NEW YORK -- Cheek to cheek, Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight hugged, a player and his coach celebrating a big win - one it's safe to say might never happen again in college basketball. The man known simply as "Coach K" became Division I's winningest coach when No. 6 Duke beat Michigan State 74-69 on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic. The Blue Devils gave Krzyzewski his 903rd win, breaking the tie with Knight, Krzyzewski's college coach at Army and his mentor throughout his professional career. With Knight sitting across the court at the ESPN broadcast table, and...
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