Blue Devils Cruise To Second Round
(05/14/10 11:29pm)
Duke easily defeated Long Beach University in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, with the team only dropping one game during the entire contest.
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Duke easily defeated Long Beach University in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, with the team only dropping one game during the entire contest.
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Olek Czyz transferred from Duke in December to play for his hometown Nevada Wolfpack, and, from the looks of it, he's out of sight, out of mind for the Blue Devils. On Saturday, at Jon Scheyer's May Madness: Gaming to Give -- a video-game-based charity event, with all proceeds benefiting the Jimmy V Foundation and the Emily K Center -- visitors could stick their head in the team's annual poster. This year, it had a "GoodFellas" theme, which, of course, you remember. Even young fans got involved.
Rumors have been swirling for weeks now about a possible Duke-Butler rematch, and today, they were fanned just a little bit more with a tweet from @ButlerBasketbal -- which describes itself as "The leading unofficial source for all things Butler Basketball" -- that was re-tweeted by Duke Blue Planet, an official Duke Basketball account manned by Dave Bradley, the team's recruiting and communications coordinator:
ESPN.com's Eamonn Brennan today discovered a great procrastination device for you—and just in time for finals week!
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about a Congressional candidate in Kentucky who cited his opponent's Duke background as a reason to vote against the man.
Kyle Singler met with the Duke coaching staff yesterday to get info on his NBA draft prospects, assistant SID Matt Plizga told the (Raleigh) News & Observer.
Monday's game boasted the highest TV rating for a national championship since 1999—another Duke game.
Duke 61, Butler 59, FINAL: Duke wins it, and anything I write about the final minute will not do justice to it.
The Chronicle's Gabe Starosta and Andy Moore break down tonight's matchup between Duke and Butler. Plus, bonus shots of the Bulldogs' Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the podcast was recorded!
INDIANAPOLIS — A few quick hits as we sit in the media room of Lucas Oil Stadium:
Check out the hops on Lance Thomas last night while walking off the court after Duke's 78-57 win over West Virginia last night. He might have a career in basketball or something.
INDIANAPOLIS — If you're not worried about Butler playing a home game, you might want to be. Check out the crowd noise after the Bulldogs pulled off the upset last night over Michigan State, taken from my Flipcam.
INDIANAPOLIS — I was able to have a few minutes with Nate James after Saturday's game for a quick interview. James played for the Blue Devils in 2001, their last national championship, so he was able to offer a unique perspective between that team and this year's squad.
INDIANAPOLIS — By now, you've probably seen the cover that adorned yesterday's Indianapolis Star. It shows a picture of head coach Mike Krzyzewski, replete with devil horns, a bulls eye and a cartoonish mustache, among other doodlings.
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Virginia handily beat Boston College today 68-62 in Round One of the ACC Tournament. Duke will play the Cavaliers tomorrow at noon on Raycom Sports/ESPN 2.
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