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The streak goes on. Winning streaks can be affirming, attention-getting, intimidating. A run of victories can invest a team with confidence, encourage supporters, fuel momentum. All of those benefits presumably have accrued as Duke fought its way to victories in its first 10 games of the 2025-26 season. To appreciate what the Blue Devils are […]
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Geographically, the doldrums are in the Tropics where the winds just didn’t blow and the old sailing ships were stuck with nowhere to go. In college basketball, the doldrums are in mid-December, encompassing exam breaks and the holidays. Then, more or less after the New Year, conference seasons begin in earnest. And the ACC obviously […]
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Notre Dame A.D. Pete Bevacqua is apparently upset that the ACC pushed Miami in the College Football Playoffs at the expense of Notre Dame. We’re sure he’s a good man, but respectfully: why in the world would the ACC push Notre Dame football when it is not an ACC football team? Frankly, it’s kind of […]
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Many people today know Bill Walton as an eccentric basketball broadcaster, but he had a long and interesting path before he got behind the mic. As a young man, he was introverted and uncomfortable but found an outlet in basketball. At UCLA, he won two national championships and entered the NBA highly regarded. Unbeknownst to […]
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In Sunday’s ACC Action, UNC beat Georgetown 81-61, UNLV nipped Stanford 75-74, Hofstra knocked off Pitt 80-73 and SMU survived Texas A&M in overtime, 93-80. UNC put the Julian Alexander unis away for the Dean Smith era throwback uniforms but didn’t have too much trouble with Georgetown as they did in 1982. It was close […]
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Rick Barry was legitimately a great player who almost no one could stand. Yet he was truly, truly elite. Barry played at Miami, averaging 37.4 ppg from 1962-65. He was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors (now Golden State Warriors and played there from 1965 to 1967 before trying to jump to the ABA after […]
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Duke broke a four-game losing streak and did it on the road at Virginia Tech, 70-54. Duke survived an awful 24 turnovers largely through defense: the Hokies could not hit a shot, making just 5-16 threes and 17-64 overall, which translates to 31% and 27%. And they also coughed the ball up 17 times. Duke […]
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What a Saturday! It was so great, we had to break them up into separate podcasts, which we give to you together! On Episode 777, we discuss Duke Football winning the ACC title over Virginia, its first ACC football title since 1989. Then on Episode 778, we recap Duke Men’s Basketball’s win at the Breslin […]
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So how was your Saturday? If you’re a Duke fan (and that seems like a reasonable bet since you’re here), it was probably pretty good. Duke won at Michigan State (again) and Saturday evening, beat Virginia in overtime to win the 2025 ACC Football Championship. The interception by Luke Mergott when Virginia tried to run […]
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Turns out winning a conference championship isn’t that big a deal for the football playoff selection committee as the committee left ACC champions Duke out of the playoffs. On the one hand it’s understandable. Duke finished the regular season at 8-5 and no one who got in had close to five losses. Duke’s were to […]
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There was a bit of a fuss about Duke’s win over Michigan State Saturday and it was about the behavior of the Michigan State fans who, at one point in the game, chanted “Eff Cam Boozer! Eff Cam Boozer! Eff Cam Boozer!” Well, they didn’t say Eff, but we’re sure you can fill in the […]
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In Saturday’s ACC Action, Louisville took care of Indiana 87-78, Florida State lost to Houston 82-67, Georgia Tech beat Monmouth 79-67, BC slipped by New Haven 67-63, Virginia popped Dayton 86-73, Miami smacked Southern Miss 88-64, NC State dismissed Asheville 75-63, Cal waved goodbye to Pacific 67-61 and Wake Forest said goodbye to West Virginia, […]
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Like most rookies – well, not Kon Knueppel so much – Cooper Flagg had an adjustment period to the NBA. His was more complicated than a lot of others because first, so much was expected of Flagg and second, his life was complicated when the Dallas Mavericks wanted him to play point. He’s certainly capable […]
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Atlantic Coast Conference Champions! In Football. Read those words a couple times and let them sink in. This is definitely a “stop and smell the roses” event for Duke fans. Duke defeated Virginia 27 -20 in overtime to win their first conference championship since 1989 which they shared with Virginia. This is Duke’s first outright […]
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Unfreaking believable – Duke knocks off Virginia 27-20 in overtime to win the ACC Championship. Redshirt sophomore Luke Mergott, who was well down the depth chart was forced to step up due to injuries and when Virginia tried a trick play in overtime, he stepped in front of the Virginia receiver to ice the win […]
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Duke and Michigan State rarely disappoint and this time was no exception as the Blue Devils pulled out an exciting 66-60 win in Breslin. As always though with the Spartans, it wasn’t easy. Duke faced a lot of adversity in this one, and the peak of it was probably the moments between when Patrick Ngongba […]
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The second word in the name of this site is basketball and we love basketball. Born and bred on roundball. When it’s summer, we wish it was winter just so we could get some more hoops in. The cold is absolutely worth it, as Duke proved this week in the win over Florida. But the […]
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In Friday’s ACC Action, only one game but a good one as Notre Dame took out TCU in overtime, 87-85. Honestly, when TCU went into the half up 45-36, given Notre Dame’s recent history, we thought they were cooked. Didn’t happen, as it turned out, and a freshman, Jalen Haralson, was the difference maker. Haralson, […]
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As Duke fans, we’ve had to deal with Kentucky fans since at least 1992, when Christian Laettner ripped the still-beating heart out of BBN’s collective chest and stomped it flat in the Spectrum. We wouldn’t give that game back for anything, but we wouldn’t wish the joy of Kentucky fans on anyone either. And we […]
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Date 12/6 || Time Noon || Venue Breslin Center || Video Fox Duke plays the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday and beyond that, the non-conference gauntlet is almost over, with majors Texas Tech next Saturday and Michigan in February (Duke also plays Lipscomb at home). As long as Tom Izzo is there, nothing much will […]
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After a big win over former Duke Blue Devil Mark Mitchell and his Missouri Tigers, Notre Dame gets a nice road test at TCU. Jamie Dixon has never been our favorite coach but he has TCU at 5-2. The losses are to New Orleans (78-74 and inexplicable) and to Michigan, 67-63 and admirable, given how […]
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College football has been around since 1869 and has a long and at times checkered history. The NCAA was actually formed in 1906 because football had grown too violent not to be monitored and regulated. Over time it grew into much more the sport that we know today. The forward pass came into the game […]
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There’s still time to turn it around, but the women’s season is not going well. Duke had previously lost to #16 Baylor, West Virginia, South Florida, #2 South Carolina, #3 UCLA and now LSU in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Duke fell to the Tigers, 93-77. The Blue Devils started with a bang, running out to a […]
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It is going to be a huge sports weekend for Duke fans. The latest edition of the Duke Basketball Roundup dives into both of the big events, the hoops battle at undefeated Michigan State and the football Blue Devils playing Virginia for the ACC Championship. Jason and Scott Rich (subbing for World Cup obsessed Donald) […]
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ACC Championship Game Preview: Duke vs Virginia Duke (7-5, 6-2) faces Virginia (10-2, 7-1) in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game Saturday evening at 8 pm EST in Charlotte, NC at Bank of America Stadium. Television coverage is on ABC. Virginia is favored by three points. Duke is riding a two-game win streak with wins […]
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