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Shawne Merriman Wins Lawsuit Against Christian Laettner

I'm still not sure why anyone -- millionaire or hobo -- would believe that former Duke star and NBAer Christian Laettner would know the first thing about real estate. But somehow NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman thought it would be good business to loan money to Laettner and sidekick Brian Davis' company, BD Ventures. In...

Duke's Kyle Singler Can Literally Score From Anywhere

Duke University is the most hated program in college basketball. Which means that they're doing something right since nobody cares about a loser. The list of easily unlikeable Dukies is long and distinguished, from Danny Ferry to Christian Laettner to JJ Redick. Remarkably -- as Deadspin notes -- the best player...

Christian Laettner, Rick Pitino Relive 'The Shot' in Vitamin Water Ad

Christian Laettner did many amazing things in his four years at Duke. But one instance stands out above the rest, a pump-fake, turnaround, buzzer beating jump shot against Kentucky in the 1992 regional final which gave the Devils a single-point victory in overtime against Kentucky, then coached by Rick Pitino. Vitamin...

Villanova Closes Out Spectrum With Signature Win

It was the final college game at the Spectrum. It was the place where Bob Knight won two national championships at Indiana. It was the place where Christian Laettner hit the shot to knock off Kentucky and move Duke into the 1992 Final Four. So fittingly, in this finale, Villanova knocked off PItt 67-57.This was an...

Brand Pulls a Boozer on the Clippers; And What (Duke) Do Both Have in Common?

There has been lots of debate about Elton Brand "stiffing" the LA Clippers this past week. Some say he owed nothing to the team (or Baron Davis, if he did coax him to signing there); some feel he's a first class jerk.Many people bring up what Carlos Boozer did to the Cavaliers a few years ago. Boozer had a *wink wink* deal...

Christian Laettner News From the Web

05/09/12 Boys Track and Field | Section 1AA True Team meet Source: Post-Bulletin - Rochester MN Plainview-Elgin-Millville rode terrific all-around balance to win the Section One, Class AA True Team boys track and field meet Tuesday.
04/26/12 : All time champions: No. 2 1992 Duke Source: SceneDaily From 1988 until 1992, Duke reached five consecutive Final Fours and won two national championships.
04/18/12 March Madness: The fantastic four Source: NBC - KHNL 8 - Honolulu/Hilo/Wailuku HI They couldn't even get a ride to the Dance.
04/09/12 'BACK TO BACK' ...Duke 1991-92 Champs Source: The Herald-Sun - Durham NC It was a team with talents few in NCAA basketball have ever possessed.
04/02/12 March Madness: The fantastic four Source: ABC - WTVM 9 They couldn't even get a ride to the Dance.