Never before has Duke lost in the first round two straight years, but it nearly happened to Mike Krzyzewski's team at the Verizon Center thanks mostly to scrappy play from the Bruins, who have yet to win a game in the tourney ... ...

By JEREMY HUNT Journal Staff Writer When a fire destroyed Jade Schulte and Joe Ackley's home three days after Christmas, they were lucky to escape with their lives. They got out of the house with their dog and cat, but the fire consumed ...

13--Durham police early today arrested Lawrence Alvin Lovette, the second suspect in the slaying of UNC-Chapel Hill student Eve Carson, and charged him also with the death in January of a Duke graduate student. Lovette, 17, surrendered peacefully ...

Indeed, analysts say his hope is that by staying out of the initial fray while his rivals duke it out, he'll be the only one left standing after early contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina ... In Iowa, a state known for social ...

The second-seeded Blue Devils escaped unheralded and 15th-seeded Belmont 71-70 when Justin Hare's running three-point attempt from about 40 feet was off target, allowing Duke to advance to a West Regional Saturday matchup against West Virginia ...

Pittsburgh's 65-64 victory over Duke in overtime last Thursday was the first of the marquee matchups with Memphis' 85-71 win over Georgetown and Michigan State's 78-72 victory over Texas, both on Saturday, capping the early season treats in a month ...

23--WASHINGTON -- On Friday, during the off-day interview sessions, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski referred to Bob Huggins as a basketball survivor ... The seventh-seeded Mountaineers kicked off the second round with a convincing win over Duke, thoroughly ...

After Singler missed a 3-point attempt on Duke's next possession, Sam Perry hit one of two free throws with 27 seconds left, Duke threw the ball away on its next possession and Rivers sealed the win with a fast-break layup to make the score 76-69 ...

6--CHARLOTTESVILLE -- Ninety-nine seconds into the second half of last night's game at John Paul Jones Arena, Duke's Gerald Henderson shredded Virginia's defense for a layup ... It was Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, who wasn't pleased with his team trading ...

Tennessee, Wisconsin, Texas, Georgetown, Duke and Stanford rounded out the final top 10 ... Clemson was unranked last week, but beat Duke to reach its first ACC Tournament final since ...

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The Wildcats, who had a brutal early-season schedule that included competitive losses against North Carolina, Duke, UCLA and North Carolina State, are riding a 19-game winning streak and won the Southern Conference regular-season ...

Pittsburgh is sixth this week, followed by Michigan State, Georgetown, Texas and Duke. The Panthers knocked off Duke in overtime last Thursday to move up from the 11th ...

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