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Duke walk-on starts cross-country charity ride
Brennan Besser didn’t get into any games for Duke this past season, but the Blue Devils walk-on was on the bench, with the best seat in the house for the team’s run to the Elite […]
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Former Duke coach Bubas dies at 91
Vic Bubas, who led Duke to its first Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball championship in 1960, died Monday. He was 91. Bubas was on the sideline for the Blue Devils from 1959-69, producing a 213-67 […]
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Duke using small ball to lead ACC
DURHAM — Duke headed to the ninth inning of its series opener with Notre Dame trailing 4-1 and facing Irish closer Cole Kmet, who is fifth in the ACC in saves. Ken Taylor and Jimmy […]
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Duke falls short of Final Four in OT loss to Kansas
Sophomore guard Malik Newman scored 12 of his 32 points in overtime as top-seeded Kansas defeated second-seeded Duke 85-81 in a classic Midwest Regional final Sunday at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. The showdown between […]
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Familiar faces greet Duke in Sweet 16
Duke is in an unfamiliar situation in the Sweet 16 — playing a familiar face. The No. 2-seeded Blue Devils will face No. 11 Syracuse, who upset Michigan State to secure the date with Duke […]
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Duke’s freshmen pass first tournament test
PITTSBURGH — They’re not freshmen anymore. The old cliché has been repeated in the NCAA Tournament as much as “Win or go home.” By March, a first-year college player has put in 30-plus games, survived […]
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NCAA Predictions: Triangle’s attempt to reach fourth straight title game will fall short
NSJ’s Shawn Krest and Brett Friedlander each took a crack at how they see the 2018 NCAA Tournament unfolding. Each have a Triangle team reaching the Final Four, but both picked a coach who will […]
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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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Longtime Duke record falls as Drexel mounts biggest comeback in men’s D-I history
Breaking a record that stood for 67 years, Drexel staged the biggest comeback in Division I men’s basketball history Thursday, erasing a 34-point deficit to defeat Delaware 85-83. The old record of a 32-point comeback […]
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Duke drops Louisville to continue hot streak
DURHAM — Duke continued to prove that less is more, winning its fourth straight game since losing its best player. The Blue Devils blew out Louisville at Cameron Indoor Stadium, 82-56, to continue a remarkable […]