HOUSTON — For the past few years, the knock on Duke has been that the Blue Devils were a finesse squad, incapable of winning a physical, gut-it-out contest against the best teams in the country.
HOUSTON — A Final Four for Duke, at last. On the 18th anniversary of Christian Laettner’s epic jumper as time expired to send the Blue Devils into the final weekend, No. 1 Duke (33-5) reached that...
HOUSTON — Just moments before running out onto the court for their Elite 8 matchup, the Blue Devils surrounded Nolan Smith in a circle, arms interloped.
Duke and Purdue fought a heavyweight battle Friday at Reliant Stadium. The two teams both got punches in early and often, but ultimately, it was the timeliness of the Blue Devils’ hits that earned...
On the biggest stage of the season, in front of the crowd of 45,505, the Blue Devils refused defeat. No. 1 seed Duke defeated a talented Purdue team 70-57 at Reliant Stadium Friday night. The win...
Duke entered this year’s NCAA Tournament with high hopes, and after surviving a wild opening weekend which saw Kansas lose a shocker to Northern Iowa, the Blue Devils are flying high. Of the 16...
Teams like Northern Iowa and Cornell have gained significant notoriety for advancing to the Sweet 16 in this season’s NCAA Tournament. After all, it is a feat that few teams achieve each year.
For No. 10 seed St. Mary’s, last year was supposed to be its year to make a run in the NCAA Tournament. But now that the Gaels have made an unexpected, Cinderella-esque run to this year’s Sweet 16,...
Anyone selling glass slippers this March must be quite happy.
The past few seasons, a 3-for-17 shooting performance from beyond the arc might have doomed Duke. Sunday night, though, this year’s Blue Devils showed why they’re different from those previous...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In a contest typified by physical defense and poor shooting, it was ironically two dunks that provided the bookends to Duke’s Sunday night victory over California in the second...