Duke won 28-17 on the strength of a dominant fourth quarter. More to come.

Duke fans obviously got a big charge out of the 31-3 victory over Virginia last year.  Those who were paying attention understood that Duke was a better team than people realized.
Nonetheless, Virginia seems to persist in seeing that game as a particular embarrassment, and have been pointing at Duke all season.  So while this game [...]

Here’s an update on the Landlord in Beantown, where Doc Rivers sees a talented defender and sees a solid role for him with the Celtics.  Shelden seems pretty happy with his move.

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The NCAA is making a move to clean up recruiting, as you probably know, but it’s not boffo with everyone. El Sid in particular has mixed feelings.

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In the first controversy at Kentucky under John Calipari, John Wall got a two-game suspension and was ordered to repay $800 dollars he apparently got from Brian Clifton.
Not time yet to freak out over John Wall
Cats lose Wall for exhibition, one game

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We’ve gotten several e-mails from you guys lately asking for insights on the Harrison Barnes visit.  What can we say – of course we hear things, but some of them aren’t really solid enough to pass on and in any case Barnes, as much as anyone recently, keeps things under his hat. 
Mostly, anyway.  He’s [...]

Miami faces a major problem this year in replacing Jack McClinton.  When he showed up at Miami, from Siena, no one really had any idea that he would become a real force in the ACC, but he sure did

In the first poll of the season, UNC is ranked #4, Duke #8, Georgia Tech #20, and Clemson #24. Maryland just misses at #26. Speaking of Tech, it’s nice to see D’Andre Bell returning.  After his injury scare last season, he’s no doubt thrilled to be back.

This is, according to Barry Jacobs, the first time that the ACC has seen three pairs of brothers as teammates, with the Plumlees at Duke, the Wears at UNC, and the Bookers at Clemson. There are some interesting insights on all three sets of siblings, but the Plumlees are up first.

Jim Young has a Q&A up with Jon Scheyer about his role with Duke, this year’s prospects, the Plumlees, and his take on Nolan Smith’s acting career to date.