The NCAA released the brackets for the 2022 March Madness men’s college basketball tournament and it’s not a surprise that #1 Gonzaga is the betting favorite to win the national championship at +350 odds. Arizona (+650 odds), Kentucky (+800), and Duke (+1000) round out the top four teams on the […]
The Duke Blue Devils (13-11) were on the bubble of the 2021 March Madness college basketball tournament, but an outbreak of COVID-19 derailed their lackluster season. Duke withdrew from the ACC Tournament after one member of the team tested positive for COVID-19. Unranked Duke was slated to meet #15 Florida […]
Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski was on the sideline once more on Saturday as No. 21 (5-2) Duke beat Wake Forest, 79-68. Krzyzewski, 73, missed Duke’s win Wednesday against Boston College while he and his wife quarantined after family members tested positive for COVID-19. Krzyzewski said he tested negative […]
The 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will happen in a “bubble” format in Indianapolis, the NCAA will announce Monday. College sports’ governing body has been stunningly silent on all COVID-related matters thus far this year, leaving testing, contact-tracing protocols, travel plans, and scheduling up to individual schools and teams since […]
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has been one of the most outspoken figures in sport, questioning the necessity of putting amateur athletes at-risk during a pandemic. Now, Coach K is starting the new year off in quarantine after being exposed to a COVID-19 positive person within the Blue Devils’ program. […]
Pittsburgh men’s basketball head coach Jeff Capel didn’t hold back Monday night during a press conference in advance of what should have been Tuesday’s game pitting his Panthers vs. his alma mater, No. 20 Duke. The game was canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests in the Pitt program. The 45-year-old […]
Less than 48 hours after Coach K laid out his feelings about the carelessness of playing college basketball during a pandemic, Duke men’s basketball announced it will forgo its remaining nonconference games for the rest of the 2020-21 season. The decsion won’t preclude them from appearing in any post-season tournaments. […]
Duke’s legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski looked sullen from the bench as No. 10 Illinois took his No. 6 Blue Devils to task, 83-68, at Cameron Indoor Stadium Tuesday night. At the post-game press conference, he questioned why the game is going on at all during the pandemic’s darkest days. […]
As Florida’s men’s basketball team puts its regular schedule on hold to travel to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino for a pair of games in the Legends Classic tournament, other programs will have to start getting more creative to remain viable. The Gators will tipoff against Army on Wednesday and Boston […]
College basketball will tip-off Wednesday, but COVID-19 outbreaks in programs around the nation have put the season in jeopardy before it begins. Major programs across the country are canceling openers due to positive tests, and in some cases, deciding not to go ahead with their seasons at all. College basketball […]
In what portends a season of uncertainty for college basketball, two of the sport’s highest-ranked programs are already scrambling to make scheduling adjustments in the wake of positive COVID-19 tests. No. 8 Duke postponed its men’s basketball team’s season-opener against Gardner-Webb Monday after a positive COVID-19 test from that school, […]
Vernon Carey led Duke in scoring as a freshman and now the 6-foot-10 center is officially a “one-and-done” player after declaring himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Carey averaged 17.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks this season at Duke. He also shot 57.7% from the floor. Carey earned […]
North Carolina, ensconced in their worst season in nearly 20 years, throws down with the universally hated #12 Duke. In Hollywood, crosstown rivals UCLA and USC meet with the loser most likely missing out on an invite to the March Madness. Also in the Pac-12, Stanford needs a win at […]
We have a West Coast showdown when the top-two teams in the WCC, #2 Gonzaga (24-1) and Saint Mary’s (20-5), meet on Saturday. Whenever Duke and North Carolina play, it’s always an intense and heated rivalry. This is an unusual situation in the ACC this year, because #7 Duke is […]
Each of the top-10, men’s college basketball teams in the current AP poll will be in action on Saturday. #1 Gonzaga (19-1) is trying to keep the top spot for a fifth week in a row, while fending off conference foe, BYU. #2 Baylor (15-2) is eying a top spot, […]
The 25th annual 2K Empire Classic basketball tournament tips off at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Thursday, with #22 Texas (4-0) and Georgetown (3-1) meeting in the opening game, and #1 Duke (4-0) taking on Cal (4-0) in the day’s other matchup. The 2K Empire Classic benefits […]
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