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Stakes lower but still urgent for Duke-Carolina
The last time Duke and North Carolina played, it was the top story in sports for an entire week. The rivalry traveled to its largest stage ever, meeting in New Orleans on April 2 in […]
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Home sweet home: Why are host teams winning more than ever?
On Monday night, Duke’s attempt at a buzzer-beater to tie the score in Blacksburg resulted in a turnover, and the Blue Devils lost to Virginia Tech on the road. That’s not a shocking result. Duke […]
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Duke executes down stretch to hold off Miami
DURHAM — Last weekend at Clemson, Duke pulled to within one point with just under four minutes left. Down the stretch, the Blue Devils went 0 for 4 from the field and commit three turnovers […]
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Smith, Joiner lead Wolfpack to historic victory over Blue Devils
RALEIGH — NC State laid the boot to the No. 16 Duke on Wednesday, running the Blue Devils out of PNC Arena by a final score of 84-60. The 24-point victory was the largest margin […]
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College Basketball Roundup: Appleby, Wake Forest upend No. 14 Duke
WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest had survived close games this season, even twice winning on a last-second shot. It was enough to have coach Steve Forbes deliver a message that resonated before playing No. 14 Duke. […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 15 Duke goes young in win
DURHAM — Even for a storied program like Duke, there was another historical footnote Saturday. Tyrese Proctor and Dariq Whitehead each scored 15 points and the 15th-ranked Blue Devils rolled past Maryland-Eastern Shore 82-55 while […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 17 Duke powers past Boston College
DURHAM — It took almost 29 minutes of Saturday’s game for No. 17 Duke to have a player reach a double-figure point total. And it simply didn’t matter with the Blue Devils. Mark Mitchell scored […]
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Duke responds to adversity with physical win
DURHAM — Duke bounced back from a blowout loss at the hands of one Big Ten team with a hard-fought win over another team from that conference. The Blue Devils lost to Purdue in the […]
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College Basketball Roundup: No. 1 UNC falls to Iowa State
PORTLAND, Ore. — Caleb Grill has followed T.J. Otzelberger from South Dakota State to UNLV and now back to Iowa State hoping the pair could share a moment like they did Friday. Taking down the […]
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No. 8 Duke holds off Oregon State
PORTLAND, Ore. — Kyle Filipowski had 19 points and 14 rebounds as No. 8 Duke held off a challenge from Oregon State and pulled out a 54-51 win in the opening game of the Phil […]