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Saturday's loss was another reminder that Duke will likely need more consistent production from its top players to make a deep postseason run.
As I ponder retirement and what to do with all my newfound free time, I'm thrilled to say I met that goal and am even happier that my second year on The Chronicle's upper masthead was just as incredible as my first.
McDuffie is back on the track after missing two years as he recovered from a torn ACL and adjusted to college football.
The No. 7 Blue Devils led wire to wire Thursday through Saturday at the Reserve Golf Club in Pawleys Island, S.C., restoring their nine shot lead with a 1-over-par final round and finishing with a three-day total of 5-under-par.
Although DKU’s sports culture has a long way to go to catch up with the atmosphere on Duke’s Durham campus, the Kunshan university’s athletic exploits have already brought it closer to Duke in just a few short years.
The Blue Devils got rid of their football program from 1895 to 1920 but have since used athletics as a major image-maker.
After cruising past Jacksonville and Georgetown by a combined 12 goals, No. 11 Duke will face its second top-10 opponent of the season at 1:30 p.m. Saturday when it takes on No. 6 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
The Blue Devils saw a 10-point lead evaporate quickly in the second half.
For the second time in three games, Allen made his first four 3-pointers as part of Duke's red-hot start that the second-seeded Blue Devils turned into a victory against No. 15 seed Troy at Bon Secours Wellness Arena Friday evening.
Kansas headlines a high-scoring Midwest region, with contenders like Louisville and Oregon aiming to upend the Jayhawks on the way to the Final Four.
Despite an up-and-down rookie year, Ingram is the only player Lakers president Magic Johnson said he would not consider trading.
