Sometimes this season North Carolina has exasperated coach Roy Williams with its indifferent play, and Duke has not responded to repeated prodding by coach Mike Krzyzewski.
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This wasn't the kind of history No. 22 North Carolina wanted to make.
The importance of Wednesday's game at North Carolina doubled in importance for Duke in a little more than two hours Sunday.
Miami sent shockwaves rumbling through the ACC race Sunday, riding the strong inside play of Reggie Johnson and keeping its composure in near-meltdown moments to defeat Duke 78-74 in overtime at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke's home-court winning streak is over, but it will have the chance today to extend another notable run when Miami visits Durham.
Changes to the starting lineup. A team ban on social media. A bus ride to Blacksburg.
Coach K wants to see better defense at Virginia Tech
North Carolina and Duke put strong finishes on their football recruiting classes Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA's signing period. They combined to sign three highly regarded players who had been undecided about where to go to college.
Bria Hartley scored 15 points, and No. 3 Connecticut beat No. 5 Duke 61-45 on Monday night to snap the Blue Devils' 34-game winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Sometimes, Mike Krzyzewski gets mad.
No. 8 Duke's latest victory didn't seem like a victory to coach Mike Krzyzewski.
A special night at Maryland was unceremoniously ruined by No. 8 Duke, which had its own agenda in this matchup of longtime rivals.
Another Raleigh-area high-school senior has decided to play his college football at N.C. State after changing his recruiting decision, while Duke has lost one of its commitments.
Duke, still stinging from its first ACC loss of the season, will play at Maryland tonight in a game that promises to have twice its normal passion and intensity.
Haley Peters scored a career-high 21 points and No. 5 Duke beat No. 8 Maryland 80-72 on Sunday for its 10th straight win.
Michael Snaer, Florida State's comeback kid, had trouble coming back down to Earth.
Florida State brought Duke's 45-game home winning streak to a shocking end on Saturday behind Michael Snaer's uncanny long-range shooting.
All the tinkering that coach Mike Krzyzewski has done to build his playing rotation is putting Duke solidly into championship contention.
On Monday, coach Jeff Bzdelik of Wake Forest made mention that Duke, being Duke, always got an opponent's best shot.
There is seldom, if ever, a good time for an ACC basketball team to visit Duke.
It's early in the second semester, but Roy Williams needs to memorize his cliches again.
Andre Dawkins hasn't always been counted on to make the winning plays at Duke. Maybe that will change after his performance on Sunday night.
It hardly seems like it, but this year marks the 20th anniversary of the famous Christian Laettner shot that lifted Duke to an overtime victory against Kentucky in the East Regional final of the 1992 NCAA tournament.
Cool, calm and collected Duke will try to avoid the pitfalls of ACC road play today at Clemson.
Cameron Indoor Stadium inhaled late Thursday night.
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