Defensive dominance: Duke women down ACC rival UNC to reach NCAA Tournament Elite Eight

When Duke last appeared in the Elite Eight, its current players hadn’t reached high school, and head coach Kara Lawson was still in the WNBA.
Fri, Apr 4
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Tattoo you? Duke basketball players’ moms planning to get inked if Blue Devils win title
As close as Duke’s players have become during the Blue Devils’ championship season that’s landed them in the Final Four, their mothers have formed an unbreakable bond, as well.
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Photos: The Duke Blue Devils prepare for their NCAA Final Four game against Houston
Duke coach Jon Scheyer and his team work out in the Alamodome as they prepare for their NCAA National semi-final against Houston on Friday, April 4, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.
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Preview: Will Duke or Houston impose its will in their Final Four clash?
The News & Observer's Luke DeCock and Steve Wiseman break down Saturday night's NCAA Final Four semifinal matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and the Houston Cougars.
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Selling Cooper Flagg, Duke’s very model of a modern college basketball superstar
Cooper Flagg is in the baggage claim at the San Antonio airport, on a video board hawking New Balance.
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Flagg planted! Duke basketball superstar is rare freshman named AP player of the year
Within an hour of Duke’s 2024 NCAA Tournament loss to N.C. State, leaving the Blue Devils frustratingly short of the Final Four, attention immediately turned to what’s next.
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Highlight reel: Duke basketball superstar Cooper Flagg named AP player of the year
Duke’s Cooper Flagg joins a short list of freshmen to win the Associated Press national player of the year of the year award.
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Duke’s road to San Antonio
Take a look back at the Duke Blue Devils' run to a 35-3 record and the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, TX. ….
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Why Duke basketball’s Maliq Brown ‘confident’ at Final Four, despite not being 100% healthy
Maliq Brown’s emergency return to Duke’s playing rotation last weekend in Newark went off without the feared hitch, and he’s on track to possibly play more in the Final Four.
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