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Five things to know before No. 9 Duke men's basketball closes regular season against No. 7 North Carolina

By Rodrigo Amare | March 8, 2024

After 30 hard-fought games filled with the jubilant highs of victory and the agonizing lows of defeat, No. 9 Duke’s 2023-2024 regular season concludes Saturday as the team welcomes No. 7 North Carolina at Cameron Indoor Stadium.Here are five things to keep in mind as these titanic rivals clash with millions watching around the country.

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Tenting 'in a much better state': How Duke's Cameron Crazies feel about 'Wellness Week'

By Ranjan Jindal and Abby DiSalvo | March 8, 2024

As the Cameron Crazies gear up for Rivalry Week, the tent city in K-Ville has come down. But this year, tenters were the beneficiaries of a few new rules, including a week of reprieve. 

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SPORTS  |  WOMEN'S GOLF

Duke women’s golf battles through wind and difficult course at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate, finishes ninth

By Ryan Kilgallen | March 7, 2024

Duke struggled with consistency across three rounds, facing challenging winds on the latter two, but had its share of positive showings and moments nonetheless. 

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No. 7-seed Duke women's basketball downs Georgia Tech, emerges from ACC tournament opener unscathed

By Luke Jovanovic | March 7, 2024

In their opening postseason battle, the seventh-seeded Blue Devils handled business, defeating No. 10-seed Georgia Tech 70-58 in the second round of the ACC tournament Thursday evening at Greensboro Coliseum.

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A look at Duke women's basketball's potential path through the ACC tournament

By Martin Heintzelman | March 7, 2024

Duke will likely be coming up against some of the top squads in the conference in rematches from the regular season as it heads into a stacked playoff bracket. With all that in mind, let’s take a look at the prospective opponents that Duke could face throughout the tournament all the way through to the finals.

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Then and now: What has changed since Duke men's basketball first played North Carolina?

By Garrett Spooner | March 7, 2024

In the time since their first meeting Feb. 3, the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels have positioned themselves as the top two teams in the ACC. Now, with their second matchup looming and an ACC regular season title on the line, the Blue Zone looks at what has changed.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S GOLF

Love, Duke men's golf play impressive third round en route to joint-fourth place at Wake Forest Invitational

By Andrew Negus | March 6, 2024

Early this week, Pinehurst No. 2 hosted the Blue Devils at the Wake Forest Invitational, who tied for fourth place out of 12 teams, including national powerhouses Auburn and East Tennessee State.

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Five-star center and projected lottery pick Khaman Maluach commits to Duke men's basketball

By Andrew Long | March 6, 2024

On Wednesday afternoon, 7-foot-1 five-star center Khaman Maluach committed to join the Blue Devils this upcoming season, per ESPN's Jonathan Givony.

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SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

No. 12 Duke baseball runs 28 through Appalachian State in home beatdown to continue hot start

By Caleb Dudley | March 6, 2024

The Blue Devils scored enough runs for the two days combined in what ended up being the lone midweek contest for the group. They hung 28 runs on the visitors, the most since 1999, highlighted by a 16-run fifth inning in which they batted around the order twice. 

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Pink tarps, spray paint and pinatas: A walk through K-Ville during the 2024 Duke men's basketball tenting season

By Alyssa Ting and Andrew Long | March 6, 2024

With this year’s tenting season officially behind us as of Sunday, let’s take a walk through 2024’s iteration of K-Ville to see some of the signs, decorations, names and other quirks that turned this makeshift tent city into one of campus’ most vibrant communities.

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Duke women's basketball's Okananwa wins ACC Sixth Player of the Year, Richardson named to ACC Second Team

By Martin Heintzelman | March 5, 2024

Junior guard Reigan Richardson was named to the All-ACC Second Team, and freshman and fellow backcourt member Oluchi Okananwa was selected as both the Sixth Player of the Year and named to the ACC All-Freshman Team.

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And one: Stewart's breakout game, resilient play bolster Duke men's basketball in win against N.C. State

By Tyler Walley | March 5, 2024

Duke confidently handled N.C. State 79-64 Monday night, and the Blue Zone is here to break down the game.

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'You're not gonna take away everything': DJ Burns Jr., Sean Stewart and No. 9 Duke's big-man bet against NC State

By Andrew Long | March 5, 2024

One criticism of the Blue Devils this season despite their status as a potential ACC regular-season champion and NCAA tournament No. 2-seed has been their relative inability to lock down opposing bigs. There’s some truth in that, to be sure, but it’s perhaps more intentional than many will give Scheyer and his team credit for.

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STATE FARMED: No. 9 Duke men's basketball breaks away in second half, bags N.C. State to close road ACC slate

By Ranjan Jindal | March 4, 2024

PNC Arena has been a thorn in Duke’s side in recent years, but the Blue Devils poked back with an elite second-half performance to fight off those demons in Raleigh with a 79-64 win. 

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5 observations from No. 9 Duke men's basketball's first half against NC State

By Andrew Long | March 4, 2024

The ninth-ranked Blue Devils made the short trip across the Research Triangle Monday night for a date with N.C. State, looking to end its conference road schedule with a win. Things haven’t proven to be so easy through 20 minutes here at PNC Arena, though, with Duke leading the Wolfpack 33-30 heading into the locker room. 

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X factor: Mitchell's versatility on both ends key for Duke men's basketball against N.C. State

By Elle Chavis | March 4, 2024

In the first of two games this week against in-state opponents, Duke men’s basketball will head down Tobacco Road to take on N.C. State. The Blue Zone brings you a key player from each squad to watch out for.

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Sportswrap: Men's basketball grabs pair of 25-point wins, women's basketball narrowly falls at North Carolina

By Staff Reports | March 4, 2024

Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics, where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our recap for the week of Feb. 26-March 2.

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Thoughts on the AP poll: Duke bumps up to No. 9, Kansas falls after an 0-2 week

By Caleb Dudley | March 4, 2024

Big home wins against Louisville and Miami helped Duke men’s basketball move up one spot in the latest AP poll to No. 9. The Blue Zone analyzes the movement around the nation.

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'Always a battle': Tight loss to North Carolina underscores Duke women's basketball's fight despite agonizing end

By Ryan Hamner | March 4, 2024

For head coach Kara Lawson’s team, Sunday’s 63-59 loss at North Carolina is not worth panicking over. In fact, Duke once again showed its ability to hang tough and battle back, leaving it in good headspace for the postseason. 

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SPORTS  |  BASEBALL

No. 12 Duke baseball drops its first game, but takes series against Akron on Santucci master class

By Elliott Jarnot | March 4, 2024

The best teams in college baseball are able to flush close losses and move forward. The Blue Devils did just that against Akron.