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Duke considers phenom Cooper Flagg 'long shot' for ACC semis
CHARLOTTE -- Duke freshman Cooper Flagg was unable to finish his first ACC Tournament game on Thursday, and it's up in the air whether the Blue Devils will use the conference player of the year Friday in the semifinals. ,Flagg injured his left ankle with 2:46 remaining in the first half of Duke's 78...
Cooper Flagg injury clouds win, Duke's Kon Knueppel, classmates embody 'next man up'
CHARLOTTE -- Duke lost Cooper Flagg to a left ankle injury in the first half, then rallied behind freshman Kon Knueppel to defeat Georgia Tech, 78-70, in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday.,Knueppel scored a career-high 28 points with eight assists and five rebounds in 39 minutes to power Duk...
Duke rallies without injured Cooper Flagg, downs Georgia Tech
CHARLOTTE -- Duke lost Cooper Flagg to a left ankle injury in the first half, then rallied behind freshman Kon Knueppel to defeat Georgia Tech, 78-70, in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday.,Knueppel scored a career-high 28 points with eight assists and five rebounds in 39 minutes to power Duk...
Duke's Cooper Flagg injures left ankle, out of ACC tourney quarterfinal
CHARLOTTE -- Duke freshman Cooper Flagg injured his left ankle with 2:46 remaining in the first half of the ACC Tournament quarterfinal against Georgia Tech on Thursday and was helped off the court by teammates.,Flagg, the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, returned to the Blue Devils' be...
Cooper Flagg Injury: Duke Star Spotted in Wheelchair After Scary Ankle Injury
Duke Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg was seen in a wheelchair after a scary injury to his ankle during their quarterfinals game against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament....
Duke's Cooper Flagg injures ankle, out of ACC tourney quarterfinal
Duke star Cooper Flagg injured his left ankle with 2:46 remaining in the first half of the top-ranked Blue Devils' game against Georgia Tech on Thursday and was helped off the court by teammates.,Flagg, the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, went up for a rebound and landed awkwardly on h...
Top-ranked Duke prepared for test from Georgia Tech
CHARLOTTE -- Duke will play with the No. 1 national ranking next to its name for the first time this season when it takes the court in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon.,The Blue Devils face Georgia Tech with hopes of solidifying an NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed....
Duke at No. 1 in AP poll for first time since November 2021
Duke ended Auburn's eight-week reign at No. 1 and reached the top of the Associated Press Top 25 poll Monday for the first time since November 2021.,The Blue Devils (28-3) earned 52 of the 61 first-place votes to lead the rankings for the first time since Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski's final s...
No. 11 Duke bests No. 7 NC State in ACC tournament final
Ashlon Jackson and Oluchi Okananwa each scored 22 points as No. 11 Duke rallied to win its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title since 2013, defeating No. 7 North Carolina State 76-62 on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C.,The Blue Devils overcame a 14-point second-quarter deficit, earning their f...
Luke Loucks to succeed Leonard Hamilton at Florida State
Former Florida State player Luke Loucks is returning to his alma mater to serve as head coach, the school announced on Sunday.,Loucks, 34, will succeed Leonard Hamilton, who announced last month that his 23rd season would be his last at the helm.,"I am incredibly honored and excited for the opportun...
No. 7 NC State returns to ACC tournament final, takes on No. 11 Duke
No. 11 Duke hasn't won an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in a dozen years, and No. 7 North Carolina State is standing in the way.,The longtime rivals will meet Sunday afternoon in the tournament final in Greensboro, N.C.,The Wolfpack are the top seed in the tournament and appearin...
No. 2 Duke beats North Carolina, clinches ACC regular-season title
Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and Tyrese Proctor and Sion James both notched 16, and No. 2 Duke responded from a seven-point deficit in the second half to beat rival North Carolina 82-69 on Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.,Duke clinched the outright regular-season championship in the Atlantic Coa...
ACC tournament roundup: No. 11 Duke upsets No. 6. Notre Dame
Oluchi Okananwa scored 14 points off the bench and No. 11 Duke knocked off regular-season co-champion and sixth-ranked Notre Dame 61-56 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C.,Ashlon Jackson added 12 points for third-seeded Duke (25-7), which mee...
Reports: Florida State turning to alum Luke Loucks as next head coach
Florida State is negotiating with Sacramento Kings assistant coach Luke Loucks to become head coach of the Seminoles, multiple outlets reported Friday.,Loucks played at Florida State from 2008-12 under head coach Leonard Hamilton, who took over the program in 2002 and is retiring at the end of this ...
No. 2 Duke's one focus is second win over North Carolina
This could be the first and last all in one for Duke freshman sensation Cooper Flagg, who gets his first taste of the Tobacco Road rivalry at Chapel Hill on Saturday night. ,The final stop in the regular season for No. 2 Duke comes against streaking North Carolina in another edition of the storied r...
Reports: Miami hires Duke assistant Jai Lucas as head coach
The Miami Hurricanes are hiring Duke associated head coach Jai Lucas as their next head coach, according to multiple reports.,Longtime Hurricanes head coach Jim Larranaga stepped down 12 games into the 2024-25 season, and Bill Courtney has filled in as the interim head coach.,Lucas, 36, has been wit...
Brewers add LHP Jose Quintana, place LHP DL Hall on 60-day IL
The Milwaukee Brewers addressed a fluid situation among their left-handed pitchers by signing veteran Jose Quintana on Wednesday to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2026.,Terms were not announced, but MLB.com reported Quintana, 36, will earn $4.25 million this season.,"I'm so excited to be a...
The NBA’s Title Race: Contenders, Pretenders, and the Chaos to Come
These are the NBA's 2025 championship contenders and pretenders, as with the calendar flipped to March, chaos in the NBA's Playoff race is certainly on the way....
Cooper Flagg excels as No. 2 Duke routs Wake Forest
Cooper Flagg scored 28 points in the last home game of his freshman season as No. 2 Duke dominated the second half in a 93-60 victory against visiting Wake Forest on Monday night at Durham, N.C.,Kon Knueppel had 17 points and Tyrese Proctor, who was back after missing the last 1 1/2 games with a kne...
Houston Dash F Yuki Nagasato retires after storied career
Houston Dash forward Yuki Nagasato has retired from professional soccer following a storied career that spans more than two decades and several continents.,Nagasato's seven seasons in the NWSL includes stints with the Chicago Red Stars (2017-2019, 2022-23), Louisville Racing (2021) and Houston, wher...