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Duke lacrosse back to Final Four after beating Notre Dame

Duke sophomore goaltender Dan Wigrizer made 14 saves to anchor the Blue Devils to a 7-5 victory over Notre Dame in the NCAA men’s lacrosse…

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13th Annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchups announced

The 13th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods on Nov. 29-30 will be highlighted by Duke at Ohio State and Wisconsin at…

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Getting home field edge doesn’t always work out – Ask UNC lacrosse

No. 9 ranked North Carolina got the No. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament and thus got to play its first round game at home….

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Barnes: Political Justice Department should stay out of college football

The Justice Department has sent a stern letter to the NCAA asking why there isn’t a playoff system for big-time college football and implying that…

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Huffman: Good for Congress for evaluating college football

Many complained back in 2005 when Congress called hearings into the allegations of steroid use in baseball. Didn’t Congress have more important things to do,…

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Duke falls to Virginia in finals of men’s tennis tourney

Duke and Virginia met for the second straight season in the ACC Championship match on Sunday and the Cavaliers were able to come out on…

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Tributes to veteran ACC sportswriter Bill Brill

Bill Brill, who covered Atlantic Coast Conference sports for 40 years including 118 straight UNC-Duke basketball games, has died at the age of 79. Brill,…

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Landscape changing with Irving gone, Henson back

A casual observer to the basketball scene would probably have thought Kyrie Irving could use a little more seasoning after playing just 11 games, mostly…

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Irving is likely to turn pro

You don’t have to be a genius to figure out Kyrie Irving isn’t returning to Duke next season. ACC players know these questions are coming,…

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Nolan Smith not the same as Duke struggles to integrate Irving

For Kyrie Irving’s talent, it’s never easy to integrate a player back onto a basketball team, especially a great one. Duke had to gamble and…

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