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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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Friday, November 18th, 2011
Shane Battier doesn't know when he'll be playing basketball again. He also doesn't know who he'd be playing for. Battier is one of those interesting cases of being a free agent who can't discuss or sign a deal with teams during the NBA lockout, but he doesn't seem all that ...
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Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
For Mike Krzyzewski win No.963 is in the books and history has been made. Krzyzewski now stands alone with the most wins for an NCAA Men's Basketball Division I head coach, moving past his mentor Bobby Knight Tuesday night with Duke's win over Michigan State.
It's truly refreshing to find a ...
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
It seems to be a forgone conclusion at this point that Duke guard Kyrie Irving will be selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the No. 1 overall pick in tonight's NBA Draft. But good luck getting Irving to admit that before he hears his name called. Dan Patrick basically tried ...
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Over the course of the past year, LeBron James made "The Decision" and left Cleveland, assembled the Big Three in Miami, held a party before they had ever even played together, went through the ups and downs of playing a long 82-game regular season where every team and opposing fanbase ...
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
It was just one week ago or so when former Duke point guard Kyrie Irving figured out where he would be playing basketball for the first portion of his NBA career. It’s going to be in Cleveland. Okay, let me rephrase. Barring something unforeseen happening from now until June 23rd, ...
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Coach K recently finished his 31st season at Duke and surpassed Bobby Knight as the winningest coach in Division I men’s college basketball history. Winning seasons, superb graduation rates, and a close-knit basketball team are all attributes that reflect on the man that seems to have been in Durham since ...
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
A fearless penetrator and unselfish player, Kyrie Irving was regarded as one of the nation's top three freshmen, along with North Carolina's Harrison Barnes and Ohio State's Jared Sullinger, heading into the season. But Irving suffered a torn ligament in his right big toe in early December and missed the ...
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Following the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, one No. 1 seed has already been sent home, but it wasn't the defending champion Duke. The Blue Devils, the top seed in the West, throttled Hampton in its first game, then held off a late surge by Michigan to win by ...
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