Offseason? What offseason? There’s no such thing in college basketball! And we’re not complaining, because the sport is fascinating to follow even after UConn was crowned the national champion last week. Roster construction is changing across the country by the minute. When it’s all said and done, there will be in the neighborhood of 2,000 names in college basketball’s transfer …
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The team representing the state of North Carolina in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament is not the Tar Heels or the Blue Devils. It’s the NC State Wolfpack. The No. 11-seeded NC State squad’s Cinderella journey continues, as they upset No. 4 Duke on Sunday night, 76-64, to move on to the Final Four in Arizona. CLICK …
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Duke men’s basketball is back in the Elite Eight after outlasting a physical Houston with a 54-51 win in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on Friday night. Houston’s top-ranked defense kept Duke at bay in the first half, but the Cougars suffered a tough blow when All-American guard Jamal Shead went down with an apparent …
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The Duke Blue Devils are in the Elite Eight, and Jared McCain has played a huge role. In the Round of 32, he went 8-for-11 from 3-point range en route to a 30-point performance. It was a record for most threes by a Blue Devil in tournament history. During the Blue Devils’ run, he scored an NIL deal. CLICK HERE …
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Duke basketball legend Christian Laettner is no fan of name, image and likeness deals in college sports. Laettner starred for the Blue Devils when NIL wasn’t even a consideration. But college athletes have been able to profit off themselves in recent years, creating what many consider an unmanageable pay-for-play scheme. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Duke’s Christian …
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NEW YORK, NY – The only thing that stopped Jared McCain from not breaking NCAA records on Sunday was the fact that he was in the middle of a blowout. The true freshman from Duke knocked down eight three-pointers, a school record for March Madness, but with 9:29 to go, the Blue Devils were winning by 28. They wound up …
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NEW YORK – The pouring rain from Saturday in Brooklyn turned into threes on Sunday in the second round of March Madness. Duke’s Jared McCain put on a masterclass at Barclays Center in the Round of 32, helping the fourth-seeded Blue Devils destroy No. 12 James Madison, 93-55. Duke dominated the first half, thanks to lights-out three-point shooting from the …
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The Duke men’s basketball program is one of the most popular in the NCAA, but the Barclays Center crowd was largely in favor of the underdog on Friday night. The 13th-seeded Vermont Catamounts tried their damndest to get their first non-First Four March Madness victory, and a healthy majority of the crowd wanted it to happen badly. Duke coach Jon …
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NEW YORK – Duke took the court for pregame warmups just as No. 4 Auburn was upset by No. 13 Yale, and the Blue Devils decided one upset was enough for the day. Although it got a little too close for comfort, the fourth-seeded Blue Devils pulled away from No. 13 Vermont for a 64-47 victory. Duke knocked down six …
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