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College Athlete Blogs: Maybe Everyone Shouldn’t Have a Voice
Being an avid Duke basketball fan, I try to catch up on any Blue Devils news that I can get during the offseason. I’ll frequent message boards, read Duke web sites, and even follow some of the players on Twitter to see what they’re up to. Recently I was fortunate enough to see a tweet from Duke’s Nolan Smith that had a link to his newly formed
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Returning to the Top: Duke Basketball Season Review
It’s hard for me to look back on all that took place this season and not feel like it was all a dream. Sometimes I can’t even believe that this magical run by the Blue Devils truly happened. Coming into the season, I said that the goal of this team was to make it back to the Final Four for the first
Duke Wins Fourth National Title in School History
In 1980, Duke Athletic Director Tom Butters took a chance by hiring an unproven coach who was coming off of a 9-17 season at Army the year before by the name of Mike Krzyzewski via a recommendation from then Indiana head coach Bobby Knight. Thirty-years later, that same coach was celebrating his fourth
Big Three Lifts Duke into Title Game
First, let me apologize for the lateness of this post. This has been a really busy weekend for me. On Saturday, I had to go work at the paintball fields and ref a big Easter game. While it was a good day, it was also a very tiring day out at the fields. I was out there for around nine hours, and I didn’t
Duke Prepares for Final Four Date with West Virginia
Four days ago, Duke defeated Baylor in the South Regional Final in Houston to clinch a spot in Indianapolis to play in the Final Four. It’s been six years since Duke has been in this situation, being
Nolan Smith Lifts Duke Past Baylor into the Final Four
It was 18 years to the day that Christian Laettner caught the full court pass from Grant Hill and hit a turnaround jumper to defeat Kentucky and lift Duke into the Final Four. Duke would eventually go on to win the National Championship over Michigan. Here we are 18 years later, and Duke was in the Elite
Duke Advances to the Elite Eight for the First Time Since 2004
It had been exactly six years on the day since Duke had advanced past the Sweet 16 into the Elite Eight. On March 26, 2004, Duke defeated Illinois 72-62 to advance to the Regional Finals where they would go on to beat Xavier before succumbing to Connecticut in the Final Four. Not only was March 26th
Duke Faces Purdue with Elite Eight Berth on the Line
Duke and Purdue will do battle on Friday, March 26, exactly one year after the Blue Devils were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16 with a 23-point loss to Villanova. Duke will be looking for a different result in this Sweet 16 as they look Duke
Duke Defeats California to Advance to the Sweet 16
After making short work of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, the Duke Blue Devils moved on to their second round matchup against the California Golden Bears on Sunday who were coming off of a nice first
Duke Eases Past Arkansas-Pine Bluff to face California in 2nd Round
You’ll have to excuse me for being a little late with this recap, my birthday was Friday and I had to work all day Saturday, so you can imagine that it was a pretty hectic weekend thus far for me. Anyway, enough with the excuses let’s get the ball rolling here. On Friday night in Jacksonville,