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Enjoy the Basketball While You Can

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Roger I. Abrams

The delight of the annual college basketball festival has almost made me forget the NFL lockout, now in a two-week hiatus before the federal judge in Minneapolis holds a hearing on the request of former members of the Union for an injunction.

Duke Avoids Epic Collapse

AP | JOEDY McCREARY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke is no stranger to this situation: Facing an underdog with uncanny touch from 3-point range, one that's racing downcourt i...

Grant Hill's Misfire

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Jonathan Weiler

In today's bizarro world, too many of the privileged -- sensitive to the slightest slights -- believe that they should never have to feel anything but pride and self-satisfaction about their station in life.

WEST REGION: Which Team Will Reach The Final Four?

Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

It's time to break down the West region of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. On Monday, Huff Post readers voted on which team will win the East region and rea...

3 Duke Students Arrested For Mail-Order Pot

The Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Several undergraduates were arrested in two drug busts that took place last month. Juniors Alejandro Pedroza and Kyle Power were arrested in both D...

NCAA Tournament 2011 Bracket Revealed

Michael Klopman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

The 2011 NCAA Tournament bracket has been released. Click HERE to download the bracket (PDF file). The play-in games begin on Tuesday, March 15 when...

Duke Wins Another ACC Title

AP | AARON BEARD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Add another Atlantic Coast Conference championship to fifth-ranked Duke's record haul. Nolan Smith had 20 points and the Blu...

UNC Wins ACC Regular Season Title

AP | AARON BEARD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina finished off its fiercest rival and the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season race with one strong perform...

UPSET: No. 1 Duke Loses

AP | HANK KURZ Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

BLACKSBURG, Va. — After three consecutive years of being on the NCAA tournament bubble and winding up disappointed in the NIT, Virginia Tech sen...

Duke Settles Lacrosse-Stripper Suit With AIG

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Five years after the notorious Duke lacrosse case prompted three university lacrosse players to sue the school for damages, the institution has finall...

Big Changes In New College Basketball Rankings

AP | JIM O'CONNELL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

Duke is back on top of The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the first time in just over a month. St. John's is back in the Top 25 for the...

UNC Chancellor Slams Duke, Duke Asks: Why Does Everyone Hate Us?

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

It's a heated, age-old rivalry that even has its own Wikipedia page: UNC-Chapel Hill vs. Duke. Tonight, they square off in their first basketball game...

Duke Prez To Students: ā€˜Think Hard, Play Well'

The Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Students got the rare opportunity to question top administrators about campus culture, scandals and decisions that take place behind administrators' c...

No. 3 Duke Stunned

AP | JIM O'CONNELL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

NEW YORK — Dwight Hardy scored 26 points and St. John's stunned No. 3 Duke 93-78 on Sunday, capping the Red Storm's run of eight straight games ...

Reynolds Price, Legendary Writer And Professor, Dies

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

DURHAM, N.C. — Reynolds Price, a long-time Duke University professor and award-winning writer whose novel "Kate Vaiden," received national accla...

Duke v. The Atlantic Monthly: Student Calls Recent Article A 'Hit Piece'

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Writer Caitlin Flanagan recently took Duke University to task in the Atlantic Monthly -- and now Duke students are fighting back. The 5,000-odd word ...

UPSET: No. 1 Duke Falls

AP | BRENT KALLESTAD | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Derwin Kitchen scored 22 points and Florida State pulled off its latest upset of No. 1 Duke, snapping the Blue Devils' 25-ga...

The Hazards Of Duke

The Atlantic | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

No matter what your opinion of the now notorious online "thesis" of the recent Duke graduate Karen Owen--a comprehensive and often pornographic report...

Duke Star Freshman Out Indefinitely

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

DURHAM, N.C. — Top-ranked Duke says freshman point guard Kyrie Irving is out indefinitely with a toe injury. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Wednesd...

Coach K Reaches Milestone

AP | JIM O'CONNELL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Krzyzewski's latest milestone win came with an impressive dismantling of one of the best teams in the country. Top-rank...

Duke Has Yet To Receive Promised $72m Gift

The Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Much of the $72 million donation that former Duke President Nan Keohane called "a fitting capstone" to the Campaign for Duke has not been paid. Wi...

Duke President Seeks Campus Culture Shift

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Duke President Richard Brodhead sent an e-mail to students Monday addressing the "wildly distorted" popular image of the college and urging them to "f...

WATCH: Duke Basketball Star Makes Trick Shot Video

Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

In a video released by Duke University on Friday, basketball star Kyle Singler proves he has incredible range. The video features Singler making a ser...

AP College Basketball Preseason Top 25: Who's On Top?

AP | JIM O'CONNELL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

Defending national champion Duke was a runaway No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 men's basketball poll. At the other end of the Top 25 t...

Duke Student's Sex-Rating PowerPoint Goes Viral

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

A Duke student's risque PowerPoint has firmly implanted itself in the annals of legendary internet stories for generations to come. Karen F. Owen, ...