Redick, Williams power Duke past Southern
By Patrick Byrnes | March 17, 2006The Blue Devils (31-3) cruised to a 70-54 victory at the Greensboro Coliseum as they advanced past the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the 10th-consecutive season.
The Blue Devils (31-3) cruised to a 70-54 victory at the Greensboro Coliseum as they advanced past the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the 10th-consecutive season.
The Blue Devils will meet Miami at noon in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament, to begin their quest for their seventh ACC Tournament crown in eight years.
J.J. Redick scored 25 points as the Blue Devils held on to defeat Miami, 80-76, snapping a two-game losing streak and advancing to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
The Blue Devils defeated Wake Forest and advanced to their ninth straight conference championship game, where they will face league newcomer Boston College Sunday.
For Duke students, getting tickets to the ACC Tournament is like winning the lottery. Literally. The Duke Athletic Ticket Office held a lottery to raffle off available student tickets Jan. 21....
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No. 1 Duke failed to win in its third consecutive tournament after finishing third at the California Guadalajara Invitational in Mexico Wednesday.
Duke was on it's way to a mini sweep of LaSalle, leading 9-1 with its best pitcher throwing strike after strike on the mound. The Blue Devils (7-10) won the final game of the two-game set, 19-3,...
No. 5 Duke edged past No. 25 N.C. State, 4-3, in the ACC opener for both teams in Raleigh Wednesday by taking the doubles point early on and then splitting the singles matches.
There has been little debate all season that Connecticut is the most talented team in the country. The top-ranked Huskies may not always have played like the best team, but their athleticism and...
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The 2006 ACC Tournament March 9-12, Greensboro Coliseum
Oh, baby. It's money-makin' time on The Train, and I am feeling good. The Blue Devils are going into the conference tournament as the ACC's No. 1 seed. They've had a No. 1 seed in the NCAA...
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After finally getting the monkey off his back by winning his first national title last year, the question was what North Carolina head coach Roy Williams could possibly do for an encore this...