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Duke baseball has never chased the spotlight the way its basketball program does. Still, something has been building in Durham over the past decade, and the 2026 MLB season is making that hard to ignore for fans following player development trends.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 6

Every Position Battle That Will Define Duke Football's Season

The Duke football program has many new faces on the roster heading into 2026. That means starting position battles. Head coach Manny Diaz and his staff are bringing in a slew of talent from the transfer portal and have a myriad of returners who spent last season lower on the depth chart and will be asked to step into bigger roles in 2026.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 6

Tommy Amaker Returns To Cameron In December

Back in the Krzyzewski era, Coach K said that he didn’t like to play against his former players who had become coaches. His successor, Jon Scheyer, has only coached for four seasons so far, and none of his players have become coaches, so he doesn’t have that issue.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 6

YouTube Gold: Duke vs. Toronto Highlights From 2018

Duke has had some amazing teams over the years, but one of the most entertaining teams we’ve ever seen was the 2018-19 Blue Devils. That team, featuring Jordan Goldwire, Jack White, Cam Reddish, Tre Jones, RJ Barrett, and Zion Williamson, burst on the college scene like a supernova with a total destruction of Kentucky, 118-84.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 5

Duke Football 2026 Top 30 Players Countdown: No. 1

After weeks of breaking down the Duke football roster ahead of the program's 2026 training camp, we have reached the top spot in our Duke football top 30 players countdown.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 5

Latest Duke Chronicle Player Profile: Deron Rippey

Jon Scheyer has been coaching Duke Basketball since 2022. In that time, his point guards have been Jeremy Roach, Caleb Foster, Tyrese Proctor, and Cayden Boozer, with cameos from Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 5

The Blue-Chip Duke Football Freshman Closest To Starting

The Duke football program has many interesting position battles that will play out throughout training camp and into the regular season. Head coach Manny Diaz and his staff have a ton of new faces in the building after a slew of departures forced the staff to rebuild quickly.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 5

YouTube Gold: Kyrie Irving’s Best Game At Duke

Duke had an excellent chance of going undefeated in 2010-11. With a backcourt of Nolan Smith and Kyrie Irving, and a frontcourt of Kyle Singler, Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kelly, Miles Plumlee, and Seth Curry and Tyler Thornton off the bench, it was poised to be vastly better than the 2009-10 championship team.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 4

Duke Recruiting: AJ Williams Reclassifies

Duke target AJ Williams was the top player in the class of ‘28 until he announced that he would reclassify to the class of ‘27 on Tuesday. As we saw in Istanbul this summer, Williams is a formidable rising talent.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 4

Elite Duke Basketball 2028 Target Reclassifies Into 2027

Major recruiting news has been released about one of the top players in all of high school basketball, and it could have a huge effect on the Duke basketball program.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 4

Predicting Duke Football's Top 3 Touchdown Scorers This Season

The Duke football program certainly has some potential offensively heading into the 2026 campaign, but there are glaring question marks that can't be ignored.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 4

Latest Duke Chronicle Player Profiles: Cameron Williams & Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje

The latest two player profiles from the Duke Chronicle are of freshmen big men Cameron Williams and Joaquim “JoJo” Boumtje Boumtje. We’ve all heard a lot

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 4

Breaking Down Duke Basketball's Loaded Backcourt Quartet

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff built one of the best rosters in college basketball heading into the 2026-27 season. At least to me, this is the best roster Scheyer has had since he took over at the helm for the Blue Devils in 2022.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 4

ACC Summer Roundup: Sad, Rad, And Kinda Bad

We have a minor summer ACC Roundup. First up: bad news for Miami as Marcus Allen has blown out an ACL and will miss the entire season. This is a terrible break for the kid, who just got over non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 4

YouTube Gold: Len Bias Explodes In Cameron

By 1986, two things were clear in the ACC: Len Bias was an astonishing talent bound for great things, and Duke was a program on the rise. The Blue Devils would go on to their first Final Four and national championship game under Mike Krzyzewski.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 3

Why Duke Basketball Can Find Momentum Early Next Season

The Duke Blue Devils will enter the 2026-27 college basketball season as one of the deepest teams in the country. Head coach Jon Scheyer has done an unbelievable job recruiting and bringing the most talent to Durham year in and year out.

Luol Deng News / Duke Basketball Report / August 3

Duke Recruiting: A New Name Emerges

Here’s a name to put on your recruiting board, if you haven’t already: Deng Ngor. A Canadian, Ngor played a key role in beating the U.S. in the FIBA U18 AmeriCup tournament, hitting a three, and then a dunk, to put Canada over the top.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 3

A Great Honor For Former Blue Devil C.B. Claiborne

This is a pretty cool story: C.B. Claiborne, the first Black player at Duke, will be honored by his hometown, and his childhood home will “will be rehabilitated and transformed into the permanent home of the Danville Research Center for African American History,” according to WSET.com.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 3

YouTube Gold: Quinn Cook’s NBA Highlights

Quinn Cook became a fan favorite at Duke because he played hard, was a charismatic leader, and loved being a Blue Devil. At just 6-2, and relatively slight of build, a long NBA career was always going to be difficult.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / August 2

Duke Football Position Battle I'm Watching Closest During Camp

There are plenty of position groups on the current Duke football roster that are at least somewhat up for grabs as the team heads into its 2026 training camp.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / August 2

An Early Look At Pat Ngongba’s Draft Status

This article from SI.com’s NBA Draft page takes a look at Duke big man Patrick Ngongba and what he needs to work on. They’re correct to say that, while he’s a good athlete, he’s not elite.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / July 25

Reports: Duke-Michigan game canceled over broadcast dispute

A blockbuster nonconference game between national champion Michigan and Duke, scheduled for Dec. 21, has been canceled, multiple outlets reported Friday.

The 'Men's basketball national champion coaches' quiz

Darian Mensah News / Yardbarker / July 15

Miami's Darian Mensah perfectly explains NIL and transfer portal era: 'Business is business'

Darian Mensah shocked the college football world this offseason with his transfer from the Duke Blue Devils to the Miami Hurricanes. The move says a lot about college football today.

Miami paid big money to win QB Darian Mensah in the transfer portal

QB Darian Mensah discusses how success of Cam Ward, Carson Beck persuaded him to transfer to Miami

Bold NC State talk isn't unwarranted heading into 2026 season

The 'College football national champions' quiz