Duke's Cutcliffe and Krzyzewski Named Top Coaching Duo

"Mike Krzyzewski has been the coach of the Duke men’s basketball program since 1980. During that time period, the Blue Devils’ football team never won more than eight games. Until last season, that is."

—"The Top 10 College Football-Men’s Basketball Coaching Duos," College Spun

The New York Times - Olympian, Duke Diver Abby Johnston

"The medals were silver, but the smiles of Abby Johnston and Kelci Bryant showed that they meant much, much more than that. Johnston and Bryant finished second in the women’s synchronized 3-meter competition Sunday, claiming the first United States diving medal since 2000."

- U.S. Pair Earns Silver Medal in Diving, The New York Times

Sports Illustrated - Duke Divers

"The U.S. Olympic diving team will have a decidedly Duke flavor to it. Two Blue Devils are on the Americans' roster for the London Games: Abby Johnston qualified in the women's 3-meter springboard synchro, while Nick McCrory made it in both the men's individual and synchro events on the 10-meter platform."

- Duke University well represented on U.S. Olympic diving team, Sports Illustrated

Forbes - Coach K

"Leaders are measured not just on what they achieve personally but also on what the people they mentored go on to do as leaders in their own right. Sports provides many examples, one of the best is Duke’s head Coach Mike Krzyzewski...Coach K’s “coaching tree” has had numerous former players go on to become head coaches at NCAA Division I schools, including Amaker, Johnny Dawkins (Stanford), Mike Brey (Notre Dame) and Jeff Capel (former Oklahoma coach)."

- Duke's Coach K and Building a Leadership Legacy, Forbes

Washington Post - Duke Football

"Most of Duke’s offensive linemen hope to build some team chemistry — and perhaps some more muscle— by helping build an African community. Guard Dave Harding is bringing 10 teammates and a strength coach to Ethiopia for nearly two weeks to drill at least one freshwater well in a remote area of the country, while also volunteering at an orphanage and holding a sports camp for kids...One thing’s for certain: this will be no vacation."

- 11 Duke Offensive Linemen Hope Service Trip to Ethiopia helps build team camaraderie, Washington Post

ESPN.com - Duke, David Cutcliffe and Peyton Manning

"Manning, of course, committed to Cutcliffe and Tennessee nearly two decades ago, when the Duke coach was the Volunteers' quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. The two have remained close over the years, and the Blue Devils' fenced-in practice facility became a lab of sorts for Manning and his NFL friends to help the four-time MVP recover from neck surgery. Durham was, essentially, the city Manning inhabited."

- How Duke Helped Peyton Manning Recover, ESPN.com

Slate - Ron Burt (1991-92 Blue Devil)

"On Oct. 15, 1991, dozens of students shuffled into Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium with hopes of making one of the best college basketball teams ever. In the real world, walk-on tryouts aren’t cinematic. As the hopefuls scrimmaged, it became clear who was going to grab the Blue Devils’ single open roster spot: Ron Burt, a senior from Kansas City... Over the next few weeks, you’ll hear dozens of stories about the 1991-92 Blue Devils, who 20 years ago beat Kentucky in the greatest college basketball game ever played en route to their second straight NCAA title. Duke’s dominance that season surprised no one. Burt’s path, on the other hand, was both unlikely and fortuitous."

- Blue Angel, Slate

ESPN - Duke Blue Devils

"No deficit seems too deep these days for Duke -- even if the Blue Devils insist they can't afford to keep winning this way. For the second time in nine days, Duke (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 5 AP) staged a remarkable comeback to beat a neighborhood rival."

- Duke rallies from 20 down to fight off NC State, ESPN

ESPN - March Madness / Duke Blue Devils

"Four freshmen (besides Anthony Davis) who will have the biggest say in how their team fares in March:

1. Austin Rivers, Duke: The Blue Devils point guard had his "aha!" moment when he swished a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to beat North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Seth Curry, Ryan Kelly and the Plumlee brothers are nice pieces, but Rivers is the Blue Devils' game changer."

- Four Weeks Until March Madness Begins, ESPN.com

CBS Sports - Why Duke?

"In college basketball's biggest rivalry, there's no gray area when choosing your shade of blue... except the people at ground zero of the rivalry -- the players. At least half the players on Duke's current roster gave serious consideration to UNC when they were choosing a college, and a similar number of Tar Heels pictured themselves playing home games at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium... Duke players talked about the close relationship coach Mike Krzyzewski forged with them and the experience of watching a game at Cameron, but when it came to answering one question -- "Why Duke?" -- they tapped their chests instead of their heads."

-  Why Duke? For Blue Devils, it's all about business... and heart, CBS Sports

ESPN - Austin Rivers

"Freshman Austin Rivers has never been to a Duke-North Carolina game in person -- and thus, has never experienced the pregame hysteria, the midgame intensity, the postgame ear-ringing. But after years of watching the rivalry on television, of rewinding replays on YouTube, of seeing the highlights on "SportsCenter," the Blue Devils guard knows exactly what he has to do... Austin Rivers is one of several freshmen who could have an impact on the Duke-UNC game. "I'm going to have an impact." Bold prediction for a rookie? Perhaps. But in Wednesday's game at the Dean E. Smith Center (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET), the rookies who make an impact could make the difference, just as they have so many times in the past."

