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Tragedy Strikes DBR Cofounder Boswell
Those of you who have been reading here for a while will remember Boswell, our co-founder, better known as Mike Hemmerich. Anyone who has met him would agree that he’s one of the nicest people you could possibly come across. He’s just a good, decent man. So it is with profound sadness that we must […]
Five Thoughts On Five Minutes Of 5-On-5 Action
A staple of Duke’s summer social media output, scrimmage footage, was conspicuously absent all summer. That seal was broken late Friday night when a brief, highly edited five minutes of 5-on-5 action was posted on YouTube. It’s easy to focus on all the dunks and made shots in these videos, but harder to find real […]
Illinois Game Preview
Duke (1-0) travels to Illinois (1-0) for a Power Four non-conference matchup on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. ET. Television coverage will be provided by FS1. Current odds have the Illini favored by seven points. Injury Report: There are no official injury reports released for non-conference games, but Illinois head coach Bret Bielema […]
YouTube Gold: Great Free Throw Distractions
In college basketball, and, to an extent, pro ball, distracting free throw shooters has become sort of an art form. In Cameron, we’ve seen some inspired ideas. Speedo Guy was great, although then-coach Mike Krzyzewski suggested that we didn’t need to see that again (Speedo Guy, we believe, is a reverend now). There is a […]
The Best Deron Rippey Play We’ve Seen So Far
When we learned that Deron Rippey had committed to Duke, we knew he was athletic and talented, but we didn’t fully appreciate just how true that was. We had seen clips, of course. We knew he could get up and that he was explosively quick and deceptively strong. But sometimes it’s still hard to understand […]
U.S. Crushes Czechia, 105-64
After the narrow win over Italy on Sunday, coach Kara Lawson told her team that it couldn’t rely on talent, that passion would have to be their calling card if they wanted to win the FIBA World Cup. Message apparently received as Team USA crushed Czechia 105-64 on Monday. Six players hit double figures, led […]
Twitter Gold: The Night That John Chaney Completely Lost It
The late John Chaney used to say that he was the Black Knight. He wasn’t talking about Batman, though. He was talking about the late Bob Knight and his explosive temper. And there was some truth to that, because while Chaney was generally genial in everyday life, he too had a volcanic temper. And the […]
Team USA Slips By Italy In FIBA World Cup
Team USA has long dominated international women’s basketball, and that might continue well into the future. Or not. On Sunday, Italy pushed the U.S. to the brink, before Kara Lawson’s team pulled it out, 55-52. Italy shot poorly, hitting just 2-15 on threes (13%), and 18-58 overall (31%). However, the U.S. was worse, hitting an […]
ACC Preview #16 – Cal
#1 – UNC || #2 – NC State || #3 – Wake Forest || #4 – Virginia || #5 – Clemson||#6 – Miami || #7 – Louisville || #8 – Pitt || #9 – Georgia Tech || #10 – Syracuse || #11 – Boston College || #12 – Virginia Tech || #13 – Florida State || #14 – Notre Dame || #15 – SMU Mark Madsen is an interesting guy. He played at Stanford for Mike Montgomery, then moved […]
Twitter Gold: Paul Finebaum Eviscerates Lane Kiffin, LSU
The LSU vs. the World (okay, vs. the SEC) is in full swing, and now the SEC’s Chauvin, Paul Finebaum, has weighed in with his take, and it’s a doozy. To make it even better, he said this on the SEC Network Saturday: “Matt, in a week of utter chaos, there was one hero, and […]
DBR Podcast #844 – Opening Week & Scrimmage Video!
