From the category archives:
In his first high school basketball game, as a freshman on the Montclair Kimberley Academy’s varsity, Kyrie Irving scored seven points in a 66-53 loss to Newark Academy, MKA’s archrival and my alma mater. Irving was a precocious rookie — he was the primary focus of the scouting report, even as a newcomer — but [...]
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Dear Fervent Followers of the Turtle,
As someone in attendance at last night’s game, I must say: First, you had me. Then, you lost me.
I’m not gonna lie, as tip-off for the Duke game approached at the Comcast Center, I was impressed by your sheer numbers, noise and passion. I don’t think anyone who has merely [...]
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OK, so I can’t believe I’m writing this 1) because it’s ridiculous and 2) because it’s further proof that I don’t know everything (or anything, for that matter)—which is something I’m always ashamed to admit. But I brought this up in the office the other night, and the idea was pitched that I throw this [...]
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Dear Duke fans,
I’m sorry.
I feel the need to apologize after the Blue Devils’ loss tonight to Boston College. See, Tim Britton may have taken a lot of flak for his road ACC record recently, but I think I’m the champion of all-sports bad luck. I have now covered 10 men’s games away from the Gothic [...]
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John Drescher, the executive editor of The (Raleigh) News & Observer, is probably a bigger sports fan than most of his counterparts at the top of mastheads across the country. He has tickets to N.C. State basketball games, tries to take in games in Cameron Indoor Stadium whenever he can and self-deprecatingly says that “it’s [...]
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, and in Cameron Indoor,
Nothing was present, save for silence galore.
The bleachers were empty with students on break,
And walking the floor felt eerie, like a mistake.
The Blue Devils were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of championships danced in their heads.
And Crazies in their facepaint, coaches in their Duke attire,
Retreated [...]
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Given the way he’s molded the program and shifted public perception in so little time, it’s hard to fathom that David Cutcliffe has only been at Duke for less than a year. It’s even more difficult to imagine someone else in the largest office of Yoh Football Center, but if Duke had lured its first [...]
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For at least a few days each year, The Sports Blog can’t resist the temptation of cliche (expect a rumination on who’s getting coal sometime in the next month). Why is this day different from all other days? Well, it’s the day before Thanksgiving, and that, as triteness dictates, calls for a list of why [...]
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At least for now, forget about luxury boxes, renovations, changes in student seating or any of the myriad issues that will prompt heated discussions about the future of Cameron Indoor Stadium. The most hallowed college basketball arena in the country (if Bilas says so, it must be true!) needed a new scoreboard to replace the [...]
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