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Duke’s Department of Athletics announced Friday that it has commissioned video display manufacturer Daktronics to design and install a new center-hung scoreboard for one of the most famous college gymnasiums in the country. The 14-feet wide, 15-feet tall system will include new LED screens capable of flashing statistics and instant replays. The project is expected [...]

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The Chronicle of Higher Education posted this report today, dated for its August issue, which highlights the skyrocketing costs incurred by athletic departments across the country to attract the nation’s top talent. The article, entitled “Have Money, Will Travel: the Quest for Top Athletes” cites that Duke’s recruiting budget of $1,245,300 has grown a [...]

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Cutcliffe, Duke Earn More National Praise

by Meredith Shiner on July 23, 2008

Cbssports.com national columnist Gregg Doyel posted a piece on Wake Forest’s Jim Grobe this morning, but if you scroll down, you’ll notice a nice sidebar about Duke’s own David Cutcliffe in which Doyel calls the coach the best hire of the offseason.
The lede? How about…
Speaking of strange sights … what is David Cutcliffe doing at [...]

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Mike Cragg, Duke’s associate athletic director and director of the Legacy Fund, has emerged as the leading internal candidate to replace Joe Alleva as Director of Athletics. Cragg told The Chronicle about two weeks ago that he was “definitely interested” and would “definitely apply.”

Cragg joined the athletic department in 1987 and was promoted to Sports [...]

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