Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Maliq Brown was the X-factor for Blue Devils vs Tar Heels In his return from a four-game absence because of a shoulder injury, Maliq Brown ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Maliq Brown hadn’t played for the better part of three weeks for second-ranked Duke, a shoulder injury sidelining him just as the season made a hard turn into the ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Maliq Brown hadn’t played for the better part of three weeks for second-ranked Duke, a shoulder injury sidelining him just as the season made a hard turn into the stretch run.

“I saw a look out of Maliq tonight that I haven't really seen for the whole year, but we all know he has,” freshman star Cooper Flagg said. “I wish I had his spirit,” Duke coach Jon ...

When Duke star forward Maliq Brown dislocated his left shoulder on Feb. 17 vs. Virginia, the Blue Devils were worried about losing Brown for the rest of the regular season or even for the NCAA ...