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 […]
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. […]
The ACC has heralded itself as the gold standard of college basketball since its inception in 1953. And it remains that way today. Only not in the traditional sense. While the conference has slipped in […]
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 […]
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 […]
DURHAM — Aliyah Boston had 19 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks while top-ranked South Carolina dominated the boards to beat No. 15 Duke 55-46 on Wednesday night. South Carolina finished with a 44-26 rebounding […]
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 […]
DURHAM — For the first time since Dec. 14, 2007, Duke introduced a new head football coach. While 45 men have served as head coach of other ACC schools over that span, Mike Elko became […]
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