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Over the last two weeks, we’ve had our say at The Chronicle naming Duke’s All-Decade Teams. We started with an overall men’s basketball team and went everywhere from naming the Top Villans, Top Individual Seasons, All-NBA Team, All-Disappointment Team, Duke Stories of the Decade (Part I, Part II), Top Clutch Performances, All-Shooters Team, All-Defensive Team, to [...]
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This is the ninth in a series of Duke’s All-Decade teams, as named by various Chronicle writers, past and present. At the end of the series, you will be able to vote for your own All-Decade team, and your votes will determine The Sports Blog’s final choice. Stay tuned over the next two weeks for [...]
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Friday was an interesting day for Blue Devils Basketball alumni in Chicago. The Bulls announced they would put swingman Luol Deng out of commission for the remainder of the regular season and at least the first round of the NBA Playoffs, to which the Bulls clinched a spot yesterday. The medical staff is hoping Deng, [...]
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The five must-read stories of this week from The Chronicle and the Sports Blog (in no particular order):
Soulja Roy’s night shames Duke’s Blue-White—and, for a special treat, video proof of Late Night’s superiority.
Athletics feels economic impact and, consequently, seeks “transformational” gifts to compensate—plus a Q&A with Kevin White.
David Cutcliffe welcomes his team to November.
Five-star recruit [...]
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Multiple choice: Which two former Blue Devils are starters on their NBA teams?
A) J.J. Redick (Orlando)
B) Shelden Williams (Sacramento)
C) Chris Duhon (New York)
D) DeMarcus Nelson (Golden State)
Two years ago, the obvious answers would have been A) and B). Not the case Wednesday, when Duhon and Nelson—and not Duke’s pair of All-Americans from [...]
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Former Blue Devil star DeMarcus Nelson didn’t have to look far for his first professional basketball stint.
Nelson, the captain of last year’s team and an All-ACC performer in his senior season, signed with the Golden State Warriors Tuesday. A Bay Area local, Nelson earned a spot on the team with a strong performance on the [...]
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Senior Greg Paulus and juniors Gerald Henderson and Jon Scheyer were named captains for the upcoming season, Mike Krzyzewski announced Friday morning.
On the surface, the news isn’t that surprising. Paulus seemed to be a lock to reprise the role after he was a sophomore captain, especially after taking on such a quiet leadership position last [...]
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Although many of the Duke-related stories coming out of the sin city this summer have revolved around Coach K and the Olympic team, former Blue Devil guard DeMarcus Nelson has been trying to earn a shot at the Golden State Warriors’ preseason camp in October. After going undrafted in June, Nelson inked a free-agent deal [...]
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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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Every year, The Chronicle’s sports editor sits down with Mike Krzyzewski for an about an hour in the summer. This year, Ben Cohen met with Coach K June 17 to talk about everything from the Olympics and Duke to his succession and post-retirement plans. This is the first of five clips that The Chronicle will [...]
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