DUKE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Duke sends football recruit 115 letters and photos of him getting drafted
115 PERSONAL LETTERS FROM DUKE. JUST TODAY. WOW twitter.com/horribleharry9…
— Harrison Phillips (@horribleharry99) May 18, 2013
This year it seems that college football teams have been stepping up their recruiting tactics and overloading recruits with more letters than ever before. Normally it’s been your typical schools sending the massive amounts of letters to recruits...
TDDTV: Coach K USA Press Conference
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was introduced as the National Team's head coach on Thursday
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Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski To Coach USA Olympic Basketball Team
After leading the Americans to the gold medal in 2012, Duke University head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has decided that he will coach the U.S. Olympic team again.
Krzyzewski was expected to step down, but recently changed his mind and will instead travel to Rio de Janeiro in 2016 for a shot at the Americans’ third consecutive gold medal. According to ESPN, USA basketball...
Report: Mike Krzyzewski to Return as Coach USA Basketball Team
Last week we reported that Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, was thinking about backing out of his mini-retirement from coaching the USA Basketball Team.
Well, according to Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated, Krzyzewski is expected to announce his return soon.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source...
Duke sends recruit 115 letters, including photo of him being drafted
Coach David Cutcliffe and the Duke Blue Devils sent a whopping 115 hand-written letters to 2014 defensive end recruit, Harrison Phillips.
The return of Andre Dawkins to Duke
There is a great article on GoDuke.com on the return of Andre Dawkins. Dawkins talks about his time away from the team last year in which he picked up a new sport, didn't participate in any basketball activities for the fall semester, and found his faith once again.
Here's a snippet, but go read the full article for an appreciation on the new player that Duke will have...
ROAD TO RIO?
Coach K to return for 2016 Olympics?
After leading Team USA to win gold at the 2012 London Games, Duke's Coach K announced he was stepping down from coaching the team. Now, however, he says he may have changed his mind.
Stephen Curry's Playoff Performance Helping Seth Curry's Draft Stock
Seth Curry is projected as a late second round pick in the 2013 NBA Draft after a college career in which he attended both Liberty and Duke.
Curry projects to be a player more similar to his father, Dell, rather than his brother, Stephen, who is having an outstanding playoffs.
"His brother is certainly help his stock right now," wrote Chad Ford. "Curry is injured and...
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What is it with Duke University surgeons…are they getting paid by the player?
Josh Hairston becomes the fourth Blue Devil to go under the knife since the end of the 2012-13 season. He joins Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry and Marshall Plumlee.
Hairston had surgery to repair ligament damage in his right thumb. He hurt the finger back in February during practice. He’s expected to miss...
#1 ranked recruit Andrew Wiggins announces college choice on Tuesday
Andrew Wiggins has supplanted Jabari Parker as the nation’s top high school basketball recruit. At least according to most college basketball recruiting services. While Jabari Parker of Chicago Simeon formally signed with the Duke Blue Devils long ago, Andrew Wiggins will announce his college basketball destination on Tuesday, according to his coach Rob Fulford.
Rob Fulford, Wiggins’...
Duke announces signing of recruit Jabari Parker
DURHAM, N.C.-- Top recruit Jabari Parker has signed his letter of intent to play at Duke.
The school announced Parker's signing Thursday -- more than four months after he picked the Blue Devils over Michigan State, Florida, Stanford and BYU during a nationally televised ceremony in Chicago.
Because that decision came in December after the conclusion of the fall signing period...
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Duke announces signing of Parker
Top recruit Jabari Parker has signed his letter of intent to play at Duke.
The school announced Parker's signing Thursday - more than four months after he picked the Blue Devils over Michigan State, Florida, Stanford and BYU during a nationally televised ceremony in Chicago.
Because that decision came in December after the conclusion of the fall signing period, Parker had to...
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Jon Scheyer returns to Duke as special assistant
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke is bringing back former basketball player Jon Scheyer as a special assistant.
Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced Scheyer's hiring Monday.
Scheyer was a captain on the Blue Devils' last national championship team in 2010.
His hiring fills a hole that opened after longtime Duke assistant Chris Collins left to take over at Northwestern. Nate James was promoted...
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ACC notebook: Boone era begins at Duke
The Anthony Boone era at Duke has officially been launched.
It was a foregone conclusion when spring camp began that barring an injury Boone would be Dukes starting quarterback. But it wasnt until last Saturday when the public finally got a chance to see how the offense is being constructed to best suit Boones strengths, and for this new era for the Blue Devils to formally cut the...
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April 15, 2013
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Peyton Manning Pranks Eric Decker By Sending Him $3K Invoice For Workout (Photo)
Manning has worked out with his receivers at Duke University and decided to play a little prank on Eric Decker. As you can see from the photo above, provided by Bleacher Report, Manning sends Decker a fake invoice from Duke, for his training services.
Manning going all the way back to his Tennessee days, is known as a legendary prankster (look it up, he got in trouble for mooning...
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