As third-year head coach Jon Scheyer and his crew prepare the No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (18-2, 10-0 ACC) for their home showdown against the struggling archrival UNC Tar Heels (13-9, 6-4 ACC) at 6:30 p.m. ET Saturday (ESPN), here's a look at the Blue Devils' season stat leaders:

Atlanta Hawks starting forward and 2020-21 Duke basketball one-and-done Jalen Johnson will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a left shoulder injury, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Wednesday morning.

North Carolina coach Hubert Davis chose to downplay the significance of his team's Saturday showdown at No. 2 Duke following the Tar Heels' dispiriting 73-65 loss at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The defeat was UNC's third in its last four games and raises the stakes of the upcoming rivalry game for a team that is scrambling to assemble an NCAA Tournament resume.

Duke plans to build its first small modular reactor at Belews Creek in about 10 years. A federal grant could help with that project.

Duke University standout Kon Knueppel, formerly of Wisconsin Lutheran High School, had a viral moment Monday as his strong freshman season roars on.

Duke coach Jon Scheyer said freshman big man Khaman Maluach was OK after vomiting on the court during the second half of Monday night’s win against North Carolina State.

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Duke will be heavily favored in most if not all of its remaining games, including North Carolina back in Cameron on Saturday. A trip to Clemson looms as the biggest hurdle, but as N.C. State — a 22.5-point underdog — showed, even Duke has to get better to keep winning as the heat gets turned up.

Duke Health and UNC Health are creating a new nonprofit, N.C. Children’s, to build and operate the 500-bed hospital. A site has not yet been chosen but is expected to be announced this summer. It will involve a campus of at least 100 acres with a children’s outpatient center and a children’s behavioral health hospital.

D J Steward, a 2020-21 Duke basketball one-and-done, began this season on a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls but hasn't logged his first NBA regular season outing. Plus, th

The Cincinnati Bengals and All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase enter another offseason of intense contract negotiations. After not being able to agree on a new deal ahead of last season, the Bengals and Chase will now resume negotiations. Chase is entering the final year of his rookie deal with the Bengals.