The Final Four and the NCAA Tournament national title game are just a few days away and the final predictions are pouring in. While Jay Bilas may not get to root for the Duke Blue Devils anymore, he still has strong opinions on who will hoist the trophy.
Thirty-five years ago, college basketball gave us one of those stories that still feels alive every time March rolls around. The kind of story fans pass down, argue about, and replay in their heads when the stakes get high.
After earning the No. 1 overall seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, the Duke Blue Devils' season came to an end in arguably the most heartbreaking way possible.
It's been just a few days since the Duke basketball program crumbled in the Elite Eight to 2-seed UConn, suffering arguably the worst collapse in the history of the NCAA Tournament.
There are losses in college basketball, and then there are the ones that follow you home. The ones that replay in your head long after the arena empties, long after the final whistle, long after everyone else has moved on.
The Duke basketball season ended a little earlier than anticipated after the Blue Devils underwent one of the biggest collapses in the history of the NCAA Tournament, falling to 2-seed UConn in the Elite Eight, 73-72.
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It doesn’t quite register in North Carolina the way it does in Indiana, but high school basketball in the Hoosier state is more or less a religion. The rest of the world got a glimpse of it through the movie Hoosiers, the best basketball movie ever made and one of the best sports movies period, but only a glimpse.
The Duke basketball program saw its season come to a daunting end in the Elite Eight, as the Blue Devils surrendered a lead as large as 19 points to 2-seed UConn and ultimately fell 73-72.
With Duke’s loss to UConn in the Elite Eight, every team in the ACC is now in off-season mode, other than Boston College, which is waiting for Huskies assistant Luke Murray to move to Beantown, which he can’t do until UConn’s season ends.
Portal season is beginning to crank up, and that means lots of player movement. We’ll do our best to keep up with it here. The most notable players to make moves so far are Virginia Tech’s Neoklis Avdalas, Pitt’s Brandin Cummings, and Georgia Tech’s Baye Ndongo, who seemed to regress this season.
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Duke fans are in pain. To be upset in the NCAA Tournament is always agonizing. An upset loss with the game seemingly in hand hurts all the more. But to
Nothing could be worse than your most heartbreaking moment going viral for the world to see. That nightmare came true for Duke’s coach Jon Scheyer, who’s facial expression sparked memes across the internet.
There’s not a whole lot to say about Sunday’s loss to UConn, but we did want to mention a few things. First, we feel terrible for Cayden Boozer. If you’ll remember back when Caleb Foster was hurt, Boozer really stepped up.
The Blue Devils were on the wrong side of NCAA history with their shocking loss to UConn.
Evans had a huge hand in the Duke Blue Devils' stunning loss to the Connecticut Huskies in the Elite Eight on Sunday.
In ultimate March fashion, the No. 1 overall seeded Duke fell in heartbreaking fashion to UConn in the Elite Eight. It’s a moment you’ll remember the place you were when you watched it.
Another year, another heartbreak for Jon Scheyer and his Duke Blue Devils. Last season, Duke fell short of the NCAA Tournament title game after a monumental collapse in the closing moments against Houston.
Duke Blue Devils guard Cayden Boozer was on the wrong side of a crucial play at the end of Sunday’s Elite 8 matchup against the UConn Huskies. With a two-point lead and ten seconds on the clock, Boozer was double-teamed in the backcourt and threw a bad pass that was tipped.
ESPN college hoops analyst Dick Vitale just reacted to No. 1 seed Duke's epic NCAA Tournament loss on Sunday. Duke, the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, was shocked by UConn in the Elite Eight on Sunday.
As the UCLA women’s basketball team and star Lauren Betts look to lead themselves to a national championship, their journey continues after a thrilling win over the Duke Blue Devils in the Elite Eight on Sunday, 70-58.
Big programs like Duke will always have their fair share of naysayers, and it'll be up to Boozer and company to shut down the outside noise and prove them wrong on the court.
Duke women’s basketball head coach Kara Lawson has built a reputation for demanding excellence, and that intensity was on full display during the Blue Devils’ recent NCAA Tournament preparations.
The pixie dust wore off on Dylan Darling in the final seconds of St. John’s Sweet 16 game Friday against Duke.
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