Following just one season as a member of the Duke football program, Star Thomas officially entered the transfer portal in late December, citing "personal reasons" swaying a difficult decision to bolt. A few weeks later, the 6-foot, 210-pound running back from Louisiana is now heading to the SEC.

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.

The Duke Blue Devils extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 12 games, surviving Boston College’s early hot shooting and physical play to beat the Eagles behind Cooper Flagg’s 28 points.

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.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Duke hosts Stanford after Toby Fournier scored 23 points in Duke's 72-38 victory against the California Golden Bears. The Blue Devils are 8-0 in home games. Duke is fifth in the ACC scoring 76.8 points while shooting 45.7% from the field.

The cold weather moves into central North Carolina on Monday followed by possible snow on Tuesday. The North Carolina mountains will see snow Sunday along with very cold temps.

Former Duke basketball guard Jaylen Blakes, who earned a degree over three years in Durham before transferring to Stanford for his final college season, played the role of hero for the Cardinal (12-6,

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 Blue Devils' competitiveness hasn't gone unnoticed in the eyes of the top 2025 Duke basketball recruiting prize.

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.

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.

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,