This is what all of you basketball maniacs have been waiting for this summer… our first extended peek at the team via a practice scrimmage video. Rest assured, Jason and Donald of the DBR Podcast are taking a deep dive into everything we learned from the video. Jason even tracked all the stats so you […]
Team USA Off To A Fast Start In 2026 FIBA World Cup
The U.S. women’s national team is in Berlin, where it will attempt to extend its dominance in international competition. Fun fact: the U.S. hasn’t lost an official international tournament since 2006 – 20 years ago. It’s a brilliant tradition, and this year, Duke coach Kara Lawson is driving the train. Team USA opened against China, […]
UNC Football Is Spiraling
One of the more interesting UNC fans, Walkin’ Andy Bagwell, put out a video on X about the current state of UNC football. As you probably know, there is major controversy in Chapel Hill about Bill Belichick’s program. As noted here on Thursday, the allegations include: In his video, Bagwell is trying to get a […]
YouTube Gold: Double Feature
Normally, we do just one YouTube/Twitter Gold video a day. However, on this occasion, it’s impossible to choose just one from yesterday’s football insanity, so here goes. First, North Texas defensive lineman Udoka Ezeani risked giving Indiana QB Josh Hoover a potentially catastrophic injury with this facemask. Hoover got up with blood everywhere, and most people […]
Duke 17, Tulane 3: Five Key Plays
Duke won its fifth consecutive season opener with a 17-3 win over the Tulane Green Wave. Running back Nate Sheppard was the star with 35 carries for 227 yards and two touchdowns. He also had three receptions for 19 yards. Quarterback Walker Eget never seemed to get into a groove as he completed 13 of […]
New Practice Video – Duke’s Looking Great
Duke released some 5-on-5 video Friday, and almost immediately, one noticed Drew Scharnowski on crutches, with some sort of black sleeve covering most of his right leg. Hopefully it’s nothing serious. As a result, freshman Maxime Meyer got more time than he probably would have. What’s immediately obvious, even without the powerful Scharnowski suiting up, […]
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YouTube Gold: A Nearly Complete Video Of Skyhook Blocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the greatest weapon in the history of basketball: the Skyhook. When he was young and springy, it was an evolving weapon, but he could really get off the ground. In his prime, it was extremely difficult to deal with, and as an old man, in basketball terms anyway, it was perfected, launched […]
Duke-Tulane Links Run!
CLEMSON, SC - NOVEMBER 01: Duke Blue Devils offensive lineman Justin Pickett (77) during a college football game between the Duke Blue Devils and the Clemson Tigers on November 1, 2025 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, S.C. (Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Duke football opponent preview: Tulane Happy return: Duke transfer’s first game with Tulane is at old team’s stadium Disrespect, Development, and Duke in our ‘Weekly Sit...
Duke Recruiting: AJ Williams Update
As you probably know, rising star AJ Williams is getting lots of interest, including from Duke. He got another offer this week, this time from Kentucky. It’s hard to know what anyone is thinking, least of all when you can’t know what the packages are a young player is considering, but BYU is also making […]
The LSU vs. SEC Fight Is Going Into Overdrive
The SEC vs. LSU fight has heated up considerably Thursday: a Louisiana state judge ruled that former professional athletes who have sued to get a fifth year of college competition can play. This has infuriated the rest of the SEC, which filed a suit of its own in federal court on Thursday. According to ESPN, […]
YouTube Gold: Duke’s OT Win vs.Virginia For The ACC Championship
With football season starting for Duke on Saturday, we thought it would be a great time to look back at last season’s thrilling overtime ACC Championship win over Virginia. As you may remember, Duke had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, only to see Virginia rally and tie the game with 22 seconds left […]
Scandal Returns To The UNC Football Program
It might be a bit early to go sharpy on the Bill Belichick era at UNC, but this is going to be tough to survive: according to WRAL, Belichick’s program is facing some major allegations: Former GM Michael Lombardi’s attorney, Tom Mars, said this last week to the Athletic: “If UNC had grounds to fire […]
DBR Podcast 843- Tulane Comes To Town And The Edward Jones Logo
The Duke Basketball Roundup sheds its hoops focus for a moment because Duke Football is upon us. Jason and Donald get ready for the first game of the season by talking a bit about Duke’s new roster and also providing a preview of what to expect from the Tulane Green Wave as they visit Wally Wade. […]
Duke Recruiting: 5-Star Recruit Schedules Visit
Colton Hiller, a highly promising recruit from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, has set visits to Florida and Duke. He’ll be at Florida this weekend, and will be at Duke a month later, on October 5. Hiller came to see Duke play Michigan in D.C. this past winter, which was probably a great visit, all things considered. Hiller […]
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