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CHAPEL HILL—Head coach Robbie Church said after Duke's 9-1 clinic against Wofford that the level of competition was going to go up very quickly Sunday against a Central Florida team that has made nine straight NCAA tournament appearances.
The Blue Devils ranked 87th out of 127 FBS teams in passing yards allowed last year, but after one practice in full pads came away feeling positive about their defense.
Former Duke star J.J. Redick is staying busy this offseason with his podcast on Yahoo Sports' The Vertical, and he also made time to throw out the first pitch at Saturday's Los Angeles Angels game.
It's usually nothing but good news these days on the recruiting trail for the program that has had three straight top-ranked recruiting classes, but one of the best point guards in the Class of 2017 decided Duke was not for him.
Former Duke golfer Kevin Streelman has never finished in the top 10 in a professional major, though he has three career top-15 finishes.
They played at the Peach Jam earlier this month and recently won gold medals with the U17 national team, and five-star Class of 2017 forward Wendell Carter and five-star guard Gary Trent Jr. have wasted little time making headlines since.
After a hot start to the summer on the recruiting trail, Duke football has carried its momentum into July with the season less than two months away.
After going on ESPN's "Mike & Mike" Friday to talk with former point guard Jay Williams, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski went on former Blue Devil shooting guard J.J. Redick's podcast on The Vertical for Yahoo Sports. Krzyzewski said it was the first time he had been on a podcast.
On one of high school basketball's biggest stages at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Peach Jam finals in North Augusta, S.C., several Duke targets stood out in front of head coach Mike Krzyzewski, associate head coach Jeff Capel and assistants Jon Scheyer and Nate James.
Kevin Durant's Monday announcement that he was leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors shook the NBA world, but a number of former Duke stars are also on the move this summer to new teams. Here is a breakdown of how free agency has impacted several former Blue Devils so far:
After police shootings this week of two black men—Philando Castille of St. Paul, Minn., and Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge, La.—ignited protests and five Dallas officers were killed Thursday night in a sniper attack, former Duke basketball star Jabari Parker defended President Barack Obama on social media.
Two weeks before the national team opens its showcase leading up to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro against Argentina July 22, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski appeared on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" Friday morning.
He was known in Cameron Indoor Stadium for his acrobatic finishes around the rim and highlight reel chase-down blocks, but Justise Winslow has extended his flashy habits to off the court since joining the Miami Heat.
In addition to revealing the new USA basketball jerseys Monday ahead of the Olympics in August, Nike revealed a new signature shoe for recently-crowned NBA champion Kyrie Irving.
Quarterback Thomas Sirk has progressed well in recovering from a torn right Achilles tendon and plans to be ready for the start of fall camp Aug. 8, the Durham Herald-Sun's Steve Wiseman reported Saturday.
Although he was not drafted Thursday night, former Duke center Marshall Plumlee will still get his shot to join his older brothers in the NBA.
NEW YORK—Despite reports that the Philadelphia 76ers have promised former LSU star Ben Simmons that they will select him with the No.1 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, former Duke standout Brandon Ingram said he is waiting to hear from teams directly before considering his future destination.
With the 2016 NBA draft set for Thursday night at 7 p.m., five of The Chronicle's current and former editors in the sports department give their final predictions for Brandon Ingram's landing spot, the rest of the lottery selections, next year's Rookie of the Year and the draft's biggest potential busts and steals.
Duke does not have a traditional point guard on its roster for 2016-17, but the Blue Devil coaching staff is taking steps to make sure they lock up at least one for the 2017-18 campaign.
With the NBA draft coming up Thursday night, The Chronicle's V.112 sports editor Amrith Ramkumar and writers Brian Pollack, Sameer Pandhare, Sam Turken and Hank Tucker discuss Brandon Ingram's possible destinations as well as Marshall Plumlee's pro prospects.
