Duke point guard Tre Jones will forgo his final two years of eligibility and enter the NBA Draft, ESPN reported Saturday. The sophomore was named both the ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player […]
ATLANTA — Vince Carter leaned back in his seat, dabbed his eyes and struggled to contain his emotions. He knew his playing days were coming to an end. Yet, after almost 22 seasons in the […]
LOS ANGELES — Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any outward evidence of engine failure, the National Transportation Safety Board said […]
I was sitting on the couch at Mom’s watching an old Western two Sundays ago when my mom told me to switch the TV over to Fox News. “What’s going on?” I asked, not really wanting to change […]
It’s nearly impossible to have even a short conversation with a college administrator, politician or chief executive without the words “diversity” and “inclusion” dropping from their lips. Diversity and inclusion appear to be the end-all and be-all of their […]
HONG KONG — When the ball smashed into a photo of LeBron James’ face stuck above the hoop and dropped into the basket, the Hong Kong protesters cheered. They also trampled on jerseys bearing his […]
Forgive many people in North Carolina if they view the current NBA drama in China with a certain sense of schadenfreude. They deserve it, they say. The NBA abruptly canceled the 2017 All-Star Game scheduled […]
In 2011, Kyrie Irving was selected first overall in the NBA Draft. He was the first Blue Devil taken in the first round since Gerald Henderson, two years earlier, and he started an incredible run […]
DURHAM — More than two months after the season ended, Duke now has a good idea of its roster for the 2019-20 season. As usual, coach Mike Krzyzewski will have a new class of freshmen […]
The NBA Draft Combine begins Wednesday in Chicago, with interviews and player testing. Later in the week, NBA hopefuls will participate in drills and scrimmages, hoping to impress pro scouts prior to next month’s draft. […]
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