Mar 3, 2025; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2) reacts as he heads to the bench during the second half against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils won 93-60. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images / Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images

Jon Scheyer and the Duke Blue Devils are once again expected to be a top-tier national championship contender during the 2025-26 college basketball season. After making a run to the Final Four last year, Duke lost quite a bit of talent with Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel being the major headliners.

Cooper Flagg wouldn’t be the first Jon Scheyer-coached Duke player to suit up for the Dallas Mavericks. If Flagg is drafted by the Mavs in June ( as is widely expected ), he would get a chance to team up with Dereck Lively II. Like Flagg, Lively spent just one season at Duke before entering the professional ranks.

The Dallas Mavericks gave the NBA one of the biggest surprises in league history when they traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. When they won the NBA Draft lottery on Monday, fans wondered if Nico Harrison might have an encore in mind.

A Facebook Live video by Miracle Barnes describing her mother’s treatment at Duke Regional Hospital went viral. Barnes alleged a doctor was overly negative about her mother’s prognosis during a COPD flare-up.

The college basketball legend spoke about Flagg’s skill set a day after the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery, setting themselves up to select Flagg with the top pick in June. Krzyzewski recalled seeing Flagg play at Montverde Academy as a high schooler.

Downtown Spartanburg, SC lost power May 14 after a Duke Energy power outage. The outage closed coffee shops and darkened traffic lights at intersections.

Nurses, a doctor and coordinator witness accident and deliver swift care on a North Carolina highway

Following the announced pledge of Jack Scott on Sunday night, the fourth Duke basketball team under Jon Scheyer's command now consists of 12 players, including two seniors and two graduate talents, assuming recent transfer addition Cedric Coward withdraws from the NBA Draft ahead of the May 28 deadline.