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Duke Loses in Stunning Day of Upsets

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:06:53 CDT

Oh, those fabulous 15s. Did they leave your bracket in shambles? Join the club. And sit back and enjoy this one. Because years from now, they still might be talking about Friday the 16th as the day the 15s rose up and produced one of the greatest episodes in NCAA...

18 Reasons to Hate the Blue Devils

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:57:52 CDT

Think the Yankees are despised? Now that March Madness is here, Duke-hating "is as much a rite ... as marking up your bracket with a red pen," write Josh Levin and Jim Pagels in Slate . They not-so-kindly run down 18 of the Blue Devils' most loathsome moments: 1986 : Duke fans fall...

Duke's Krzyzweski Scores Record 903rd Win

Rob Quinn — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:05 CST

Duke Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski gave mentor Bob Knight a hug immediately after surpassing his record of 902 wins last night. The victory over Michigan State made the man known as Coach K, now in his 37th season, Division I's all-time winningest coach, and the season is just getting...

Duke Reclaims National Crown

Will McCahill — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:33:00 CDT

Cinderella Butler took favored Duke to the wire tonight in the NCAA men's basketball championship game, but couldn't quite complete the voyage, with the Blue Devils holding on for a 61-59 victory after the Bulldogs' last chance clanged off the rim at the buzzer. It's the school's fourth title under...

Duke Returns to Title Game

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:34:16 CDT

Duke moved within 40 minutes of its first national title in 9 years tonight, getting 23 points from Jon Scheyer to pull away from West Virginia, 78-57. Kyle Singler had 21 and Nolan Smith 19 for the Blue Devils, who squashed West Virginia's feel-good story and will now try to...

No. 1 Seed Duke Advances

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:51:25 CDT

Nolan Smith scored a career-high 29 points and top-seeded Duke used a big run late in the game to beat Baylor, 78-71, today in Houston. Duke, the lone No. 1 seed remaining in the tournament, will play in the national semis for the first time since 2004, against East Regional...

Michigan State Returns to Final Four

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:50:00 CDT

Raymar Morgan made a free throw with 1.8 seconds left today in St. Louis, giving fifth-seeded Michigan State a 70-69 victory over sixth-seeded Tennessee and a spot in its second straight Final Four. The Vols' Scotty Hopson tied the game with a free throw with 11.2 seconds left,...

West Virginia Stuns Kentucky

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:32:31 CDT

It's almost heaven, West Virginia. Da'Sean Butler and the Mountaineers are off to the Final Four for the first time since 1959. Injury replacement Joe Mazzulla scored a career-high 17 points in his first start this season and No. 2 seed West Virginia handled a cold-shooting, top-seeded Kentucky team stocked...

Duke, Michigan St. Round Out Final Eight

Will McCahill — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:02:45 CDT

Top-seeded Duke pulled away in tonight’s second half to eliminate No. 4 Purdue, 70-57, and claim its spot in the final eight of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Blue Devils (32-5) are one of only two No. 1 seeds left in the dance—Kentucky, in the East region, is...