Connectivity was on full display in Cameron Indoor Stadium over the weekend, as the Duke basketball squad, up one spot to No. 4 in this week's AP Top 25 Poll, defeated the visiting Niagara Purple Eagles and Howard Bison by a combined margin of 95 points.
The impression was likely made at the turn of this century, and has persisted despite fading relevance for going on a decade. Now an intimation of those better times may be at hand.
In Monday’s ACC Action, Louisville hammered Eastern Michigan 87-46, NC State got a reality check from Seton Hall, 85-74 and Redford fell at SMU, 89-72.
Duke improved to 6-5 on the season with a big win over rival North Carolina, 32-25 , in Chapel Hill. The Blue Devils secured bowl eligibility with another last-second win.
The Blue Devils are off to a perfect 7-0 start this season, which includes a win over then-No. 24 Kansas . Duke hasn't seen some of the top-tier competition it could face in the tournament or down the stretch in the ACC.
In this video, Bill Walton is asked who is the true GOAT, Mike Krzyzewski or John Wooden? There is an argument for both of course. John Wooden did things that no one will ever do again, winning 10 championships including every championship from 1967 to 1973 (the others were ‘64, ‘65 and ‘74, his last game ever).
The Duke Blue Devils were able to take down rival North Carolina, 32-25, as they put their last two losses behind them. Duke, now 6-5, is bowl eligible as they heads into their regular season finale vs.
In Sunday’s ACC Action, Clemson nipped Georgia in overtime, 97-94, Miami smoked Delaware State 97-41, Georgia Tech took out West Georgia 82-66, Butler slipped by Virginia 80-73, BC lost to Tulane in OT 93-90 and Pitt fell to Quinnipiac, 83-75.
Bear in mind that it’s just November and things can change, but both Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg are currently leading candidates for NBA Rookie of the Year.
When you think about it, the first decade of the century was absolutely insane for Duke Basketball. How in the world could you pick the Top Ten plays? You can barely even pick the Top Ten players.
The Duke Blue Devils just wrapped up week three of their season and sit at 7-0 ranked number 5 in the country. So far, they have the two good wins over Texas and Kansas and then blowouts of bad teams.
On Sunday afternoon, Kenny Blakeney, who led Howard to its first NCAA Tournament nods (2023, 2024) since he was a freshman guard on the 1992 Duke basketball national championship team, made his second appearance in as many days at his old stomping ground in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Recruits don't begin taking official visits until their junior year of high school. But sophomores can tour interested programs via unofficial visits. And that's the case for Rutgers Preparatory School (N.J.) small forward Will Brunson, a potential Duke basketball target who is set to get a look at the No.
The third and most recent addition to the 2026 Duke basketball recruiting class is also the group's highest-ranked prospect. And as Jon Scheyer noted this week in officially announcing the signing of St.
The Duke Blue Devils Basketball Program is one of the best, if not the best, College Basketball programs in the country. They are always bringing in the best recruits and not only making them great college basketball players, but helping them transition their game into the NBA is something they teach as much as they can.
Duke will play Kenny Blakeney’s Howard on Sunday in the third leg (fourth if you count UCF in the exhibition season) of the Brotherhood Run. The second leg, this weekend anyway, was won by Howard on Saturday, as the Bisons handled Niagara, 80-70.
In Sunday’s ACC Action, Clemson takes on Georgia, Delaware State visits Miami, West Georgia hits Hotlanta to see about them Yellow Jackets, Virginia and
The Duke Blue Devils came one win away from Omaha last year. However, Murray State pulled off the Cinderella run to the College World Series. It proved to be Duke’s final opportunity to win with Chris Pollard, who left to take over the University of Virginia baseball program.
On September 22, 2025, it was announced that Duke women's basketball head coach Kara Lawson is the Team USA women's basketball head coach and will lead the team through the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
A nightmarish — and frankly, embarrassing — scenario could potentially unfold for the Atlantic Coast Conference regarding this season's 12-team College Football Playoff.
Every so often, the NBA’s talent pipeline swells, and a single draft class reshapes the league’s balance of power. In the past 50 years, it has happened six times.