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Austin Rivers, another 1 and done: Are Freshman defections killing quality of play in college hoops?

SCOTT JACOBS
Austin Rivers is off to the NBA according to sources close to the shooting guard, freshman sensation from Duke. Zero people should be shocked by this announcement. The top high school recruit in the country was pretty much a lock to bolt for the NBA if he had even a decent [...]

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NCAA Tourney ‘11: Arizona takes down the champs (emphatically)

10 years after losing to Duke in the National Championship Game, Arizona gets it’s revenge — in the Sweet 16
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The University of Arizona has been a mainstay in the NCAA Tournament.  For 25 years in a row they were that one team you could count on without a doubt, that would be in the [...]

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Have no fear San Diego St., BYU: Being #1 hardly means a thing in college hoops

Welcome to college hoops, where being number 1 overall in the tourney might actually be a bad thing
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There’s no BCS and college hoops fans have to be incredibly thankful for that.  Because after a week where the top 4 in college hoops all went down, allowing #5 Duke (the only team that was able [...]

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Despite Irving’s injury, Duke’s in good hands

Number 1 Blue Devils should be able to get by without their best player for a little while
CARRINGTON HARRISON
This season, the thinking has been that it’s Duke and everyone else.  In the early part of this season the Blue Devils have cruised to a 9-0 record, defeating highly ranked teams like Kansas State and Michigan [...]

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Two points better and nothing more

In a remarkable game as tight as any one could ask for, Duke outlasts Butler in a scintillating championship game
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Duke was bigger, tougher, and stronger, but against a gritty, veteran Butler team with nothing to lose, it still was barely enough.  As Gordon Hayward dashed up court, with the seconds ticking away on a [...]

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So Close Belmont!

Belmont falls to Duke in one dandy of a game
SCOTT JACOBS
In a tournament chalk full of nothing so far, Belmont finally gave us a show. The 15 seed from Tennessee hung neck and neck with Duke all the way to the end, even leading by a point with under 20 seconds to go. [...]

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