College football needed a change. But as with the sport's many other alterations this decade, the decision to shrink the transfer portal window is already revealing an unintended consequence.
After holding Cal's top two scorers to a total of 18 points, Duke basketball would go on to beat the Golden Bears, 71-56, on Wednesday night. The No. 6-ranked Blue Devils then dominated defensively in their 80-50 road victory over Stanford on Saturday night.
You know those slow starts we’ve seen from Duke this season? Didn’t happen at Stanford as Duke started hot and won, 80-50. Duke’s size and talent presented huge problems for the Cardinal, especially in the first half.
The Duke basketball program (16-1, 5-0 ACC) entered the 2025-26 college basketball season regarded as one of the best teams in the nation, and through the midway point of the campaign, has firmly established itself as a true National Championship contender.
In Saturday’s ACC Action, Virginia visits SMU, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech tangle, Georgia Tech drops in on the Wolfpack, Syracuse and BC play in Beantown, Miami jets up to Clemson, Wake Forest plays Florida State, Louisville stops off at the Zoo and Duke and UNC wrap up the Bay trip with Stanford and Cal respectively.
In retrospect, a lot of ‘6o’s music was just a waste of time. Not the great ones – the Beatles, Dylan, the Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Motown, the Band – those have stood the test of time.
At 5:30 p.m. ET Saturday on NBA TV (also streaming on the NBA App and NBA.com), the IMG Academy (Fla.) Ascenders and their 2026 Duke basketball signee,
The Duke football program is now dealing with what is probably the worst possible scenario that could have played out for the Blue Devils this offseason.
What a gut punch! With just hours before the window closed, Duke quarterback Darian Mensah has decided to enter the transfer portal, and in all likelihood will be headed to play for Miami.
#6 Duke Blue Devils (16-1, 5-0 ACC) vs. Stanford Cardinal (14-4, 3-2 ACC) Saturday, Jan. 17 • 6:00 p.m. ET Maples Pavilion (7,233) • Stanford, CA TV: ACC Network Radio: Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD The #6 Duke Blue Devils remain on a west coast road trip to face the Stanford Cardinal at Maples Pavilion.
After saying he planned to return, Duke quarterback Darian Mensah changed his mind at the last moment and has entered the transfer portal. This is despite signing a two-year contract with the Blue Devils.
Date 1/17 || Time 6:00 || Venue Maples Pavilion || Video ACCN If you haven’t been paying attention, Stanford’s win over UNC came as a big surprise. If you have been paying attention, you probably know that Ebuka Okorie, at a minimum, is the second-best freshman in the ACC this season.
The Duke Blue Devils remain in the Bay Area on their West Coast road trip, and a date looms tomorrow against the Stanford Cardinal. Donald and Scott Rich preview the upcoming game on DBR Bites #134.
Someone posted an article over the summer – no idea who or where at this point, sorry – and made an interesting argument: once you’re on the hot seat, it’s really hard to get off of it.
Duke fans learned a lot of the Kon Knueppel story well before the rest of the country did. Grew up in Milwaukee in a basketball family, initially preferred gaming to hoops and learned to play in his father’s men’s league.
Kara Lawson’s Duke team is on an almighty heater right now. In the beginning of the season, her Blue Devils struggled and at one point lost four straight, culminating with a 93-77 loss to LSU on December 4th.