DURHAM — Duke dominated inside on its way to a 88-73 win over visiting NC State on Saturday. The Wolfpack were without starting center Manny Bates, who suffered a season-ending injury in November, and didn’t […]
WINSTON-SALEM — For 19½ minutes on Wednesday, Wake Forest looked every bit the part of an up-and-coming basketball team ready to challenge the ACC’s best. Then in the blink of an eye, the Deacons suddenly […]
WINSTON-SALEM — With its head coach out sick, Duke got well, beating Wake Forest 76-64 for the Blue Devils’ first road win of the season. The Blue Devils came to Winston-Salem facing some adversity. Duke […]
Two ACC teams from North Carolina will meet in a pivotal conference game, but it’s not those two teams. While the Duke-UNC rivalry garners most of the national attention focused on the area each college […]
DURHAM — Duke fell from the ranks of ACC unbeatens, losing its first conference game to Miami 76-74 at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. The Blue Devils struggled to contain Miami’s trio of veteran guards. […]
Every year, the sports staff of North State Journal (sports editor Cory Lavalette and reporters Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest) look into our crystal balls and try and predict what some of the bigger news […]
Most years, the NSJ’s choice as the top newcomer is a freshman phenom at a college in the state or a rookie that arrived with an impact on a pro team. But 2021 hasn’t been […]
DURHAM — Basketball coaches are still wearing their pandemic casual clothes on the benches this year. After getting the opportunity to ditch the suits and ties last season while playing in empty arenas, most coaches […]
Duke is looking for another opponent to play on Saturday. The Blue Devils originally had a nonconference game scheduled at Cameron Indoor Stadium against Cleveland State. The Vikings were forced to cancel the game, as […]
“You could write a story about all the people who man the different entrances, or portals. They’ve done it forever and they’re beautiful stories for beautiful people.”—Mike Krzyzewski Coach K on @shellheels … and crying […]
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