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ESPN.com senior writer Pat Forde, who covers college football and basketball and writes a popular “Forde Minutes” column each week during both seasons, was kind enough to answer a series of questions about Duke’s potential come March and a variety of other topics.
The Q&A took place before the Blue Devils defeated Boston College in Chestnut [...]
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Duke 79, UNC 51 — FINAL
The Blue Devils played nearly a perfect ballgame defensively, and Joanne P. McCallie must be exhilarated with the performance her players put on for all 40 minutes. A staunch Duke defense held UNC to just 18 second half points, and the Blue Devils, now 7-1 in the ACC, have a [...]
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ESPN.com columnist Pat Forde’s weekly “Forde Minutes” came out today, and the college sports expert was rather down on Duke, even after the Blue Devils’ impressive road victory over Clemson last Saturday. Forde listed the 10 teams he thinks have a legitimate shot at the national title, and as expected, the list included Kentucky, Kansas [...]
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If you can sense any residual awkward-old-man-dancing-with-a-cheerleader energy in the building while you’re watching the game tonight, this is why.
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An inquisitive Duke fan scrolling through ESPN.com today might have just found a hidden gem. This afternoon ESPN posted a 20 minute interview with Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and former Indiana and Texas Tech head coach and current ESPN analyst Bobby Knight. The pair’s conversation covers numerous topics, including the difficulty of helping young players [...]
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CBS Broadcaster Dan Bonner may not have believed that the Blue Devils were the top team in the ACC at the beginning of the season, but after last night’s 74-53 Duke victory over the Clemson Tigers, he is a believer now.
“I didn’t think Duke was this good,” said Bonner. “To my mind I think Duke has [...]
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As Duke Basketball Report pointed out earlier today, ESPN had quite a number of positive things to say about future Blue Devil Kyrie Irving in a recent piece by Joel Francisco. Irving, a Elizabeth, New Jersey native, is the No. 5 player in the Class of 2010 according to Scout.com and committed to Duke on [...]
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NEW YORK — At halftime of Duke’s win over Arizona State Wednesday, ESPN analyst Doug Gottlieb opened by declaring Duke “alarmingly unathletic,” right next to former Blue Devil star Jason Williams. Of course, Duke went on to win that game and tonight, the Blue Devils won the NIT by beating Connecticut.
So when a reporter asked [...]
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You probably didn’t know that college basketball season started tonight, but it did.
Seriously. Right now, on my television, UNC is playing Florida International. The Heels are wearing 1957 throwbacks with red waistbands. Jay Jason Williams is announcing.
While the start of college basketball season basically counts as a holiday in my apartment (cf. I’m watching UNC [...]
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ESPN’s Andy Katz interviews Coach K and works a Duke season preview into his story. Nothing ground-breaking, but you’ll read it anyway. In related news, only this long until basketball season starts. Yes, the exhibition against Pfeiffer absolutely counts.
More from Coach K and Andy Katz after the jump.
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