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Take of the week: Duke will win its 18th national championship by spring season's end
With several top-ranked teams across a variety of men’s and women’s sports, several Blue Devil squads are poised to embark on potentially-championship-winning runs. The Chronicle discusses the possibility of an 18th Duke national championship in our latest Take of the week.

Cooper Flagg, Duke and NC State

Cooper Flagg continues collegiate dominance in Duke win
Cooper Flagg leads Duke Blue to 74-64 victory over NC State
After a so-so first half, Duke's Cooper Flagg posted 23 second-half points, added five rebounds, an emphatic block and two assists during the Blue Devils' rousing 74-64 victory over the NC State Wolfpack on Monday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Cooper Flagg Tracker: Duke star freshman posts monster second half as Blue Devils rebuff NC State's upset bid
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Auburn, Duke top men’s AP Top 25, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt make poll debuts; UConn tumbles to No. 25
Duke remained No. 2 followed by Iowa State ... Texas Tech made its Top 25 season debut at No. 22 after beating Cincinnati and Oklahoma State to run its Big 12 winning streak to four games.
Court Vision: What does muted UNC-Duke meeting mean? SEC tiers of trust
Which teams are truly proving themselves in the jumbled SEC league standings? Love for Ace Bailey. Who is your coach of the year?
What Are West Virginia's Odds to Win the 2025 College Baseball World Series?
In a little over two weeks, the West Virginia Mountaineers will make their official return to the diamond under first-year skipper Steve Sabins, who is taking o
Women’s college basketball bracket watch: Could UConn, Texas or LSU claim a No. 1 seed?
A mid-February meeting with Texas could decide who holds the cards to own the top No. 2 seed in the bracket, and there’s an opportunity to steal a line if the SEC winds up with two No. 1 seeds (a possibility). Or LSU could earn it outright by winning the SEC tournament.
ESPN exercises option extending media base-rights agreement with the ACC through 2035-36
ESPN has exercised its option to extend a base-rights media deal with the Atlantic Coast Conference through 2035-36, aligning the timeline with a second deal that covers their partnership for the ACC Network.
NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Daily Fared
No. 15 North Carolina (18-4) at No. 19 California. Next: at Stanford, Sunday. No. 16 Michigan St. (17-3) vs. Oregon. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 17 NC State (16-4) beat Wake Forest 90-83. Next: vs. No. 10 Duke, Monday. No. 18 Tennessee (15-5) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Sunday.
Victor Wembanyama is an All-Star, 1 of 6 1st-time selections
Victor Wembanyama is one of the league’s very best players. The San Antonio star and reigning rookie of the year is an All-Star for the first time, one
Where Alabama Softball Was Picked in SEC Preseason Coaches Poll
Alabama was ranked No. 11 in the national polls, but picked to finish 10th in the SEC this season, showing just how tough the conference is. The coaches predicted newcomer Texas to win the league with Florida, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas A&M rounding out the top five.
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Where the Kentucky Wildcats rank in the preseason SEC softball coaches poll
The Kentucky Wildcats softball team is hoping to build on last season's success, but are ranked 11th in the preseason SEC coaches poll.
NCAA Men's Basketball Power Rankings: Houston surges into the top tier
Sure, the win at Kansas is really the only marquee victory Houston has so far this season, but a 13-game winning streak with 11 double-digit wins over that stretch earns Kelvin Sampson's team a place in the top tier of the sport.