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With the first round of the NCAA tournament set to tip off Thursday, the Blue Zone breaks down each of the four regions, catching you up on all of the contenders and sleepers ready to make a run to the Final Four in New Orleans. Our other regional previews include the South, Midwest and East.
Of all the regions, the South has perhaps the highest potential for multiple Cinderella teams that can break your bracket.
Welcome to March. The nation’s conference tournaments have finally concluded after an expectantly hectic few days and many teams have finally, and dramatically, stamped their ticket to the Big Dance. Here are the Blue Zone’s thoughts on Selection Sunday.
Duke men's basketball suffered a disappointing 82-67 loss against Virginia Tech in the ACC championship Saturday. Now, the Blue Zone breaks down the game with one player, one word and one stat.
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.
Today, the Blue Zone breaks down Wendell Moore Jr.'s performance and the rest of the Blue Devils' all-important win against Miami in the ACC tournament.
In advance of the ACC tournament semifinals, the Blue Zone brings three things that could make the difference for Duke men's basketball as it seeks victory against Miami Friday evening.
Today, the Blue Zone breaks down Jeremy Roach's performance and the rest of the Blue Devils' tight win against Syracuse in the ACC tournament.
Duke is in Brooklyn, N.Y., set to face Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. Before the Blue Devils tip off Thursday, the Blue Zone has three keys to a potential third victory against the Orange this season.
Duke men's basketball starts its ACC tournament journey Thursday, so in anticipation, the Blue Zone brings a player who will be key for the Blue Devils throughout their entire run.
If the Blue Devils play with the same grit they have displayed throughout the year, getting Krzyzewski’s 16th and final ACC tournament title will have been in the cards all along—as if this season was written in the stars.
With the regular season in the books and the ACC tournament starting Tuesday, our beats are here for the last time this season to give you The Chronicle's Power Rankings of each team vying for the ACC crown.
It’s conference tournament time in college basketball, meaning the regular season has finished up and the final AP Poll of the regular season is here. This week, Duke dropped to No. 7.
Before we jump into the postseason as the ACC tournament commences, let's take a look back and recap the Blue Devils' regular season from wins against Gonzaga and Kentucky to shocking losses in front of the home crowd in head coach Mike Krzyzewski's last season.
Today, the Blue Zone breaks down Paolo Banchero's performance and the rest of the Blue Devils' loss to North Carolina in their regular-season finale.
With Duke set to host North Carolina in its last regular-season game Saturday evening, the Blue Zone has you covered with some can't-miss prop bets.
As of Friday afternoon, the Blue Devils are 11.5-point favorites against North Carolina–already a ridiculous figure–but I’m going to stick my neck out there and predict the scoreline will be even more one-sided when the dust settles.
Before Duke takes the floor back at home against North Carolina, the Blue Zone brings you back a few weeks to the first time the two teams played and previews the upcoming rematch.
With Saturday's highly-anticipated tipoff getting close, the Blue Zone presents three keys to a Blue Devil victory.
Ahead of Duke's regular season finale against North Carolina, the Blue Zone takes a look at some film from the Tar Heels' last outing against Duke.