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There will be (blue) blood
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
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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ACC Tournament returns to its roots in Greensboro
GREENSBORO — North Carolina basketball coach Roy Williams once described the ACC Tournament as little more than “a huge cocktail party.” That might have been the case in the old days when the ACC was […]
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UNC gets hot from long range, beats Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Cole Anthony says it’s simple to excel from long range — “just choose the right spots.” Anthony and his North Carolina teammates did just that on Saturday, hitting 11 of 26 tries from […]
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Daniels keys second-half surge to lead NC State by Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NC State coach Kevin Keatts was proud of his team for overcoming “all types of adversity.” Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was proud of his team, too, even though the Orange couldn’t overcome […]
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Tourney week back where it belongs
CHARLOTTE — Of the first 27 times the ACC contested its signature event, its postseason men’s basketball tournament, only once was it played at a site outside of North Carolina. It was an arrangement not […]
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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 […]