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Friday, February 10th, 2012
On Wednesday night, another chapter in the Duke-North Carolina story was written. For Blue Devils fans, this chapter had a happy ending thanks to freshman Austin Rivers. Rivers turned in one of the most memorable individual performances ever in the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. He scored 29 points, the most scored ...
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
It seems to be a forgone conclusion at this point that Duke men's basketball teams turn over from year to year, but the program just simply keeps building itself back up easily. Not so much with this group, says coach Mike Krzyzewski.
The Blue Devils have played one of the toughest ...
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
It's been nearly 10 years since Brandon Weeden was first drafted by a Major League Baseball team. Then, he was an 18-year-old kid awestruck to have been selected in the second round and offered such a nice contract by the New York Yankees. Part of the decision-making process was that ...
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
One by one, college basketball's undefeated teams have fallen. Only one stands alone and it's Murray State out of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Racers enter Saturday's game against Eastern Illinois with a perfect 20-0 answer and certainly have national conversations brewing about where they belong in the rankings or ...
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Baylor certainly looked like a favorite to contend for the Big 12 men's basketball championship after cruising to 17 victories in a row out of the gate. However, the Bears lost their second straight game over the weekend, falling at home to Missouri. They've now lost to Kansas and Mizzou, ...
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
There is a new number one team in college basketball. After Syracuse lost this weekend without Fab Melo, on the road against Notre Dame, it opened the door for John Calipari’s young Kentucky Wildcats return to the top of college basketball. While the young ‘Cats have had a number of ...
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Bill Self doesn't mince words about his team's offensive production. He readily admits that the Kansas Jayhawks aren't going to look unbelievable offensively, and this is coming from a guy who watched his team put up 92 points on previously unbeaten Baylor this past week.
What Self does see is a ...
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
When you look at some of the top playmakers heading into the NFL Draft, it's impossible for Justin Blackmon to not jump out at you. He's a two-time Fred Biletnikoff Award winner who set records at the college level and dazzled in his final game, the Fiesta Bowl, against Stanford. ...
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Thursday, January 19th, 2012
Syracuse keeps on rolling along this season undefeated. Earlier this week the Orange knocked off the Pittsburgh Panthers to win their 20th game in row, which is a school record to begin the season.
For Jim Boeheim it was win No.876. That ties him on the list with Adolph Rupp. Mike ...
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
If you thought Ohio State might be out for revenge on Sunday, you were right. The Buckeyes were coming off two losses in their past four games, including a four-point road loss to Indiana last week, and then more recently, a five-point loss at Illinois. They got their chance to ...
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