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Tar Heels hold recent edge on rival Blue Devils (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:36:37 PST

For years, everything Duke and North Carolina achieved -- the conference championships, Final Four trips and national titles -- has been connected in a back-and-forth game of one-upmanship. These days the Tar Heels have the upper hand. Since shortly after Roy Williams returned to his alma mater, the Tar Heels have outperformed Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils in the long-running race between...

Duke's Smith given 2-game suspension (AP)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:40 PST

Duke guard Nolan Smith will sit out two games because he played in an unsanctioned summer league. Smith said Tuesday night after the Blue Devils' 84-48 exhibition victory over Findlay that he was suspended because he played a game with overseas players and professionals over the summer near his hometown of Washington, D.C.

No. 9 Duke claims 84-48 exhibition rout of Findlay (AP)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:05:40 PST

Kyle Singler scored 20 points and No. 9 Duke wrapped up its preseason by routing Findlay 84-48 on Tuesday night. Jon Scheyer added 19 points for the Blue Devils. They shot 41.2 percent, held the defending Division II national champions to 25.3 percent shooting and outscored them 24-4 to open the second half.

Devils set for final exhibition (Rivals.com)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:27:00 PST

Duke opened its exhibition play two weekends ago and as expected cruised to a 128-70 victory over Pfeiffer.

Duke routs Pfeiffer in exhibition, 128-70 (AP)

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:31:48 PDT

Kyle Singler scored 21 points to lead eight double-figure scorers, and Duke routed Pfeiffer 128-70 on Saturday night in its exhibition opener. Freshman Mason Plumlee had 18 points and 12 rebounds while older brother Miles Plumlee had 11 points and 14 boards for the Blue Devils. Duke shot nearly 61 percent, scored the game's first 14 points, needed fewer than nine minutes to build a 20-point...

Duke Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:57 PDT

After relying on its perimeter game the last couple of years, Duke will try to be more physical in 2009-10.

Veterans Lance Thomas and Brian Zoubek bring starting experience up front, and the Blue Devils hope to get more out of sophomores Olek Czyz and Miles Plumlee.

But the biggest factor in the remaking of the Blue Devils appears to be the arrival of forwards Mason Plumlee, Miles' younger brother, and Ryan Kelly. Both are listed at 6-10 and seem to be capable of competing for starting positions.

At the very least, they add considerable depth at forward.

There's also experience on the wing with Kyle Singler, a 6-8 3-point shooter who also can step inside, and senior Jon Scheyer.

Countdown to Craziness a success (Rivals.com)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:08:00 PDT

DURHAM, N.C. -- Countdown to Craziness was meant to get the Duke faithful energized about the upcoming season,...