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From an array of injuries to the surprising resurgence of one former Blue Devil one-and-done, the Blue Zone takes you inside another week of Duke in the NBA.
Duke barely scraped out a win against Kansas two weeks ago in New York. That'll have to be ancient history when the Blue Devils take on California Thursday and either Georgetown or No. 22 Texas Friday.
Here are five things to watch for when the Blue Devils return to Madison Square Garden later this week.
At 6-foot-8 and 215 pounds with the skills of a point guard, Jalen Johnson fits the mold of a classic five-star one-and-done Blue Devil.
The fourth round pick led the team with five receptions, accounting for 76 yards and the 29-yard touchdown.
All the talent that brought Duke baseball a single win away from the 2019 College World Series was on display last weekend.
This year's Champions Classic featured a No. 1 vs No. 2 bout with Michigan State and Kentucky, and that might not be the only one of the season.
The seniors said goodbye to Cameron Indoor in a sad outing against Pittsburgh.
Duke fell hard to the Wildcats due to a sloppy second half.
Although the Blue Devils held the Wildcats to just six points in the second quarter, Northwestern’s combined 48-15 advantage in the first and third quarters allowed the Wildcats to pull away in the second half.
In its fourth-ever meeting with Syracuse, Duke suffered an embarrassing 49-6 loss, snapping its undefeated streak against the Orange.
Syracuse stunned a Duke team that struggled —at some times looking inept—on both sides of the ball, lacked energy and were demoralized.
The Blue Devils suffered their most embarrassing loss in an already disappointing 2019 season.
Syracuse pulled out to an early 14-6 over the first 30 minutes of the contest.
The mirror-image Duke and Northwestern programs will meet in Cameron Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.
This week our hosts Derek Saul and Shane Smith are joined by Michael Model to discuss what’s going on in the world of Duke basketball.
Check out the Blue Zone's three keys to Saturday's game.
Duke may have won the first-round NCAA tournament matchup 4-0 against Utah, but Emmy Duerr won the night at Koskinen Stadium, scoring the first two goals of her college career in spectacular fashion.
Joey Baker contributed more to his team than he could have imagined with a simple slap of the Cameron Indoor Stadium hardwood on defense.
For the fourth consecutive year, a once-promising Duke season will end in the first weekend of the NCAA tournament.
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