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Duke basketball topples top-ranked Michigan. Observations from a top-5 clash
[ad_1] Washington Michigan was ranked No. 1 in the nation and Duke was No. 3, but that was in the AP poll. Nearly everyone…
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Duke basketball leans on Cameron Boozer, and he leans on Arkansas in 80-71 win
[ad_1] Chicago There had not yet been a night when Duke had to lean on Cameron Boozer, to ask him to be the star…
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Duke’s Manny Diaz the latest ACC coach to teach Bill Belichick a lesson
[ad_1] Chapel Hill From the moment he was hired, the other ACC coaches have been waiting for their moment to match wits with Bill…
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If ‘Beat Duke’ were really Bill Belichick’s first words, time to make them count
[ad_1] It’s the game Little Billy was born to coach, if you believe bigger Bill. Bill Belichick’s claim that “Billy’s first words were ‘Beat…
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Kansas’ defense poses new questions for Duke, which digs deep for answers
[ad_1] Caleb Foster (1) of the Duke Blue Devils dribbles against Elmarko Jackson (13) of the Kansas Jayhawks during the first half in the…
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Duke basketball topples Texas. What we learned about the Blue Devils
[ad_1] Duke’s Isaiah Evans (3) celebrates in the second half of Duke’s 75-60 victory over Texas in the Dick Vitale Invitational at the Spectrum…
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The AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll is out. Are Duke, UNC, NC State ranked?
[ad_1] Duke’s Cameron Boozer (12) and his twin brother Cayden Boozer (2) practice at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.…
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Ranking 134 college football teams after Week 8: BYU can no longer be ignored
[ad_1] Editor’s note: The Athletic 134 is a weekly ranking of all FBS college football teams. It’s time to take notice of BYU. The…
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Cooper Flagg’s Duke debut just the beginning in season full of highly anticipated steps
[ad_1] DURHAM, N.C. — Twenty minutes were just a taste. Or really, a tease. Only so much can be gleaned from these preseason, meet-the-team,…
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Duke freshman Cooper Flagg, projected 2025 No. 1 draft pick, signs shoe deal with New Balance
[ad_1] Duke freshman forward Cooper Flagg, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, has signed a deal with New Balance, the…
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Duke rose quickly under Mike Elko. Now Manny Diaz is aiming to keep that upward trajectory
[ad_1] DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke made a quick climb under Mike Elko. Now it’s up to Manny Diaz to build something more. The…
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Ranking CFB teams better off (Texas), worse off (USC), or same (Nebraska) in new era
[ad_1] There has been much discourse since the latest round of realignment and media deals that every team in the ACC and the Big…
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Men’s college basketball Top 25: Alabama, Gonzaga, Houston lead updated rankings
[ad_1] After the NBA Draft withdrawal deadline passed on Wednesday night, we finally have a clearer picture of what rosters will look like when…
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Thirty years ago, Chris Farley and college basketball collided in an unforgettable way
[ad_1] Thirty years later, Christian Laettner isn’t sure he knew it was coming. In 1994, he was in the NBA, his second season with…
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How should broadcasts handle court-storming?
[ad_1] Throughout a three-decade career as a prominent ESPN play-by-play broadcaster, Dave Pasch says he has been on the mic for two college basketball…
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Mitchell’s dunk, ex-walk-on’s 3-pointer make even a Louisville blowout worth watching
[ad_1] Durham Maybe he was just angry. Only a few moments earlier, Mark Mitchell had tried to throw down a furious tomahawk dunk, taking…
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Cooper Flagg and the small New England town that raised basketball’s brightest young star
[ad_1] NEWPORT, Maine — In the calm moments — the few there are — snow slithers sideways across the northbound lanes of I-95. It’s…
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The Athletic 133: Conference championship games to settle 2023’s final debates
[ad_1] The 2023 season comes down to conference championship weekend. We could have the simplest and most impressive College Football Playoff field in the…
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‘Let everybody know who you are’: Jai Lucas builds on his family’s hoops legacy
[ad_1] DURHAM, N.C. — Jai Lucas needed to make one final call. It was April 2022, and the Kentucky assistant coach was debating whether…
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The Athletic 133: 11-0 Washington deserves more respect
[ad_1] It’s time to put some respect back on Washington’s name. The Huskies are undefeated and have the best win in the country, based…