Former Duke basketball reserve and current Stanford starter Jaylen Blakes came up clutch in his return to the Tar Heels' Smith Center.

Duke has activated its severe weather and emergency conditions policy from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday, affecting both the University and the health system.

North Carolina got burned in the final seconds, and to make matters worse the damage was done by a former Duke player.

Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer calls a play during the second half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images Rob Kinnan/Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images DURHAM,

The timeout came about two and a half minutes into the second half Tuesday night, with Duke’s 24-point halftime lead down to the 19 and Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer having seen enough. To be clear, neither Scheyer nor anybody inside Cameron Indoor Stadium thought this was in danger of actually becoming some kind of competitive game.

Cooper Flagg turned in the best game of his brief college career on Saturday. The Duke star scored a career-high 42 points during the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils’ 86-78 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

It’s a kind of control that no one has ever tried before in patients,” Tune’s chief scientific officer said Monday.

19 North Carolina defeated No. 14 Duke 53-46 on Thursday at Carmichael ... The teams will meet again on Feb. 27 in Durham. This story was originally published January 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM.

Acing all the criteria on and off the court, the 2025 Duke basketball whiz kid from LA should be an obvious choice for the top prep honor.

Duke Energy is advancing its plan to build new natural-gas power plants in Person and Catawba counties, following state approval of pollution permits. The energy company claims these facilities will emit fewer pollutants than the coal plants they replace,

By mid-afternoon Sunday, snow was falling in North Carolina west of the Triangle around Winston-Salem and Greensboro — with reports of flurries in Burlington and Durham. Just before 3 p.m., light snow was seen falling outside of Duke University Hospital in Durham.

Tune Therapeutics, an epigenome-editing company with origins at Duke University, has raised over $175 million in financing to advance a potential treatment for chronic hepatitis B and other diseases.