North Carolina remains ‘up’ in NCAA projections, Duke takes a tumble
PHOTO (UNC Athletics): Freshman Walker Kessler celebrates with teammates Saturday’s upset of No. 11 Florida State. By TOM SHANAHAN The second to last weekend of
Blue Collar Jordan Goldwater proves self among Blue Blooded Blue Devils
By TOM SHANAHAN Duke senior Jordan Goldwire plays his final game on Senior Night at 6 p.m. Saturday against Louisville in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Or
Steelers’ Bill Nunn gains his due, joining Donnie Shell and other HBCU players in Pro Football Hall of Fame
PHOTO: Bill Nunn with the Pittsburgh dynasty’s four Super Bowl trophies from the 1974 (IX), 1975 (X), 1978 (XIII) and 1979 (XIV) seasons. I interviewed
Air Coryell legend Doug Wilkerson’s path to NFL was supposed to ride Duffy’s Underground Railroad
PHOTO: Doug Wilkerson is a member of the Black College Football Hall of Fame from his career at N.C. Central, but he planned to ride
L’affaire Boeheim-Johnson blows over as Duke runs by Syracuse
PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Mark Williams dunks on a break from the right side. By TOM SHANAHAN Oh, how the Cameron Crazies would have let Syracuse
Boeheim responds to Bilas; Williams and Brakefield now have his attention
Jim Boeheim (L) and Mike Krzyzewski By TOM SHANAHAN Jim Boeheim doesn’t suffer fools. We’ve long known that about Syracuse’s 76-year-old basketball coach. Now we
Duke and North Carolina making different type last-season push
PHOTO (Duke Athletics): Matthew Hurt (21) and teammates celebrate upsetting No. 7 Virginia. By TOM SHANAHAN It’s late February. That means Duke and North Carolina
Krzyzewski is 74 and coaching like he’s 31 at West Point
By TOM SHANAHAN Duke basketball players often say they came to Durham to play for the best coach in America. Mike Krzyzewski sometimes makes it
Carson Wentz could use teammate lesson from Brees, Rivers and Flutie
PHOTO: Philip Rivers (L) and Drew Brees as new teammates at the Chargers’ 2004 mini-camp in San Diego. By TOM SHANAHAN The long simmering Carson
Duke rolling on without Johnson a sign of college basketball’s changing times
By TOM SHANAHAN “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” — Duke basketball (with apologies to Mark Twain). By Tom Shanahan A week ago,