From the monthly archives:
Former athletic director Joe Alleva spent 32 years at Duke, and 10 as Director of Athletics. He considered himself a Blue Devil man, loyal to Duke. But in just two months in the same job at Louisiana State University, Alleva had some choice words that likely won’t sit well with Duke supporters.
“The passion for LSU [...]
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Last week, HBO announced a documentary chronicling the history of the Duke-UNC rivalry. Next week, ESPN2 will air a documentary following Mike Krzyzewski’s other squad, Team USA. “Road to Redemption,” a five-part series documenting the national team and its quest for the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics, will begin July 2 with a one-hour [...]
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If Andre Dawkins is anything like a certain 1986 graduate with the same surname… well, it’s certain that Duke would take such production from its latest 2010 signee.
According to Blue Devil Nation and scout.com, Dawkins, a four-star shooting guard from Virginia Beach, Va., committed to Duke Thursday night after visiting and receiving an offer Monday. [...]
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This is the last of five clips of a June 17 exclusive interview with Mike Krzyzewski that The Chronicle will post this week. In this excerpt, Coach K talks his “last big project” while coaching at Duke: the restoration of Cameron Indoor Stadium. Giving Cameron a facelift was mentioned as a hypothetical in “Unrivaled Ambition,” [...]
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A quick scheduling note on this NBA Draft night: Duke will square off with Duquesne Nov. 28, the day after Thanksgiving, and the contest will be aired on espn2. The Dukes finished 17-13 last year and lost in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament. It is believed to be their first televised game [...]
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After wrapping up a highly successful weekend in which Duke landed three quality commitments, head coach David Cutcliffe and his Blue Devils are hoping to secure their second four-star recruit of the 2009 class.
Brennan Williams, a four-star offensive lineman ranked No. 13 in the nation by Rivals.com and a top-250 overall player, recently narrowed his [...]
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Over at the always-entertaining D.C. Sports Bog today, The Washington Post’s Dan Steinberg has a post about the best high school athletes he and some of the more esteemed members of his newspaper have ever seen. On the early list: Adrian Dantley, Dwight Howard, Tiger Woods, Tedy Bruschi and Delonte West. Not too shabby. We’d love to [...]
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Tonight’s the first night that former Blue Devil DeMarcus Nelson could be a professional basketball player, as the NBA Draft takes place tonight at 7 p.m. in Madison Square Garden in New York. Nelson, a 2008 first-team All-ACC player and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, certainly was not expected to be drafted at [...]
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This is the fourth of five clips of a June 17 exclusive interview with Mike Krzyzewski that The Chronicle will post this week (the last will come at midnight Friday). In this excerpt, Coach K talks about the growing politics of the 2008 Olympics and how he and Team USA will respond.
COMING FRIDAY: Learn more [...]
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This is the third of five clips of a June 17 exclusive interview with Mike Krzyzewski that The Chronicle will post this week (the rest will come at midnight every day). In this excerpt, Coach K details how he responds to criticism. Feel free to offer your thoughts below in the comments section.
COMING THURSDAY: How [...]
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