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During the last seven games, the Blue Devils have looked good on the court, knocking off three ranked opponents and moving themselves back into the top 25 rankings after a sluggish start to conference play.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.— In the final leg of a four-game stretch against ranked opponents, the Blue Devils appear to be headed for another close finish.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—In the first three games of Duke’s four-game gauntlet against ranked opponents, when the going got tough, things went the Blue Devils’ way.
After beginning a four-game stretch against ranked opponents with three straight wins, the 20th-ranked Blue Devils hit the road to take on No. 18 Louisville Saturday at noon. The contest holds massive conference standings implications for Duke as it sits just one game out of the top spot in the ACC. The Blue Zone takes a look at one player from each team who could be the difference in the game:
CHAPEL HILL—Grayson Allen launched the ball high into the air, beginning the Blue Devil celebration after a gritty, come-from-behind win against the Tar Heels. But as riveting as the victory was, it likely came at a cost.
CHAPEL HILL—The Blue Devils never panicked Wednesday night.
To be the best, you have to beat the best.
Parity continues to reign supreme as another week of college basketball brought another shifting of the top 10 of the AP Poll.
Nearly halfway through conference play, Duke is sitting at 18-6 overall and 7-4 in ACC play. The team has turned it around after hitting a rough patch and appears to have hit its stride with big matchups against Virginia, North Carolina and Louisville looming. The Chronicle's men's basketball beat writers take a look at the storylines surrounding the Blue Devils.
In sports, rarely does the fairy-tale ending come true. In the NBA, LeBron James returned to the shores of Lake Erie to lead his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers to their first NBA title—until they ran into the buzz-saw that is the Golden State Warriors. In baseball, the New York Mets made everyone believers, until they met their match in the World Series against the Kansas City Royals.
With just a little more than six minutes left in the first half Tuesday against Georgia Tech, the Blue Devils inserted seldom-used freshman Antonio Vrankovic—who last saw game action Dec. 28—into the game, looking for any spark they could get to lift an undermanned team.
If it weren't for college's one-and-done trend and early entries to the NBA Draft, Jahlil Okafor, Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood could all still be gracing the floors of Cameron Indoor Stadium.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.—With spring training still a few months away, New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez took some time to return to his what were nearly his stomping grounds.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.—New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was seated courtside Monday night, but the Blue Devils had their hands full dealing with a different A-Rod.
Jamison Crowder finished in career receiving yards during his time as a Blue Devil with 23 touchdowns in his 52 career games.
Although the Blue Devils have struggled of late on the court, Duke showcased its success on the recruiting trail Sunday when Class of 2016 recruits Frank Jackson and Jayson Tatum were named McDonald's All-Americans. The two will be opponents in the game before joining the Blue Devils as part of a class that is currently ranked second by ESPN and features the top two recruits in the class in Tatum and Harry Giles.
The Blue Devils played a barn-burner Saturday when they fell to Notre Dame 95-91 in an offensive explosion for both teams.
On a night that ended on a Matt Jones half-court heave—the Blue Devils’ 37th attempt from beyond the arc—the first five minutes of the game proved to be a microcosm of what was to come.
High school senior Jayson Tatum has spent much of his life in a city best known for the Gateway Arch.
In a season of parity in which no dominant team has emerged atop the college basketball world, the top 25 teams in the country combined for 16 losses last week.
