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Duke Stampedes Howard, 93-56

Duke played Howard in Cameron Sunday and built up a 50-point lead before ultimately winning by 43. There was a lot to like in this game and one thing that wasn’t that great. On an individual basis, Cameron Boozer racked up a double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds. He also shot 10-12/2-3 and had […]

Next Up – Howard

Date 11/23 || Time 4:00 || Venue Cameron Indoor Stadium || Video ACC Network 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 […]

ACC Roundup – Two Interesting Games Sunday

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 Butler play in the Greenbrier Tip-Off, Quinnipiac challenges Pitt in something called the Skyscanner Legends Classic and Tulane matches skills with Boston College in the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Lowcountry […]

Twitter Gold: Duke’s Best Trick Play In 5.6 Decades

In the annals of Duke Football, there is one play that stands alone, famous above all others. It took place in 1969, in the third quarter against UNC. Duke quarterback Leo Hart pretended to tie his shoelace during a timeout and Marcel Courtillet tossed the ball to Wes Chesson, who took off for the end […]

Duke 32, North Carolina 25: Five Critical Plays

Duke retained the Victory Bell and achieved bowl game eligibility via a 32-25 hard fought victory over North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Duke was committed to running the football for the entire game with Nate Sheppard leading the way with 90 yards on 22 carries followed by Anderson Castle with 49 yards and three touchdowns […]

Rodney Rogers Passes

This is really a sad bit of news to pass on: Durham native, former Wake Forest star and long-time NBA player Rodney Rogers has died at 54, apparently of natural causes relating to his spinal injury. As many of you will remember, Rogers had an accident on an ATV in 2008 that left him paralyzed […]

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DBR Podcast #772 – Dominating Win Over Niagara

In one of the most balanced attacks in recent memory, Duke dismantled the Niagara Purple Eagles of Greg Paulus in the first game of The Brotherhood Run. DBR podcast hosts Jason and Donald were impressed with the defense, the shooting, the depth, and passing and just about everything else Duke put on display in this […]

ACC Roundup – Wake Gets A Beautiful Win

In Friday’s ACC Action, Davidson beat Boston College 59-49, Louisville survived Cincinnati 74-64, Virginia got by Northwestern 83-78, Florida State blew out Georgia Southern 98-72, Clemson took care of West Virginia 70-67, SMU trashed Arkansas State 100-69, Wake Forest nipped Memphis, 69-68, Seattle surprised Stanford 77-69 and Cal beat up on Sacramento State, 91-67. Wake […]

YouTube Gold Bonus: Wake’s Big Shot Against Memphis

As discussed in ACC Roundup Thursday, Wake Forest was sooooo close against Michigan and Texas Tech, barely losing both games. That changed in the Bahamas. As discussed in Saturday’s ACC Roundup, Wake ran the basic play that Valparaiso ran in 1998 to upset Ole Miss. Homer Drew called it “Pacer.” We don’t know what Wake […]

Twitter Gold: Kon Knueppel Takes The Hornets Home For Dinner

As you probably know, for much of America, Kon Knueppel has been an utter revelation with the Charlotte Hornets. Duke fans had a pretty good idea, of course. We saw an unusually intelligent player in Cameron last year. There were questions about his athleticism, which he’s answered, but never about his maturity or character. He’s […]

Duke Shoots Down Niagara, 100-42

Duke’s game against Niagara started with a sweet moment as Mike Krzyzewski came to the court and met with his former players and teammates Jon Scheyer and Greg Paulus and you could tell there was a lot of respect and affection between the three of them. It was a nice thing to see, but it […]

Next Up – Niagara In The Brotherhood Run

This weekend, Duke welcomes Niagara, coached by former Blue Devil Greg Paulus, and Howard, by former Blue Devil Kenny Blakeney, to Cameron. Niagara is up first, on Friday. Paulus took over at Niagara when his boss, Patrick Beilein, resigned before ever coaching a game. He said this at the time: “It is with heavy regret […]

ACC Roundup – Wake Forest Loses A Heartbreaker

In Thursday’s ACC Action, Wake Forest lost a tight game to Texas Tech, 84-83, Pitt fell to UCF 77-67 and Miami was the sole winner with a 99-72 victory over Elon. Wake Forest gave Texas Tech a heck of a game in the Baha Mar Championship and might have won if it had made a […]

YouTube Gold: Kareem’s Favorite Players

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is now 78 years old, which means he’s seen a lot of basketball, and he played against a lot of great players in his day. In this video, he lists his five favorite players: These are very different men, but they all have some things in common. First, they played the game the […]

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Duke Falls On The Road To South Florida

Duke had another tough road game at South Florida Thursday, where the Blue Devils lost, 85-72. This follows the loss to Baylor in Paris and the fiasco against West Virginia this past Friday, where starter Jordan Wood taunted a West Virginia defender just before halftime which led to all of the Mountaineers who were on […]

Duke Falls On The Road To South Florida

Duke had another tough road game at South Florida Thursday, where the Blue Devils lost, 85-72. This follows the loss to Baylor in Paris and the fiasco against West Virginia this past Friday, where starter Jordan Wood taunted a West Virginia defender just before halftime which led to all of the Mountaineers who were on […]

 DBR Bites #122 – Brotherhood Run Preview

It is a weekend to celebrate connections at Duke as Kenny Blakeney and Greg Paulus come home… and they bring their basketball teams with them. The Brotherhood Run will feature Duke against Niagara (coached by Paulus) on Friday and Duke against Howard (coached by Blakeney) on Sunday. Oh, and the two teams will play each […]

Next Up For Duke Football – UNC

Duke (5-5, 4-2) travels to Chapel Hill Saturday to face North Carolina (4-6, 2-4) and attempt to retain possession of the Victory Bell, which Duke took last season via a 21-20 victory over the Tar Heels. Game time is 3:30 EST with television coverage provided on the ACC Network. The Blue Devils are currently favored […]

Conference Road Schedules May Tell The ACC Tale In 2025-26

ACC voters predicting the league order of finish in men’s basketball this season put Duke, Louisville, and UNC as the top three finishers, and in that order. Fair enough. All made it to the ’25 NCAA tournament, with the Blue Devils reaching the Final Four. Each returned a smattering of valued veterans and recruited well […]

ACC Roundup – Virginia Tech Cruises, Notre Dame Hangs On

In Wednesday’s ACC Action, Virginia Tech took out Bryant, 78-61 and Notre Dame topped Bellarmine 86-79. Freshman Christian Gurdak came off the bench and had a very productive game with 15 points on 7-9 from the floor and 8 boards. Mike Young said “[t]hat was a heck of an effort. He was as good tonight […]

YouTube Gold: Georgetown-Kentucky In The 1984 Final Four

In 1983, the college basketball world got a memo from Georgetown that basically read: uh-oh. As a freshman, Patrick Ewing looked like the second coming of Bill Russell. He could run the court like few big men ever have and he shut down the lane pretty much completely. Against UNC in the finals that year, […]

DBR Podcast #771: Rocked The Chalk Out Of KU At The Garden

We’re back with Episode 771 to recap Duke’s big win against Kansas in the Champions Classic! Jason and Donald are still happy after a Duke performance that took out the Jayhawks in a big game at Madison Square Garden. They start with the headlines from the game and get into all of the good things […]

More Thoughts On The Champions Classic

Duke’s win over Kansas was not perfect, but you’re seeing the outlines of this team come into focus. Obviously Cameron Boozer is the focus. You can’t ignore him anywhere, because he can score inside or out and even if you have an athletically superior defender like Flory Bidunga, Boozer has a knack that not everyone […]