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Duke — which hasn’t lost the first game at its notoriously noisy arena since 1982, and won its ninth straight season opener overall — denied Presbyterian its first road victory in 24 tries at this level.

Golf: Course designer Dye joins Hall of Fame

Course architect Pete Dye , 82, was among those inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla.

This year’s class also features New Zealand’s Bob Charles , the first left-hander to win a major, the 1963 British Open; Denny Shute , who won three majors in the 1930s; Carol Semple Thompson , one of five people to win three U.S. Golf Association individual championships; Craig Wood , a two-time major winner who became the first wire-to-wire winner of the Masters, in 1941; and Herbert Warren Wind , who spent 43 years writing about golf for the New Yorker and Sports Illustrated.

Tennis:Nadal to miss final of Davis Cup

Rafael Nadal will miss Spain’s Davis Cup final against Argentina. Top-ranked Nadal has tendinitis in his right knee.

His absence deals a big blow to Spain’s bid for a third Davis Cup title since 2000.

Spain captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario has until today to announce his team. Spain plays Argentina on indoor hard court at Barcelona from Nov. 21-23. It has won two Davis Cups since 2000.

Federer loses: Gilles Simon defeated Roger Federer , 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, at the Masters Cup at Shanghai in Federer’s first match since a sore back forced him out of his last tournament. Andy Murray beat Andy Roddick , 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.

Federer said earlier he didn’t know what to expect when he played his first round-robin match in the season-ending event for the top eight players.

Jurisprudence: Trial for Castroneves set

Race car driver Helio Castroneves will stand trial in March in Miami federal court on tax evasion charges.

U.S. District Judge Donald Graham set the March 2 trial date for Castroneves, his sister and a Michigan lawyer, Alan Miller . Prosecutors say Castroneves and the others tried to hide $5.5 million in income from the IRS.

Castroneves is a two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and gained more fame as the 2007 winner of TV’s “Dancing With The Stars” competition. He has pleaded not guilty and is free on $10 million bail.