WINSTON-SALEM — For 19½ minutes on Wednesday, Wake Forest looked every bit the part of an up-and-coming basketball team ready to challenge the ACC’s best. Then in the blink of an eye, the Deacons suddenly […]
WINSTON-SALEM — With its head coach out sick, Duke got well, beating Wake Forest 76-64 for the Blue Devils’ first road win of the season. The Blue Devils came to Winston-Salem facing some adversity. Duke […]
Mike Krzyzewski won’t make his final coaching appearance at Wake Forest’s Joel Coliseum tonight after all. Duke’s Hall of Fame coach, who is in his farewell season, will sit out his team’s game against the […]
Most years, the NSJ’s choice as the top newcomer is a freshman phenom at a college in the state or a rookie that arrived with an impact on a pro team. But 2021 hasn’t been […]
Duke is turning to Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko to turn around its football program after a two-year slide and a winless Atlantic Coast Conference record. The school announced Elko’s hiring Friday night, ending […]
DURHAM — Change is tough, especially when someone has done the same thing for more than four decades. For Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, starting the final season of a tenure in Durham that dates back […]
The ACC built its reputation as the nation’s preeminent college basketball conference on the foundation of talented and charismatic coaches such as NC State’s Everett Case, North Carolina’s Frank McGuire, Duke’s Vic Bubas and Bones […]
Jon Scheyer won’t have to do any scouting this year. According to the Duke coaching staff, that’s the biggest difference on the Blue Devils’ bench this season. Instead of having the three assistant coaches divide […]
DURHAM — When Mike Krzyzewski enters the media room at Cameron Indoor Stadium, he’s often joined by a small group of people in the back of the room. They’re ushered in just as Coach K […]
DURHAM — It only took a few hours after Mike Krzyzewski announced his decision to retire as Duke’s basketball coach last Wednesday for top assistant Jon Scheyer to be named as his replacement-in-waiting. The speed […]
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