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New-look offense has Duke rolling
By Tim Britton | March 20, 2008To get back to the Final Four for the first time in four seasons, Duke will have to go through Phoenix.
To get back to the Final Four for the first time in four seasons, Duke will have to go through Phoenix.
In real time, it looked like an elbow to the face. Inadvertent, perhaps, but definitely an elbow to the face.
To those outside the Duke program-the virulent fans, the competitive coaches, the pestered players-the Blue Devils have more than enough ego.
If the goal of this team was to win the NCAA Tournament, then the Blue Devils did exactly what they needed to do: earn a No. 2 seed.
I love Brian Zoubek. Seriously. He really embodies what we should look for in a Duke basketball player---he's an insightful kid that does well in school and always tries his hardest on the court.
The Chronicle's Meredith Shiner interviewed ESPN analyst and former Duke starter Jay Bilas the day after the brackets were released to get his thoughts on the Blue Devils, their draw and their...
Duke isn't the top seed in the East, won't play in Raleigh or Charlotte and might have to travel to Phoenix to reach the Final Four.
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The last time Duke honored scholarship seniors in 2006, the Blue Devils lined up at midcourt after an 83-76 loss to North Carolina, thanked the crowd and basked in serenade of "Thank you, seniors!"
Wednesday night's game began with a flood of orange jerseys soaring to the basket. Duke responded with a smothering orange cloud of its own.
On the first of the month, both Duke and North Carolina erased double-digit deficits to get crucial road victories. One day later, Clemson came back from 20 points down to stun Maryland.
In his milestone win, head coach Mike Krzyzewski showed what makes him one of the best coaches the college game has ever seen.
One trick of the trade learned by Mike Krzyzewski in his 800-win career-let your players do the talking.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski is already recognized as one of the premier coaches in college basketball. After tomorrow, his status among the all-time elite could be cemented. With 799 career...
Gerald Henderson was back in the starting lineup Wednesday night against Georgia Tech.
Now, the team has a chance to get back on track in conference play as it takes on Georgia Tech (11-14, 4-7 in the ACC) tonight at 9 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Miami started the season with a flourish, jumping out to a 12-0 record and a ranking as high as No. 19 in the AP poll.
Just over seven minutes into Saturday night's game, sophomore Gerald Henderson found himself wide open in the left corner.
Just seven days ago, Duke was riding high off recent victories over North Carolina and Maryland as well as a 12-game winning streak.
Going into last night's game against Miami, few people-including the players themselves-expected the No. 5 Blue Devils to play as poorly as they did in Sunday's loss to Wake Forest, a contest that...