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NBA ready to resume
It’s been four months since Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19, setting off a chain of events that brought sports across the world to a screeching halt. On Thursday, the NBA […]
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Former Duke guard Derryck Thornton back in ACC with Boston College
CHARLOTTE — ACC Operation Basketball is more than just a traditional media day in which players and coaches from all 15 league schools are available for interviews. It’s also an opportunity for the players and […]
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NBA picks, free agents look to make impression
Call it the Pelican brief. No, not that 1990s movie starring Julia Roberts. Rather, it’s a phrase that sums up Zion Williamson’s first experience as a professional basketball player. The first overall draft pick from […]
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Trent Jr. has best game on slow day at Vegas Summer League
Thursday was a slow day for players with North Carolina ties at the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League. Although the tournament is in its playoff phase, many of the 30 teams involved have seen all […]
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Undrafted free agent Duval off to strong start in NBA Vegas Summer League
Trevon Duval was the only member of Duke’s starting five last year that wasn’t selected in the NBA draft. But if he keeps putting up performances like the one he had Friday on the opening […]
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Even in New York, UNC-Duke still takes center stage
BROOKLYN — Without even trying, North Carolina and Duke sent a powerful message to the ACC’s resident curmudgeon Jim Boeheim. You can take the ACC tournament out of the Old North State, but at least […]