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By Jim O'Connell

February 21, 2011

New No. 1: Duke

Duke is No. 1 again after a rare week in which the top four teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll all lost. Read More

November 24, 2010

Duke quiets K-State's partisan crowd

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski's latest milestone win came with an impressive dismantling of one of the best teams in the country. Top-ranked Duke's 82-68 victory over No. 4 Kansas State on Tuesday night in the championship game of the O'Re... Read More

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November 23, 2010

Younger Plumlee lifts Blue Devils

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — If Mason Plumlee keeps playing like this he won't just be known as the "other Plumlee" for top-ranked Duke. Read More

November 1, 2010

Duke's Singler, UNC's Barnes named preseason All-Americans

Fierce rivals Duke and North Carolina are all tied up to start the preseason.Duke's Kyle Singler was the leading vote-getter and only repeat selection for The Associated Press preseason men's basketball All-America team, while North Carolina's Harrison Ba... Read More

April 6, 2010

For Derek: Smith wins a title for his father

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nolan Smith did it for his dad. Thirty years after his late father won a national championship in this city, Smith and his Duke teammates took home their own title, beating Butler 61-59 on Monday night. Read More

December 20, 2009

Blue Devils rout zipless Zags

NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn't an official point guard reunion for Duke at Madison Square Garden, but the man who currently runs the offense must have made the old-timers proud.So did their alma mater's defense. Read More

November 26, 2009

Scheyer leads Duke past Arizona State

NEW YORK (AP) — Duke just didn't look itself in a building where the Blue Devils have been so impressive so often.The seventh-ranked Blue Devils were tied with Arizona State with 13 minutes left in the second semifinal of the NIT Season Tip-Off on W... Read More

November 25, 2009

Garden party is special for Duke

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski played at Madison Square Garden as a cadet at Army in the 1960s. He has brought his Duke teams to the New York City arena often enough that the Blue Devils have three NIT Season Tip-Off titles and are two victories fr... Read More

November 2, 2009

Duke's Singler makes AP preseason All-America team

Luke Harangody should get used to being on top of lists.The senior forward from Notre Dame was the leading vote-getter today on The Associated Press' preseason All-America team, and if he has the type of season he usually does, he will become the leader f... Read More

March 30, 2009

Hansbrough, Curry named All-Americans

Blake Griffin and Tyler Hansbrough spent a lot of time together on the court last weekend and were back together Monday as the top vote-getters on The Associated Press' All-America team.Griffin, the sophomore forward from Oklahoma who led the nation in re... Read More

A look at the Final Four games

The Big East has two teams in the Final Four, but it's Michigan State who will be hosting the party. Here's a look at the matchups Saturday in Detroit:NORTH CAROLINA (32-4) vs. VILLANOVA (30-7)8:47 p.m. Saturday (WFMY-2)GETTING THERE Read More

March 9, 2009

UNC No. 1 again

North Carolina edged Pittsburgh for No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll today in one of the closest votes ever. The Tar Heels (27-3), who were an unanimous No. 1 in the preseason poll and for the first seven weeks of the season, moved u... Read More

February 20, 2009

Freshman leads Duke to victory

NEW YORK (AP) — Duke was in rare territory for one of college basketball's premier programs over the last few decades. So the ninth-ranked Blue Devils went back to basics to right things for at least one game, a 76-69 victory over St. John's on Thursday... Read More

February 19, 2009

No. 9 Duke beat St. John's 76-69

NEW YORK (AP) - Gerald Henderson scored 19 points and Duke's starters scored all but four of its point as the ninth-ranked Blue Devils snapped a two-game losing streak with a 76-69 victory over St. John's on Thursday night. The Blue Devils (21-5) came in... Read More

November 26, 2008

Carolina in Maui final vs. the Irish

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Tyler Hansbrough was back for a second game and No. 1 North Carolina will be playing for a third title on Maui. The reigning player of the year, who missed three weeks of practice and three games with a leg injury, had 16 points to lead... Read More

November 25, 2008

Tar Heels win big without Hansbrough

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Senior Danny Green scored a career-high 26 points and No. 1 North Carolina, again playing without Tyler Hansbrough, beat Chaminade 115-70 on Monday night in the opening round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Read More

November 4, 2008

Hansbrough everybody's All-American

It's no surprise Tyler Hansbrough made The Associated Press' preseason All-America team -- this is his record third straight year as its leading vote-getter. For the first time, however, the North Carolina forward was a unanimous selection. Joining Hansbr... Read More

November 3, 2008

Hansbrough, Curry make AP All-America team

It's no surprise Tyler Hansbrough made The Associated Press' preseason All-America team — this is his record third straight year as its leading vote-getter. For the first time, however, the North Carolina forward was a unanimous selection. Joining Hansb... Read More

March 3, 2008

UNC returns to No. 1 in men's poll

North Carolina was back at No. 1 again Monday, thanks to a memorable few days in the state of Tennessee. Tennessee started last week at No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll after defeating previously top-ranked Memphis. But the Vols then... Read More

December 21, 2007

Pitt outlasts Duke in OT

NEW YORK -- Levance Fields had about as much on his mind as a player can. His team was down two points with 16 seconds left in overtime. He had turned the ball over on Pittsburgh's last two possessions. He was playing in front of a sellout crowd at Madiso... Read More

December 17, 2007

Hansbrough hurt in North Carolina's win at Rutgers

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The last time Tyler Hansbrough left New Jersey after a North Carolina game he was devastated after a tough loss one game from the Final Four. On Sunday night, the junior forward left the Garden State with a headache and another easy wi... Read More

November 22, 2007

Singler leads Duke to fourth Maui title

No. 13 DUKE 77, No. 11 MARQUETTE 73: Two things are perfect on Maui: the weather and Duke basketball. Freshman forward Kyle Singler shot 8-for-8 from the foul line and scored 25 points, hitting the clinching free throws with 13 seconds left to lead the 13... Read More

November 21, 2007

Blue Devils beat Illini, reach final on Maui

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Duke has a chance at another title on Maui. Gerald Henderson scored 23 points and DeMarcus Nelson 16, leading the 13th-ranked Blue Devils to a 79-66 victory Tuesday night over Illinois in the semifinals of the EA Sports Maui Invitationa... Read More

November 20, 2007

Duke remains perfect in Maui Invitational

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- Just another big win on Maui for the Duke Blue Devils. Freshman forward Kyle Singler had 21 points and 12 rebounds and No. 13 Duke kept its perfect record on Maui intact with an 83-61 victory over Princeton on Monday night in the openin... Read More

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