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Found February 13, 2013 on Diehardsport: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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It wouldn’t be rivalry week without a mascot head getting stolen.  On Wednesday, the head of the Duke Blue Devils mascot was stolen and put up on a stake on top of a student store in Chapel Hill.

A photo showed up on Instagram of people wearing the mascot head before it was placed on the stake. The photo posted to Instagram reportedly had the following caption: “Shout out to my brother and his friends for stealing the Duke mascot head and mounting it on a stake.”

Here's a look at the photos reportedly posted on Instagram (the photo above was also part of the same post):

WGHP in North Carolina shared the following information:

Derek Rowles, an executive producer for ABC 11 in Raleigh, said Chapel Hill Police have taken possession of the Duke mascot head. It was removed from the bookstore around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday.

This incident likely heightened the tension between the schools prior to Wednesday's basketball game, which Duke won 73-68.

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13 Comments:
  • that's what happens when you kick Chic-fil-A off your campus!
    by trcoa1   February 14, 2013   Reply    
  • Spam
    by jj3210   February 14, 2013   Reply    
  • too bad it wasnt Sheshefski's head...DUKE SUCKS!!!
    by Nubes74   February 14, 2013   Reply    
  • Nunes74 you're not even close dude... Krzyzewski ...
    by bsf0277   February 14, 2013   Reply    
  • too bad you can't spell. Go blue devils
    by agatha0810   February 14, 2013   Reply    
  • to get to this level of Blue Devil ball you have to have this. Click Here!
    by sharetwo   February 14, 2013   Reply    
  • (chant) How's your Mascot? How's your Mascot?
    by SaveTheBats   February 14, 2013   Reply    
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