Save Kyrie's Toe, The Movement
(12/18/10 3:21am)
It didn't take long for an Internet-led movement to spring up about Kyrie Irving's toe injury. And, fortunately, it contains many puns on the word "toe."
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It didn't take long for an Internet-led movement to spring up about Kyrie Irving's toe injury. And, fortunately, it contains many puns on the word "toe."
Last night, head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced on his Sirius radio program that Kyrie Irving will be out "a long time."
Bad news for Duke fans: Kyrie Irving has moved from the walking boot to the hard cast.
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Head coach Mike Krzyzewski said several big things at his press conference tonight. Here's a selection, free from any other analysis:
You weren't seeing things. Only 423 undergrads swiped into the game tonight, leaving many empty seats—and many gray-haired folks who happily filled in the gaps. Those replacements watched Duke easily top Bradley, 83-48.
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Kyrie Irving, who scored 21 points against Butler Saturday, sprained his toe and is in day-to-day condition, associate sports information director Matt Plizga told The Chronicle Monday.
They survived freezing temperatures, a tornado warning and conditions more suitable to a third-world country. But they made it to the game Wednesday against Michigan State. And most thought it was worth it.
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Christian Laettner was inducted into the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Mo. Sunday night.
It's no secret that Duke is receiving extraordinary amounts of hype.
It has become something of an open secret here in the sports hall of 301 Flowers that Duke athletics' best quote isn't Nolan Smith or Donovan Varner or Mike Krzyzewski—though all three have their moments (Smith's coming on Twitter, of course).
As Laura Keeley talked about in her preview today, Duke has been hit by injuries lately. Center Bryan Morgan couldn't even lift his hands over his head on the final drive of the Virginia game, and guards Dave Harding and Brian Moore also were forced to play through pain.
A few weeks ago, we featured a new Duke apparel website called Ampersand Threads with shirts that had recently been tweeted about by Nolan Smith. The website, and its merchandise, became very popular since then, and its shirts began to show up around campus. Yahoo Sports even featured it on its college basketball blog, The Dagger.
One week after winning the ACC's offensive lineman of the week, tight end Cooper Helfet nabbed the conference's player of the week honors, the Duke sports information office announced today.
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As mentioned in the article today, all Duke athletes received a form to test if they possessed a trait for sickle cell disease.