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Hornets storm back to win seventh straight game

February 21, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Turning around the outlook of their season, the Charlotte Hornets are riding a seven-game winning streak for the first time since 2016. At 23-28 overall, Charlotte has gone 8-2 over its last 10 […]

Duke has murderers’ row of talent

November 1, 2024 Shawn Krest

Duke is back. For a team that has won 86 games in the last three seasons, finishing ninth twice and 12th once in the final AP poll and reaching a Final Four, it’s hard to […]

Duke-Carolina back in the spotlight

January 31, 2024 Shawn Krest

It looks like we may be getting past the down years in the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. For the first time this decade, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels will both be top-10 teams when they […]

Mystery surrounds Hornets as draft approaches

June 21, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Heading into Thursday night’s 2023 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets are hoping to make the right decisions that can help them bring a buzz to the 2023-24 campaign while finally snapping the league’s […]

Hornets fall short in home opener Pelicans

October 22, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Two nights after blowing out San Antonio in their NBA season opener, the Charlotte Hornets came back down to earth in Friday night’s home opener against New Orleans, losing 124-112 at Spectrum Center. […]

Hornets’ 2022-23 schedule presents opportunities, challenges

August 24, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — The NBA revealed its 2022-23 schedule last week, and new coach Steve Clifford and the Charlotte Hornets are hoping to put a rocky offseason behind them, overcome a challenging Eastern Conference and reach […]

NBA free agency lucrative so far for NC players

July 6, 2022 Shawn Krest

A week after the NBA Draft, the league’s veterans step into the spotlight. The NBA’s silly season continues with the official opening of the free agent period. As usual, players with ties to North Carolina […]

Transition game: UNC, Duke enter new eras with talent-laden teams

October 6, 2021 Shawn Krest

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 […]

‘I was happy. It’s time’: The Duke family reacts to Krzyzewski’s planned swan song

June 9, 2021 Brett Friedlander

DURHAM — Nolan Smith knew the day would eventually come. No one, after all — not even an institution such as Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski — can coach forever. That knowledge still didn’t prepare him for […]

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 […]