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Road to Omaha runs through NC
This year, the road to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., will run straight through the state of North Carolina. The NCAA announced Sunday that three of the 16 regionals that make up the […]
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Duke falls to Yale in men’s lacrosse national championship game
FOXBORO, Mass. – Yale captured its first NCAA men’s lacrosse championship with a 13-11 victory over Duke before a crowd of 29,455 fans at Gillette Stadium on Monday. The Bulldogs received four goals from Most Outstanding […]
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Duke’s Grayson Allen steals show with eye-popping combine numbers
Throughout his collegiate career, Duke’s Grayson Allen often found himself the talk of the college basketball world. It looks like he’s carrying that over to the NBA. While most mock drafts have Allen going late […]
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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 […]