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February 25, 2021

Jeremy Roach

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There will be (blue) blood

February 24, 2021 Shawn Krest

A funny thing happened on the way to the NIT. When Duke and North Carolina played their rivalry game at the start of the month, for the first time in more than a half-century, both […]

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College Basketball Roundup: Duke uses big 1st half to beat Syracuse for 4th straight win

February 22, 2021 Cory Lavalette

DURHAM — Freshman DJ Steward scored 21 points with seven assists, classmate Mark Williams set season highs with 18 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double, and Duke eased past Syracuse 85-71 on Monday […]

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Improved defense, NC State help Duke snap skid

February 13, 2021 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — After watching his team lose three straight, giving up 90 or more points in each of the last two, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski spent the days leading up to Saturday’s game at NC […]

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Carolina-Duke rivalry gets the blues

February 3, 2021 Shawn Krest

This year, call them black-and-blue bloods. When North Carolina heads to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday for the first of two scheduled games in college basketball’s best rivalry, it will be missing a little something […]

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ACC’s learning curve handcuffing young teams

January 27, 2021 Shawn Krest

On Monday morning, before their classes began, the Duke Blue Devils reported to the practice floor — to work on getting hit. For the first time in 25 seasons, Duke is shooting fewer free throws […]

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College Basketball Roundup: Duke beats Notre Dame in ACC opener

December 17, 2020 The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Playing on the road for the first time in their collegiate careers did not rattle Duke’s talented freshmen. They were looking forward to it. “It was great, just getting to see […]

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Old-school? New jack? Blue Devils have a unique look this season

November 24, 2020 Shawn Krest

After the Zion/RJ Barrett one-and-done team was eliminated from the Elite Eight, Duke went with an old-fashioned approach in 2019-20, building around veterans and players who would be around awhile. This year? “I don’t even […]

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With a hazy future, college basketball practice gets underway

October 21, 2020 Shawn Krest

College basketball begins its new season the way the last one ended — under a cloud of uncertainty. The COVID-19 outbreak went quickly to DEFCON-1 during conference tournaments last season, going from full arenas to […]

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