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Judging from the first-half box score, one might think the Blue Devils were gridlocked in a typical ACC battle Sunday night.
In the aftermath of Wednesday’s loss to Maryland that snapped Duke’s 15-game win streak, players sat hunched in front of their lockers speaking softly as reporters asked the very...
So Duke's run through basketball fantasy land finally ended last night. Hey, we all knew it couldn't last. Thanks to the terps, its wave goodbye to that unbelievable No. 2 ranking.
After Maryland lost to both Wake Forest and North Carolina earlier this month, Terrapins head coach Gary Williams proclaimed them two of the three great ACC teams this year. Duke was not the third.
Gary Williams expected a lot this season from John Gilchrist, his junior point guard who capped a solid year by being named the ACC Tournament’s Most Valuable Player last March.
At times it seems as if the men and women in the sports medicine industry can work miracles—broken bones, torn muscles and snapped ligaments.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With seconds remaining in the first half and his team up 41-26, J.J. Redick raced across the baseline looking for a screen.
Before the Florida State game, did you step up and say you wanted to guard Von Wafer?.
MIAMI — Although the skies are clear and the hurricane season is well past, another kind of storm is souring the mood of the citizens of the Sunshine State.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — With 17:36 remaining in the second-half, Duke junior J.J. Redick collected the ball from senior Daniel Ewing and squared up to the basket, toeing the three-point line.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — For one night, Shaquille O’Neal was not Miami’s premier attraction.
The fans of the University of Miami men"s basketball team would probably prefer to forget the recent history between their Hurricanes and the No. 4 Blue Devils (13-0, 3-0 in the ACC).
It was the second time Cameron Indoor Stadium experienced a moment of silence Sunday night..
Racing down the court pursued by Virginia"s J.R. Reynolds, J.J. Redick pulled up beyond the arc, dribbled behind his back to lose Reynolds and hit an off-balance fadeaway, giving Duke a 15-point lead.
If you think the first half of Duke versus N.C. State was ugly, you are wrong.
When Coach K and his scheduling guru think about each season"s men"s basketball schedule, they have a lot to consider..
Julius Hodge drove down the lane with his team clinging to a 45-43 lead with just under 17 minutes to go.
Julius Hodge has never backed down from a challenge against the nation"s elite. Nor has he ever been afraid to speak his mind.
The biggest question mark surrounding the Blue Devils at the start of the season was their lack of depth.
Down two big men, Duke survived a series of scares over the break while facing out-of-conference competition--even one to ACC cellar-dweller Clemson.
