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5 things to know before Duke men's basketball heads to Atlanta for battle with Georgia Tech

By Sophie Levenson | 17 hours ago

Scheyer, and many Blue Devil fans, have yet to lose hope for the young coach’s inaugural season. The year has been a tough one, plagued by injuries and circumstances that drew talent away from the team, but the Blue Devils are ready to start winning outside of Durham and ready to take down serious ACC opponents. 

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X-Factor: Filipowski's reliable scoring, rebounding gives Duke men's basketball a shot to take down Miami

By Sophie Levenson | January 19, 2023

The Blue Devils return home with a Saturday afternoon matchup against Miami. Before the game, the Blue Zone looks at a player from each side who is capable of leading their team to victory.

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Beats' picks: Who will prevail in top-25 Duke-North Carolina matchup in Chapel Hill?

By Em Adler , Leah Boyd , Franck Djidjeu , Ana Young , Ranjan Jindal , Garrett Spooner , Martin Heintzelman , Dom Fenoglio , Sophie Levenson and Mackenzie Sheehy | January 18, 2023

With the wind of an 11-game winning streak in their sails, the 13th-ranked Blue Devils head behind enemy lines Thursday evening for an all-important ACC matchup at No. 17 North Carolina.

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SPORTS  |  TRACK AND FIELD

Duke track and field resumes indoor season in convincing fashion at Dick Taylor Carolina Challenge

By Dom Fenoglio and Sophie Levenson | January 16, 2023

The performance of the team served as a testament to their individual dedication, as it was left to the athletes to stay in shape over winter break.

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X-Factor: Duke men's basketball needs a big game from Mark Mitchell to break Clemson's ACC win streak

By Sophie Levenson | January 13, 2023

Duke men's basketball is hitting the road again, this time heading to Clemson, S.C., to take on the Tigers. The Blue Zone has a potential-difference maker from each squad ahead of the tough matchup.

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Three points: Duke men's basketball must capitalize on turnovers, improve perimeter defense to beat Pittsburgh

By Sophie Levenson | January 10, 2023

After a nervy win at Boston College over the weekend, Duke returns home for a date with high-flying Pittsburgh. The Blue Zone is here with three keys to a Blue Devil win.

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ChronSports' Top 10 of 2022 — No. 1: Duke men’s basketball returns to Final Four in Krzyzewski’s final season

By Sophie Levenson | December 30, 2022

Coming in at No. 1: Duke men's basketball almost pulled off the storybook ending in head coach Mike Krzyzewski's final season, marching all the way to the Final Four before the inevitable end.

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TAYLOR'S VERSION: Taylor, Balogun lead Duke women's basketball to upset win at No. 6 N.C. State

By Sophie Levenson | December 29, 2022

The Blue Devils combined stalwart defense with killer jumpers to knock down N.C. State 72-58 in the second conference game of each team’s season.

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SPORTS  |  MEN'S SOCCER

ChronSports' Top 10 of 2022 — No. 5: Duke men’s soccer completes undefeated regular season before deep NCAA tournament run

By Sophie Levenson | December 26, 2022

Coming in at No. 5: Duke men's soccer made history in the regular season before stringing together a deep NCAA tournament run.

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Three points: Shutting down Appleby, emergence of Whitehead key to Duke men's basketball vs. Wake Forest

By Sophie Levenson | December 19, 2022

After 10 days without court time, the Blue Devils resume conference play Tuesday in Winston Salem, N.C. Here are three keys to success for No. 14 Duke’s matchup against Wake Forest.

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