"It's not just the defense," third-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer noted about the missing impact from Brown following the Blue Devils' 74-64 comeback win over NC State in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Monday night. "It's also the creating some disruption on defense, which can lead to easy baskets.

Duke University standout Kon Knueppel, formerly of Wisconsin Lutheran High School, had a viral moment Monday as his strong freshman season roars on.

The freshman All-America team includes two SEC players, two Big Ten players and Player of the Year candidate Cooper Flagg from Duke.

M arch Madness is just around the corner, and the Duke Blue Devils are again a threat to win the national championship because of a standout freshman class. Cooper Flagg has lived

Duke plans to build its first small modular reactor at Belews Creek in about 10 years. A federal grant could help with that project.

Duke will be heavily favored in most if not all of its remaining games, including North Carolina back in Cameron on Saturday. A trip to Clemson looms as the biggest hurdle, but as N.C. State — a 22.5-point underdog — showed, even Duke has to get better to keep winning as the heat gets turned up.

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Duke freshman phenom Cooper Flagg turned in another monster performance Monday night as the No. 2 Blue Devils edged NC State 74-64 after facing their first halftime deficit in a home game this season.

Jon Scheyer and his third Duke basketball squad, featuring the ACC Player of the Year frontrunner in freshman guard/forward Cooper Flagg, enjoy the nation's longest winning streak at 13 games as they gear up to host the NC State Wolfpack (9-10, 2-6 ACC) in Cameron Indoor Stadium at 8:30 p.m. ET Monday (ESPN).

Duke football has three opponents next season who were ranked in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll. That’s in addition to games against in-state ACC rivals UNC, NC State and Wake Forest.