61 Results for duke blue devils

Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Pat Forde loves the first 1,195 pages of the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia." But when it comes to Jeff Sagarin's all-time rankings, well … let the debate begin.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Red-hot rivalries burn down the house

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

When it comes to red-hot rivalries for the 2009-10 season, Tobacco Road takes a back seat to Kentucky and Louisville.

Story | Conversation | July 01, 2009

Big Dance: Who takes the crown?

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From Selection Sunday to the Coen brothers to the players under pressure, The Minutes -- Big Dance edition! -- runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | March 15, 2009

Let's hear it for the little guy

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From Morehead mania to the possible fourth No. 1 seed to Chief Kickingstallionsims, The Minutes runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009

For all the Cinderella dreamers, the tournament starts now

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From Cinderella dreamers to the big men who make March go to the bubble-weary, The Minutes runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009

Forde Minutes: Stretch-run story lines, monopolies and underachievers

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From the stretch-run story lines to the multi-bid monopoly to the underachievers, The Minutes runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | February 17, 2009

Hoops schools vs. non-hoops schools

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From the differences between hoops schools and non-hoops schools to ruggedness on the floor to the hots and nots, The Minutes runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009

Final thrilling play a perfect symbol for this wild and wacky season

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

The final play in Wake's win over Duke on Wednesday was perfect -- not only in execution, but as a symbol for an increasingly wacky season.

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Duke sends big-picture message with its Boiler beatdown

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

What are the possible roadblocks facing prohibitive favorite North Carolina? For starters, the Heels bedeviling neighbor looks every bit the part of a national title contender, writes Pat Forde.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008

Where do Chalmers' NCAA tourney theatrics rank?

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

With three months of perspective, where does Mario Chalmers' national-title game winner rank among the best shots in NCAA tournament history? Pat Forde breaks down the deserving shots.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008

UNC proves its Achilles' heel is not on defense

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

For the longest time this season, the knock on No. 1 UNC was its defense. But the Tar Heels put the lockdown on Duke in the waning minutes of Saturday's win, and they looked like a favorite for the national championship in doing so, writes Pat Forde.

Story | Conversation | March 08, 2008

Five at a time, everything you need to know

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

As the season tips, Pat Forde gives you the comprehensive list of everything you need to know.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2007

Gators head blue-chip programs positioned for success

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Looking ahead to the next 10 years, Florida heads a list of blue-chip programs best positioned for continued success, writes Pat Forde.

Story | Conversation | May 11, 2007

In a battle of image, Duke takes black eye

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

Although the game was fairly ordinary by this rivalry's standards, the Duke-North Carolina feud was knocked up a notch by a flying forearm, writes Pat Forde.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2007

The other side of J.J. Redick

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

J.J. Redick is America's Most Hated Player. But Pat Forde finds another side to the Duke star that the public doesn't get to see too often.

Story | Conversation | February 22, 2006