Duke Blue Devils: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 22

How 2027 Recruiting Class Possibly Affected Duke's 2026 Recruiting

Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are bringing in the No. 1 overall high school recruiting class for the third straight year in 2026.

Jay Bilas News / Duke Basketball Report / July 22

No, Jay Bilas Was Not Laid Off By ESPN

Like us, you may have been shocked by posts online suggesting that, as it cuts costs and lays off employees, ESPN laid off former Blue Devil Jay Bilas.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 22

A Potential Olympic Headache For Grant Hill

Well, this is kind of weird: apparently, Grant Hill and Jaylen Brown got into it a bit over how Hill put together Team USA. Hill, of course, is now running USA Basketball, and in 2024, he passed on Brown when Kawhi Leonard had to withdraw, taking Derrick White instead, and Brown was not happy about it.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 22

Projecting Duke Football's Week 1 Starting Lineup Before Camp Begins

The Duke football program will look much different in 2026 than it did last season. Coming off an ACC title, lots of new faces will need to take big leaps forward if the Blue Devils are going to have any chance to defend that crown.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 22

YouTube Gold: John Havlicek Stymies Dr. J

John Havlicek had an extraordinary career with the Boston Celtics. Drafted in 1962 with the seventh overall pick, he could have skipped basketball and played football instead, and in fact, almost became a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns before joining the Celtics.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 21

Cooper Flagg And Family Coming To Family Feud This Week

Well this should be fun: Cooper Flagg and family will take on Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports family on Celebrity Family Feud. The Flaggs will feature Cooper, his twin brother Ace, older brother Hunter, mom and dad Kelly and Ralph, and his grandfather.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 21

Javin DeLaurier Comes Home

We can’t find anything official, but we’ve seen several social media posts suggesting that former Blue Devil Javin DeLaurier will return to Duke Basketball as a Player Development Assistant.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 21

Duke Football 2026 Top 30 Players Countdown: No. 9

We have officially made it into the single digits in our Duke football 2026 top 30 players countdown list. Over the last few weeks, we have been counting down the top 30 players on the Blue Devils' roster heading into the 2026 season, with the No.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 21

Duke 5-Star Target Uvwo Mirrors Former Blue Devil Star

Duke basketball fans got to see all of the 2027 recruits that head coach Jon Scheyer and Co. have shown extended interest in at the 2026 Nike Peach Jam last week.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 21

Cayden Daughtry Had A Peach Jam Explosion

Clearly, the breakout star at Peach Jam was Cayden Daughtry, who went off like a Roman Candle in North Augusta this past week. He racked up 258 points, 49 assists, 34 rebounds, 23 steals, and averaged 34.8 ppg, which was all sensational.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 21

Peach Jam Wrap Up Links Run

Duke’s Kager Knueppel finishes strong at Peach Jam to end AAU season Kentucky target Lewis Uvwo is still new to basketball, but he’s already an elite shot-blocker

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 21

How Cayden Daughtry May Have Forced Duke's Next Move

The Duke basketball program has been involved with a few recruits in the 2027 recruiting class, which is generally viewed as a pretty weak class all-around.

Larry Bird News / Duke Basketball Report / July 21

YouTube Gold: A Fresh Look At Larry Bird

We’ve talked a lot about Larry Bird in this space, largely because Bird had a genius for basketball that is exceedingly rare. A lot of people think that Bird was too slow and couldn’t jump, and that he wouldn’t be able to play today.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 20

Duke Football 2026 Top 30 Players Countdown: No. 10

Over the last few weeks, we have released our Duke football 2026 top 30 players countdown from No. 30 to No. 1. With training camp quickly approaching, we are now in the top 10.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 20

Duke Recruiting; Kager Knueppel Update!

When Kager Knueppel committed to Duke, the headlines all mentioned his brother, Kon, who had a terrific year at Duke, and was nearly the NBA Rookie of the Year this past season as well.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 20

Biggest Questions Duke Football Must Answer Before Week 1

The Duke Blue Devils are the reigning ACC champions in college football, wearing the honor proudly during the offseason. However, things will change when they host the Tulane Green Wave to kick off their season, as the transfer portal and NFL Draft put much of their roster into question.

Cameron Boozer News / Duke Basketball Report / July 20

Memphis, Cameron Boozer Wrap Up Summer League Play,

At its heart, NBA Summer League basketball is a chance for teams to see their draftees and other young players in action, and how they respond, what their strengths and weaknesses are, and so on.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 20

YouTube Gold: The Dream Shake

On Sunday, we looked at the classic 1984 matchup between Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon and Georgetown’s Patrick Ewing. Both went on to brilliant NBA careers

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 19

Duke Recruiting: Lewis Uvwo Is Something Else

Lewis Uvwo plays for the Nightrydas Elite, but he himself is a nightmare. A native of Nigeria Uvwo is listed at around 6-10 or 6-11, but he has a wingspan of 7-7.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Blue Devils on SI / July 19

Duke Football: Identifying the Key X-Factor for 2026

The Duke Blue Devils may be going into training camp as the defending ACC champions, but they enter the 2026 season as underdogs once again. Six months ago, it seemed like Duke was on its way to being a preseason favorite to win it all in Charlotte again.

Duke Blue Devils News / Duke Basketball Report / July 19

YouTube Gold: Patrick Ewing vs Hakeem Olajuwon In The 1984 NCAA Championship Game

I. Ralph Sampson showed up in 1979, along with Isiah Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, and James Worthy, while Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing came along in 1981.

Duke Blue Devils News / ACC Digital Network / July 18

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College Football 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