Mark Alarie

How NC legends fared in their first Final Fours

April 4, 2025 Asheebo Rojas

Stacked rosters, dominant regular seasons and winning tournament games are all part of what makes a great college basketball coach. But in North Carolina, a state where those things are only the expectation, greatness depends […]

Krzyzewski, Duke rise from the ashes of embarrassing loss

March 31, 2022 Shawn Krest

Coach K’s third season at Duke was very nearly his last. The Blue Devils had promising young freshmen on the roster, including Johnny Dawkins, Mark Alarie and Jay Bilas, but the team suffered through an […]

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 […]

Mark Alarie

How NC legends fared in their first Final Fours

Krzyzewski, Duke rise from the ashes of embarrassing loss

ACC’s learning curve handcuffing young teams

Another $130 million was released for recovery and mitigation efforts
Mullin visits western NC, reaffirms commitment to cutting red tape

Another $130 million was released for recovery and mitigation efforts