Duke’s young players still making strides, but the team is still searching

PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Henry Coleman at practice. By TOM SHANAHAN Duke coach basketball Mike Krzyzewski’s 74th birthday is Saturday. He will be at PNC Arena for the Blue Devils’ a 4 p.m. tipoff against N.C. State. How he celebrates another year remains to be determined with the final score. But even though he’s almost a decade beyond the traditional retirement age, he remains more active basketball coach than retired U.S. Army captain, the former his identity before a…

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The ACC’s Triangle season continues to turn curiouser and curiouser

PHOTO (North Carolina Athletics): Tar Heels freshman Day'Ron Sharpe posted a double-double of 16 points, 10 rebounds. By TOM SHANAHAN Duke opened ACC play with three consecutive victories but has now dropped a straight trey to level off at .500 in league play following Saturday’s loss at Louisville, 70-65. North Carolina began ACC competition losing two conference games but has rebounded to win five of six with Saturday’s victory over N.C. State, 86-76, that avenged a December loss…

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