- Freshman play a key role in Duke-UNC, ESPN

Bleacher Report - Duke Basketball

"The Blue Devils don't have to worry too much about compromising their long-term goals, as they will be a threat to win the ACC Tournament when it rolls around, and they have enough talent to make a run through the NCAA Tournament when it comes calling. The rest of the regular season is a mere formality, with a couple high-profile games against North Carolina mixed in."

- Duke Basketball: Blue Devils Need Strong Finish from Austin Rivers, Bleacher Report

Sports Illustrated - Coach K

"The career victory numbers -- 1,075 for her, 907 for him, totals that leave every other male and female coach in Division I basketball behind -- only hint at why Sports Illustrated has chosen Mike Krzyzewski and Pat Summitt as its 2011 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year... As for Krzyzewski, with four more seasons he will complete 40 years as a collegiate head coach. He won his fourth and unlikeliest national title in 2010, and -- oh, by the way -- sandwiched around it two almost criminally underappreciated international gold medals, at the 2008 Olympics and 2010 World Championships, as head coach of a U.S. national team program that had been in steady decline. No other coach has ever won the Olympics, the NCAAs and the Worlds -- and Coach K did so in a span of 26 months."


- Krzyzewski, Summitt named SI Sportsman, Sportswoman of year, Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated - Grant Hill Reflects on Coach K

"Thinking today of [Coach K's] intensity, his will to win, his drive, his passion and his incredible attention to detail throughout that drive to our first national championship gives me chills... His constructive criticism and his willingness to hold me accountable for the good and the bad was a vital part of my maturation... Coach profoundly encouraged me and implored me to overcome adversity and perform at the highest level I could against some of the best athletes in the sport. "

- Coach Krzyzewski had a powerful impact both on and off the court, SI.com

The New York Times - Coach Krzyzewski

"There are 902 reasons why Krzyzewski is poised to set the record for victories in men’s Division I college basketball, one for every game he has won in a five-decade career that began at Army in 1975 and includes four national championships in 31 seasons at Duke. But there are also a few consistent themes that have emerged during his years on the bench, from his motivational skills to his work ethic and, of course, his connection to Bob Knight. It is Knight, Krzyzewski’s coach at Army and his longtime mentor, whom Krzyzewski has tied atop the career victories list. That makes it all the more appropriate that Knight will be at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday to see Krzyzewski get his first chance to set the record, when No. 6 Duke faces Michigan State."

- Still Full of Fire, Duke's Krzyzewski Is Set to Break Record for Wins, The New York Times

Sports Illustrated - Blue Devils' Plumlee Brothers

"When Duke refers to its basketball family this year they'll probably be talking about the Plumlees. The Blue Devils have three Plumlee brothers on the team: Senior Miles and younger brothers Mason, a junior, and Marshall, a freshman. That's just the third time that's happened at a Division I school and the first time since the 1950s."

- Oh, brother! 3 Plumlees on Duke's front line, Sports Illustrated

Washington Post - Mike Krzyzewski

 "The always-busy Mike Krzyzewski has a lot on his plate — even for him. He’s trying to lead a young Duke team to a fourth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title, attempting to lead the U.S. national team to back-to-back Olympic gold medals and is on the verge of becoming the winningest men’s basketball coach in Division I history... For Krzyzewski, the inevitable march toward history isn’t about a specific number, but the company it puts him in."

- On verge of 903rd win, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski keeps march toward hoops history in perspective, Washington Post

Sports Illustrated - Duke Blue Devils #1 Backcourt

"Austin Rivers, Seth Curry, Andre Dawkins, Quinn Cook, Tyler Thornton Rivers, whose father is Celtics coach Doc Rivers, is expected to be one of the college game's most electric scorers as a freshman. Curry, who had to take a backseat to star Nolan Smith last season, can light it up as well, and Dawkins is a sharpshooter who spreads the floor. If Cook and Thornton can give the Blue Devils quality minutes at the point guard spot, they'll be even scarier."

- Luke Winn's Top 16 Backcourts, Sports Illustrated

ESPN.com - Changes to Duke Blue Devils Football Program

"Things are quietly changing in Durham, N.C., as David Cutcliffe has shaken things up a bit entering his fourth year as the coach for the Duke Blue Devils... When Cutcliffe arrived on campus, the Blue Devils were the only team in major college football that didn't have a 100-yard practice field. They practiced on a 70-yard field. That was changed quickly. Now they are less than a month away from completing an indoor practice facility. They added a media center and full training facility and other things were giving face lifts. Basically, there's been a complete renovation and restoration of the Duke football program, including the roster."

- Recruits noticing changes at Duke, ESPN

ESPN.com - Duke's Top Recruit, Austin Rivers

"[North Carolina's Harrison Barnes and Duke guard Austin Rivers] will be the centerpieces of two teams with yearly aspirations at national titles. As you might have heard, both will play in the same basketball-berzerk corridor of central North Carolina. As you might have heard, both are backed by respective fan bases that prefer to reserve their most spirited disdain for members of the other... This fall, both will carry that weight onto the college court. Once there, both will meet all the scrutiny, intensity and intrigue of the promise of a new season -- not to mention a new season in the 11-mile stretch that separates Durham, N.C., from Chapel Hill -- entails."

- Another top recruit enters Tobacco Road, ESPN.com