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Bad toes hampering Duke’s season

If Duke fails to defend its national championship this spring, the Blue Devils can blame bad toes and bad timing, so says NY Times Sports…

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Smith has the face and words of a winner, Coach K says

Duke’s Nolan Smith has grown steadily over the years and now as a senior he’s ready to play in the NBA as a winner, Coach…

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Duke’s Smith dominates All-ACC; No Heels selected for 1st team

Duke’s Nolan Smith, possibly on his way to national player of the year honors, has been unanimously selected to the All-ACC team by the members…

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Fascinating ACC Tournament could feature tough game for UNC in semis

A surprising final week of the ACC season sets up a fascinating tournament with fascinating subplots that include a tougher road for North Carolina than…

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Improbably, Tar Heels whip Duke for ACC regular season title

Before the season only one basketball writer picked North Carolina to win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and he tried to renege saying it…

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Barnes shuts down Singler, makes a mark in Duke-UNC rivalry

That moment when Harrison Barnes went to Skype to tell Roy Williams he was coming to Chapel Hill loomed large on Saturday, when North Carolina…

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Duke women wrap up top seed with win over UNC

The Duke women’s basketball team has clinched the top seeding in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament and they did it against one of their favorite…

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Duke reaches No. 1 despite Singler slump

Duke ascended to the No. 1 spot in the polls again Monday, a move that reflects the carnage of the top at last week and…

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Williams more comfortable with this UNC team

North Carolina might be coming off a big win over Florida State and UNC may have found a solid point guard but now the Tar…

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Harrison Barnes: UNC alumni game swung his thoughts to Carolina

Duke was quietly confident it would sign Harrison Barnes. North Carolina didn’t come on until late, but once it did, the Heels made a huge…

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