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The No. 2 Blue Devils (19-1, 7-0 in the ACC) travel to Boston College (16-4, 4-3) to take on the Eagles for the first time as conference opponents.
CLEMSON, S.C. - It had already been an exhausting week for the Blue Devils.
It was the easy preseason storyline in the ACC, and it has only gotten easier as conference play has begun.
Less than two weeks into 2006, Duke has already received its first two verbal commitments for the recruiting class of 2007.
In his press conference after the game, Maryland head coach Gary Williams seemed resigned. He rarely looked up from the box score sitting in front of him as he answered questions in the hushed room.
When Maryland beat Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan.
J.J. Redick needed a break from winter break. The senior guard said Duke's practices over the holiday were so intense and draining that he's actually looking forward to the start of school.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - A snowstorm that tore through the Northeast this weekend may have been a blessing in disguise for the Blue Devils.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - There was no stopping J.J. Redick Saturday.
When a player puts on a Duke jersey and steps out onto Coach K Court, he expects to win and to have a chance to compete for a national title.
Head coach Mike Krzyzewski could only roll his eyes and turn back to the bench as if to say, "What are they doing?".
It wasn't pretty, but No. 1 Duke defeated the University of Pennsylvania 72-59 Wednesday night.
The No. 1 Blue Devils have yet to play like the nation's top team.
Not until after Sean Dockery hit a running 40-footer to win Sunday's thriller and the initial pandemonium died down did the Cameron Crazies finally start chanting the senior's name.
Sean Dockery hit a 40-foot shot to give Duke a 77-75 victory over unranked Virginia Tech Sunday night.
Although the ACC has not lost the Big Ten/ACC Challenge over the first six years of the annual event, its streak is seriously in jeopardy this year.
The United States National Team will rely on a coaching staff comprised of a mix of college and NBA coaches to try to recapture the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
NEW YORK - Duke senior Shelden Williams has always been known as a game-changing defensive player.
NEW YORK - Shelden Williams tipped in Sean Dockery's missed layup with 32.7 seconds remaining to put No. 1 Duke ahead by two as the Blue Devils (5-0) held on to capture the NIT Season Tip-Off over No.
