic of the NCAA, to lash out at the […]