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Through all the adversity and distractions, the arrival of the first North Carolina-Duke game of the season comes when both teams seem to be going full speed ahead. The teams meet Thursday night at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium, marking the 143rd consecutive meeting that at least one of the teams is nationally ranked. No. 8 North Carolina holds first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference while No. 18 Duke has won three games in a row and was proclaimed by coach Mike Krzyzewski to be at full strength. Continue to Article

February 08, 2017 6:41:pm EST

The drama looming around No. 18 Duke seems to have finally stopped. For the team picked No. 1 in the preseason, the past three months included plenty of bumps - their Hall of Fame coach was sidelined, key players missed games, access to their locker room was denied, and they lost more games than expected. ''They are coming together, and we'll see if they come together at a high enough level to compete at the level we would like to compete at,'' coach Mike Krzyzewski said Wednesday. Continue to Article

February 08, 2017 4:45:pm EST

Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski returns to the Duke bench after missing about a month and he'll probably notice some differences Saturday afternoon against Pittsburgh. The No. 21 Blue Devils (17-5, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) seem to have rounded into full health and they're coming off a pair of road victories. In seven games since then, Duke went 4-3 and saw the absence and return of senior Amile Jefferson, who sustained a bruised foot and missed two games during that stretch. Continue to Article

February 03, 2017 5:22:pm EST