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  The Blue Devils go into the finale against an opponent that also will miss the postseason. For the Blue Devils, though, there has been upward movement in two seasons under David Cutcliffe.

   A victory against Wake Forest would give more credence to the notion that the Blue Devils are on the rise.

  Duke and Wake Forest often have been compared because they're private schools that have had periods of football struggles, so this is an important game for the Blue Devils so they don't go an entire decade without defeating Wake Forest.

  Duke has lost some of the sizzle off its midseason climb when it won three games in a row. Restoring that would be another check mark in its favor to cap the season.

  "We're getting thin on numbers,"...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:28 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaaf,article,teamreports-2009-ncaaf-ddf:1 No. 21 Miami rallies late to beat Duke 34-16 (AP) Jacory Harris had his aching right thumb heavily taped for the game, and his arm was in a sling afterward. Turns out, the sound of Duke players singing was the best medicine. Harris threw for 348 yards and two touchdowns, Darryl Sharpton capped his final home game with a 73-yard interception return for a score, and No. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:57:14 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-200911210011.ddfmmi.recap:1 No. 7 Ga Tech clinches division, routs Duke, 49-10 (AP) Orwin Smith bobbled the kickoff, recovered just in time to find a seam and took off toward the goal line. Just like that, No. 7 Georgia Tech was off to the races -- and headed straight for the ACC title game. The Yellow Jackets clinched the Coastal Division and a spot in the league championship by routing Duke 49-10 on Saturday behind 110 yards rushing and two touchdowns from Jonathan Dwyer and... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:35:05 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-200911140002.ggcddf.recap:1 Duke falls to No. 7 Georgia Tech (Rivals.com) DURHAM, N.C.(AP) Jonathan Dwyer rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns, Josh Nesbitt accounted for three scores... Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:29:00 PST ncaaf urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaaf,article,rivals-336676:1 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:10:28 PST