Cameron Boozer has been Duke’s star, but sophomore center Patrick Ngongba II has taken on a more pronounced role for the Blue Devils, and needs to be consistently good.

Duke men’s basketball just landed its third five-star recruit this year on Tuesday when Deron Rippey Jr., the No. 2 ranked point guard for the Class of 2026 according to On3’s Rivals, committed to the Blue Devils. Five-star recruit forwards Cameron Williams and Bryson Howard previously committed to the Duke for next season.

Duke's unlikely Atlantic Coast Conference title didn't get the Blue Devils anywhere close to the College Football Playoff berth that's supposed to go to every Power Four conference champion. The consolation prize comes Wednesday in the Sun Bowl against Arizona State,

Duke enters conference play with a New Year's Eve battle against Georgia Tech at home after the Blue Devils' first loss of the season to Texas Tech in Madison Square Garden. The Blue Zone offers a look at the Yellow Jackets,

Wake Forest has the opportunity to win nine games in a season for the fourth time ever.

Following his inauguration in January, U.S. President Donald Trump brought along a new team of advisers and a playbook for higher education. The administration unleashed a slew of demands on colleges and universities in what has been seen by higher education leaders as an “overreach” on academic freedom by the federal government.