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UNC-Duke, Where College Hoops Begins

By Ray HollomanFeb 11th 2009 – 4:15PM

There is a story behind the Duke and North Carolina rivalry, but like any really good tale, or an Alex Rodriguez interview, facts have just a bit part to play. It's been added to and embellished piece by piece like an heirloom quilt, its numbers tweaked as needed like the weight of a brag-about fishing catch or the age on...

Against Wake, Duke Faces No. 1 Test

By Ray HollomanJan 28th 2009 – 12:30PM

There's not much novel about the Blue Devils being No. 1. In fact, they've done it more times than Tiger Woods has won golf tournaments, than Detroit Lion fans have brown-bagged it to Ford Field and almost as many times as Mike Krzyzewski advised you on your choice of credit card, insurance or any of the other products...

Andrew Giuliani Might Have Been Kicked Off Duke Golf Team Because He's a Jerk

By Shane BaconJul 28th 2008 – 11:24AM

Nothing is more of an absolute certainty in this world than a rich kid filing a lawsuit because he wasn't treated fairly and then the real story coming out.After Andrew Giuliani, son of former mayor Rudy Giuliani, was kicked off the Duke golf team, he filed a lawsuit claiming he was "illegally terminated from the team in...

Giuliani Might Have Been Kicked Off Golf Team Because He Wasn't Very Good

By Shane BaconJul 25th 2008 – 11:04AM

There are probably a lot of reasons to sue a collegiate sports program for kicking you off the team without any previous knowledge of the happenings. If the coach tried to seduce you with flavored candles in his apartment or the athletic director forced you to do a Starry Night shot and you declined or if the mascot of the...

Rudy Giuliani's Son Seems Nice, Sues Duke for Dismissal From the Golf Team

By Shane BaconJul 24th 2008 – 11:45AM

Playing collegiate sports is a tough gig. You're up at 5 AM, doing sprints before workouts before class before practice. You hang, play and party with the same group of teammates you travel with.So, when the coach decides to dismiss you from the team, what's the first logical step to take? Yep, you guessed it, sue the...

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