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Another painful farewell for Coach K and his Blue Devils
NEW YORK — For the second time in a week, the Duke basketball team had a chance to send coach Mike Krzyzewski out a winner. For the second time, it came up short. Just as […]
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Duke rolls by Pitt 86-56 in Coach K’s final road game
PITTSBURGH — Mike Krzyzewski is attempting to stay in the present, even as the days slip by and the going-away presents and “last” milestones keep piling up. Even as retirement looms whenever Duke’s season — […]
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College basketball roundup: Coach K wins in last trip to Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A.J. Griffin incurred the ire of coach Mike Krzyzewski when he passed on an open 3-pointer late in the No. 7 Blue Devils’ tight game at Virginia. “What are you doing? Just […]
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Duke gets Coach K back in win over FSU
DURHAM — Duke got its Hall of Fame coach back and won his penultimate home game, 88-70 over Florida State on Saturday. Mike Krzyzewski, who is retiring at the end of the season after 42 years […]
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College basketball roundup: Banchero’s double-double leads Duke to win at BC
BOSTON — A big second half capped off a very busy week with a victory for No. 7 Duke. Paolo Banchero had 16 points and 14 rebounds as Duke pulled away midway into the second […]
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College basketball roundup: Keels’ double-double leads Duke over Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Duke went from the high of battering rival UNC last weekend to the low of losing on a last-second shot to unranked Virginia two days later. So coach Mike Krzyzewski couldn’t be […]
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Unheralded Blue Devils lead gritty win over Clemson
DURHAM — Early in the first half, Duke found itself in an unexpected dogfight with Clemson. Facing a Tigers team that had lost four of its last six games, Duke saw its top player, freshman […]
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Duke shoots down Syracuse in 20-point win
DURHAM — Duke bounced back from a loss to blow out Syracuse at Cameron Indoor Stadium, beating the Orange 79-59 on Saturday. The Blue Devils were coming off of a midweek loss to Florida State, […]
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Duke’s bigs giving opponents fits
In the last game of January 2010, Duke senior center Brian Zoubek played a total of two minutes in a loss to Georgetown. The defeat dropped the Blue Devils to 17-4 on the year, 5-2 […]
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Duke overpowers NC State
DURHAM — Duke dominated inside on its way to a 88-73 win over visiting NC State on Saturday. The Wolfpack were without starting center Manny Bates, who suffered a season-ending injury in November, and didn’t […]