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Roddy White Finally Made Good On That Twitter Bet
Back in March, Falcons wide receiver Roddy White got on Twitter and made a foolish bet with a guy named Brian Hoyt on the Duke-Mercer game. White told Hoyt that he'd give him Falcons season tickets if Mercer beat Duke. Of course, Mercer went on to win. Oops....
D.C. Station Remembers The Good Times, When Radio Guys Could Say "Fag"
WJFK, a CBS-owned sportstalker serving the D.C. market, made a big announcement last week. LaVar Arrington, the former Washington Redskins star and longtime co-host of the station's afternoon show, LaVar and Dukes, had moved to Los Angeles to join the NFL Network. Instead of hiring a big-name replac...
Mercer's Seniors Beat Duke, But Does Experience Matter In March Madness?
Last Friday, No. 14 seed Mercer shocked No. 3 seed Duke, 78-71, in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Mercer started five seniors, while Duke started freshman and presumed-lottery-pick Jabari Parker alongside three sophomores and a lone senior. Quickly a narrative emerged: Mercer won because ...
Mitch McConnell's UK Campaign Ad Goes From Bad To Worse To Deleted
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is up for reelection this fall, and yesterday he released a campaign ad to much fanfare. It featured some of the things that make Kentucky great, including what were supposed to be highlights of the state's two basketball teams celebrating championships. It did...
Classy Coach K Congratulates Mercer In Their Locker Room, With Class
Last night, reader Will sent the Deadspin staff this email, with the subject line "Dook":...
UNC Fan In Primo Seats Lifts Jersey To Display "Fuck Duke" T-Shirt
This is no usual videobomb. No, this Tar Heels fan came prepared, with a "Fuck Duke" shirt on just for that one moment when he'd be on display behind Marv Albert and Steve Kerr. Fine job, gent....
Roddy White Promised A Fan Season Tickets If Duke Lost. Uh, Roddy?
Roddy White had Duke going all the way in this year's NCAA Tournament. Dylan Hoyt begged to differ. White tweeted something he probably regrets....
Behold Your Duke Schadenfreude
We regularly check in on Duke losing to see how they're doing. As usual, they are sad while other people celebrate....
Mercer Stuns Duke; Mercer Bro Dances His Ass Off
Mercer beat Duke 78-71 this afternoon, to the delight of everyone but most of all themselves. Earlier in the day our Nae Naeing bro, Kevin Canevari, was crossed up something awful but he looks no worse for the wear. ...
How A UVa Fan Bluffed His Way Into The Huddle At The ACC Title Game
At halftime of Virginia's ACC tournament semifinal, Danny had an idea. He noticed all the Cavaliers staff members hovering around the team, and discerned what exactly gave them to the power to roam freely around the court: a suit with a Virginia-orange tie. One day and one trip to Walmart later, Dan...
Jim Boeheim Goes Nuts After Bad Call, Costs Team Chance At Beating Duke
After making it until Wednesday without a loss this season, top-ranked Syracuse has now been beaten twice in a row after a wild ending at Duke tonight assisted by the referees and an out-of-control, berserk Jim Boeheim....
Duke Forces Overtime At Syracuse In Wild End Of Regulation
The final 25 seconds of this game were pretty nuts. Duke seemingly pissed the game away with a turnover under the basket, down one. After Syracuse made two free throws, Duke took the ball back with 4.6 seconds left, down three. Rasheed Sulaimon drilled a streaking, desperation three at the buzzer. ...
Exploitation Was Duke Ellington's True Genius
Last month, Adam Gopnik wrote an absorbing review of Terry Teachout's new Duke Ellington biography in the New Yorker. It's only available to subscribers but I wanted to share this part:...
I Think He's Saying "Basketball"
At least Duke still has that great out-of-work-fisherman alumni network....
How Black Is Duke Basketball?
There's a lot of talk out there—and more than a little evidence—suggesting that this year's Duke Blue Devils, led by the very big and very mobile Jabari Parker, are the most athletic team in the school's history. We decided to investigate whether that claim is true. And since average vertical leap n...
College Basketball Can't Handle Jabari Parker
Just five games into his college career, it's already frighteningly obvious that Duke freshman Jabari Parker is different from you, me, his teammates, his opponents, and every other college player in the country....
Jabari Parker Throws Down Awesome Coast-To-Coast Dunk
Jabari Parker finished last night's game against East Carolina with 21 points, nine rebounds, and six blocks. If you want to see all of the awesome shit Parker did while accruing those stats, watch the highlight reel above. But if you just want to see his most impressive play of the night, skip to ...
Andrew Wiggins And Jabari Parker Have Arrived. Get Excited.
Last night, we finally got to see superstar freshmen Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker in a prime-time game against top-flight opponents. If you weren't planning on paying much attention to college basketball this year, it's time to amend those plans. These guys are going to make this season a whole ...
Kansas Wigginses Defeat Duke Jabaris
The Jabari Parker/Andrew Wiggins match we eagerly wanted hit a snag, because eight other players just had to also play on the court. Wiggins and Parker each had their moments in the Jayhawks' 94-83 over the Blue Devils....
NFL's Ace Parker, The Hall Of Fame's Only Centenarian, Dies
This is the trouble with living too long. You die too late....