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NCAA VP: Actually, Refs Did Have The Best Angle On Controversial Play
Yesterday, NCAA head of basketball officiating John Adams went on the radio and explained why officials failed to overturn an incorrect blown out-of-bounds call late during the NCAA title game: they never saw the crucial replay that showed a Duke player touching the ball last. But today Adams was c...
NCAA Officiating Head: Refs Never Saw Best Angle Of Controversial Play
To most of America, it sure as hell looked like the Wisconsin Badgers got hosed by a blown out-of-bounds call in the final minutes of last night’s championship game. It was hard to imagine how the referees could have looked at the same replay angle that we all saw at home during their review and st...
Remember When A Duke Alum Wrote This Very Bad Letter To Elton Brand?
Today is a nice day for Duke fans. The Deadspin staff is not unmoved by this, so we thought we might share one of our favorite memories involving a Duke player. ...
So, Who Was That Little Guy Who Saved Duke Last Night?
There is something undeniably Duke about a team that was carried all year by star freshmen Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones, and Justise Winslow having its championship season saved by another freshman named Grayson. There was Grayson Allen, storming out of the anonymity that comes with a season full of DN...
Duke Beats Wisconsin For Fifth National Title
We got a competitive national championship game, but not the one that we expected. In Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow, Duke has two players that are expected to go in the top 5 of the upcoming draft. But neither could stay out of foul trouble—they both finished the game with four—and seven minute...
Badgers Knock Off Previously Undefeated Wildcats, Championship Is Set
Wisconsin did it!...
Duke Just Routed Michigan State, So Let's Re-live Coach K On His Stool
Well, that kind of sucked. ...
Final Four National Anthem Features Athletes From The Four Schools
Instead of hiring a celebrity to butcher the national anthem before tonight’s Final Four in Indianapolis, the NCAA went in another direction—bringing together athlete representatives from the four schools competing tonight. One of them, Wisconsin’s Vitto Brown, will actually be suiting up in a few h...
Eight Photos Of Coach K Sitting On A Lil' Stool
Not nearly enough has been made of the fact that for the Elite Eight game between Duke and Gonzaga, held on the raised court at Houston's NRG Stadium, they gave the coaches adorable little stools to sit on. So, here, via Getty Images and AP Images, are pics of Mike Krzyzewski sitting on his stool. (...
Duke Beats Gonzaga, And The Final Four Is Set
After a pretty exhilarating Elite Eight, we should be in store for three more exciting games to round out the college basketball season. ...
Duke Bandie Irrationally Excited
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Duke's Meaningless Last Second Free Throw Cost Vegas Millions
Last night's Duke-Utah game seemingly ended in a 62-57 win for Duke. With eight seconds remaining Utah's Jordan Loveridge missed a three-pointer, and the Utah players only half-heartedly tried to foul or tie up the rebounder, Duke's Quinn Cook. But with 0.7 seconds left a referee blew for a foul a...
If You Like Not Being Scum, Root Against Coach K, Who Is Scum
Look. I hate Coach K. You hate Coach K. Everybody hates Coach K. Nobody needs a reason to root for somebody else—anybody else! Attila the Hun! Sauron! anybody!—to win the NCAA tournament. What I am saying is that you should actively root against Coach K. Root for his defeat. Root for his Virtue and ...
It's Good To See The Duke-UNC Rivalry Is Still Healthy
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Join NFL Prospect Anthony Boone In The Film Room
Anthony Boone started at quarterback for two years at Duke, and now he's getting ready for the NFL Draft. Anthony's here to break down film and answer your questions. This is your chance to get technical....
Report: Duke Coaches, Administrators Ignored Sexual Assault Allegations
Duke junior Rasheed Sulaimon was dismissed from the men's basketball team on Jan. 29, 2015, with no official explanation given. According to a report published today by the Chronicle, Duke's student newspaper, Sulaimon was dismissed more than a year after he was accused of sexually assaulting two ...
Jahlil Okafor Leaves Game After Rolling Ankle, Quickly Returns
National Player Of The Year candidate Jahlil Okafor left tonight's game against North Carolina in Durham after rolling his ankle in the first half, but somehow recovered in time to finish out the rivalry game's opening stanza....
FSU's Phil Cofer Posterizes Jahlil Okafor
Duke's Jahlil Okafor may be a candidate for player of the year, but Florida State's Phil Cofer just made him look ridiculous. The Blue Devils have come our poorly so far tonight in Tallahassee, for sure....