WASHINGTON (AP) — Zion Williamson went to Duke for its winning history. Kerry Blackshear went to Virginia Tech to create one. Tom Izzo feels the need to explain why Michigan State hadn’t been in the […]
CHARLOTTE — The comparisons between Tre Jones and his older brother Tyus, who was the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in Duke’s national championship season of 2015, were inevitable. They’re both point guards […]
CHARLOTTE — Roy Williams didn’t have to work hard to find the silver lining to Friday’s ACC Tournament semifinal loss to Duke. Or the motivation for his North Carolina basketball team moving forward into the […]
CHAPEL HILL — Duke’s fantastic freshman class has been as good as advertised this season. But for the second time in 2½ weeks, North Carolina’s trio of seniors was even better on Saturday. Sparked by […]
DURHAM — Members of the North Carolina basketball team were told ahead of time that Barack Obama planned to visit them before Wednesday’s game against Duke. But that did little to prepare the Tar Heels’ […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Zion Williamson flew unimpeded again. For Notre Dame, there was no chance at grounding him. For Mike Krzyzewski, there’s no need to even think about grounding him. “What do you […]
DURHAM (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski could tell something was off with his Duke team, so he burned a timeout shortly after halftime to talk about it. That the second-ranked Blue Devils responded with yet another […]
PITTSBURGH — There are plenty of words Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski can use to describe his star-laden roster. Nervous is not one of them. “My guys are not nervous,” Krzyzewski said. “I’m nervous. But they […]
WINSTON-SALEM — The Duke basketball team picked up another vote in the Associated Press poll Tuesday night. Not that the Blue Devils needed it. Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s talented young team is already ranked No. 1 […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Zion Williamson had 17 points, 13 rebounds and Duke fans roaring each time he touched the ball before he fouled out, and the second-ranked Blue Devils ended No. 12 Texas Tech’s […]
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