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For Insider's Freshman Impact series, John Gasaway and Paul Biancardi examine how Duke's incoming freshmen and returning veterans will fit together in 2013-14.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

PHILADELPHIA - The sixth- and 24th-best offensive teams in the country got together for a little round-of-32 game in the NCAA tournament on Sunday evening. Naturally it went exactly as was expected. That is, what is to be expected from a game in t...

PHILADELPHIA -- A quick look at Duke's 66-50 win over the Creighton Bluejays in the second round of the NCAA tournament: Overview: Mason Plumlee owned the Duke headlines early this season, getting attention as a national player of the year candid...

Rasheed Sulaimon scored 21 points, Seth Curry scored had 17 and No. 2 seed Duke held off seventh-seeded Creighton 66-50 on Sunday to advance to the round of 16 for the fourth time in five years.

For a six-pack of NCAA tourney teams, a deep run may be determined by how "x-factors" -- players like Gonzaga's Gary Bell Jr. and Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon -- perform this month, writes Jordan Brenner in ESPN The Magazine.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2013

With Ryan Kelly back in the fold, Duke is a legitimate contender to win the national title. What could trip up the Blue Devils? ESPN Insider has the answer, along with bracket projections for all 68 tournament teams.

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2013

A few observations from a wild Thursday night: Virginia ... college basketball's mystery. As Virginia began to separate itself from No. 3 Duke in a 73-68 victory, I really didn't think about the Blue Devils' flaws as much as I considered the Caval...

Freshman Rasheed Sulaimon scored a season-high 27 points and No. 6 Duke routed Boston College 89-68 on Sunday.

DURHAM, N.C. -- The last time Duke played NC State -- an eight-point loss in Raleigh last month that snapped a 15-game Blue Devils winning streak and pushed them out of the top spot in the national polls -- it was still searching for an offensive ide...

Earlier today, I wrote about the eventful day in the Big East, as Villanova upset No. 3 Syracuse and Louisville dropped its third in a row in a loss at Georgetown. Here are a few other afternoon thoughts from around the college hoops landscape: 1....

DURHAM, N.C. -- No one is going to be able to replace Ryan Kelly. With his experience, height, and ability to draw tall defenders away from the basket by hitting 3-pointers, the senior -- out indefinitely with a right foot injury -- is just too disti...

Rasheed Sulaimon scored 25, leading the No. 1 Blue Devils past the Terrapins....

Rasheed Sulaimon scored a season-high 25 points and No. 1 Duke bounced back from one of its worst losses under Mike Krzyzewski by routing Maryland 84-64 on Saturday.

Paul Biancardi breaks down 10 of the most under-the-radar freshmen in the country. At the top of the list is James Robinson of Pitt.

Story | Conversation | January 01, 2013

Here are a few things that caught my attention while watching games on Saturday: 1. Saturday's top performance was turned in by BYU's Tyler Haws, who did his best Jimmer Fredette impersonation by scoring 42 points in the Cougars' 97-71 victory ove...

Every other week in these parts, we'll unveil our list of the nation's top 10 freshmen. As with first-year players, this list is bound to be fluid throughout the season. So if you don't see your favorite player on these initial rankings today, check ...