The Blue Zone at the NBA Draft
(06/23/11 10:48pm)
Wish you were in New Jersey to see Kyrie Irving, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith begin their NBA careers tonight?
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Wish you were in New Jersey to see Kyrie Irving, Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith begin their NBA careers tonight?
Every year the NBA Draft is filled with a plethora of trades, surprises and questionable decisions, making accurate prognostication of the yearly media spectacle nearly impossible.
As the NBA Draft approaches, former Blue Devils Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler aren't only looking toward their own futures, but towards their former teammates' as well.
Redshirt-senior kicker Will Snyderwine was named as a second-team pre-season All-America by Sporting News.
Former Blue Devil Trajan Langdon announced his retirement from basketball over the weekend after nine successful seasons in the Euroleague, the last six with CSKA Moscow.
Here's something Duke fans might not want to think about--the Blue Devils were a mere three games from seeing the mega-backcourt of Kyrie Irving and Austin Rivers that was the dream of so many.
ESPN will air a candid discussion between arguably the two greatest living coaches in college sport—Penn State's Joe Paterno and Duke's own Mike Krzyzewski—in a special on June 30 the Duke Sports Information Department announced today.
Those who have read my column throughout the year know I'm not the NCAA's biggest fan—I've argued for years, both in print and simply in friendly debate, that college athletes deserve to be paid for the money they make for their schools and the NCAA. But even an idealist like me knows that such a solution is years away, if not entirely infeasible, and so I've tried to let sleeping dogs lie (even though the master satirists at South Park seem to have my back).
It took a scorching final three holes, but Adam Long will be playing in the U.S. Open later this month.
After a blistering round Thursday bumped Duke into the match-play portion of the NCAA Championships, its hot shooting continued Friday as the Blue Devils ousted top-seeded UCLA with a 3-1-1 victory.
Heading into the NCAA Championships Duke was "justifiably confident," according to head coach Jamie Green, after the school's first-ever regional championship.
For the second straight year, Duke will be headlining the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
It's no secret that Duke loves Mike Krzyzewski, and the university continues to put its money where its mouth is.
UPDATE: The Duke Athletic Department has confirmed today that Candice Jackson will be an assistant coach next season.
Once thought to be one of Duke's primary targets in the Class of 2012, Rodney Purvis surprised many by committing to Louisville last December.
For years now, coaching changes have provided the necessary drama for college basketball fans recovering from the letdown of the end of the NCAA Tournament. This year has proven no different in the ACC.
As promised, our “experts” will be revealing the highlights of their bracket selections to preview the NCAA Tournament. Check back over the next few days if you need some help in bracket selection. Remember, join our Chronicle Sports bracket challenge to compete for the chance to write your very own victory blog post.
Despite being down 14 at halftime, Louisville battled back and upset Notre Dame in overtime just minutes ago. The second huge Big East Tournament upset in two days begs the question-has the chaos in New York City given Duke a No. 1 seed?
With just three days until Selection Sunday, its time for the so-called "Bracketologists" to make their living. Conference tournament action, though, always seems to throw a wrench into their predictions, and the action today has been no exception.