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The 32 most watched United States TV programs of all time, according to WIkipedia, include 30 Super Bowls, the M*A*S*H series finale and the 2016 presidential debates.
At the team’s first practice Sept. 28, head coach Mike Krzyzewski said his last game hadn’t crossed his mind yet.
No. 2-seed Duke enters its Round of 32 matchup as 6.5-point a favorite but has a tough draw against No. 7-seed Michigan State. The Blue Devils last played the Spartans in the 2020-21 season and lost, and the last time these two squads met in the NCAA tournament, Michigan State came out on top. Let's take a look at who our beats think will be moving on to the Sweet Sixteen.
No. 2-seed Duke has its first game of the NCAA tournament Friday against No. 15-seed Cal State Fullerton. The Blue Devils come in as 18.5-point favorites leading up to their 7:10 p.m. tipoff against the Titans in Greenville, S.C.
After an exciting start to the NCAA men's basketball tournament already, the Round of 64 finally starts Thursday. Our men's basketball beats opened up their brackets and walked through their picks. Check out how far they have Duke going and who they have cutting down the nets in New Orleans here.
With Duke set to take on Virginia Tech in the championship game of the ACC tournament Saturday night, the Blue Zone has three keys to a Blue Devil victory:
Freshman forward Paolo Banchero of Duke men's basketball has been named ACC Rookie of the Year and sophomore center Mark Williams has been named ACC Defensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Monday morning.
Saturday is Coach K's final dance in Cameron Indoor Stadium. And it's against North Carolina. No further introduction.
Adahli Massey, a 51-year-old from Auburn, Ala., recalls seeing Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski in the last pew of a church in the mid-90s. Unlike the grandiose words most commonly used to describe Krzyzewski throughout his farewell tour this year—”greatest,” “winningest,” etc.—Massey describes Krzyzewski as “very humble, devoted.”
There's a reason Duke moved up three spots in the latest AP Poll despite beating two unranked teams last week.
It’s no secret among the lacrosse community that Long Island is the sport’s mecca. It’s fitting, then, that Duke traveled to Levittown, N.Y., and played its biggest nonconference game on the island.
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.—Maybe you’ve had the experience, as I certainly have this season, of looking at the box score of a Duke game and thinking, “Wait, Paolo Banchero had a double-double? And led the team in points? When did that happen?”
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.— Eight days, four games. The Blue Devils entered Saturday’s road matchup against Boston College at the end of a grueling stretch. Duke struggled out of the gates, but turned it on to take a 37-28 lead into the locker room. Here are five takeaways from the first 20 minutes.
CLEMSON, S.C.—Some would say Duke had a lot to prove Thursday night. It was up to the task.
Duke men's basketball hits the road for Clemson looking to rebound from a home upset to Virginia. In anticipation, the Blue Zone takes a look at a player from both the Blue Devils and the Tigers who can be a difference-maker come Thursday evening:
It's Duke against North Carolina. Coach K's last time in the Dean Dome. Hubert Davis' first time as head coach in the rivalry. Should we go on? As ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas says, this matchup always delivers, and our beats did their best at predicting the outcome of the first installment of this year's series. Saturday's game is set to tip off at 7 p.m. in Chapel Hill.
Round one of arguably the greatest rivalry in all of sports is here.
2021 was a season of exciting highs and disappointing lows for Duke. The Blue Devils fielded what was arguably, on paper, the most talented squad in their history. They won the regular season ACC title and entered the NCAA tournament as the national No. 3, led by the recently-departed offensive weapon that was Michael Sowers and miserly defending of J.T. Giles-Harris. Despite the names it boasted and raw talent it had at its disposal, Duke ultimately found itself on the way home after a crushing semifinal loss to Maryland, though, and with questions over whether an abundance of star names is key to success in May.
SOUTH BEND, IND.—If there were a basketball beauty contest, Duke’s Monday night clash with Notre Dame would likely get last place.
SOUTH BEND, IND.—Duke entered unfriendly confines Monday night, squaring off against a hot Notre Dame squad with a raucous crowd behind it. Despite that, the Blue Devils were locked in defensively and outrebounded the Fighting Irish by 10 en route to a 27-14 lead at intermission. Here are five takeaways from the action so far.