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Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/01/607418/irving-ready-to-lead-duke.html

"Kyrie will be very, very good right away," Krzyzewski said. "There's absolutely no question about that. He's that good a basketball player."

Nice read on Kyrie Irving...including a story of a game of horse between him and Jason Williams!

Link: http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/80159/?DB_OEM_ID=4200

Here's a nice writeup about Thad Lewis as he continues his journey into the NFL.

Lewis was listed at 6’1 and 215 pounds but probably stands just a notch below that. Ultimately, that kept Lewis from landing anywhere during the draft.

“I heard it a lot,” Lewis said. “That’s the biggest thing people knocking on my height. Can he throw the ball? Will it get batted down a lot? Things like that. Do you want to take a chance on a guy that is not tall enough? Those are the things I heard about me for not getting drafted. At the end of the day, you’re a quarterback no matter how tall you are. If you are a quarterback, you are a quarterback. If you can go out on the field at any height and produce then I am pretty sure if you do it in college, you can do it on the next level, too.”

http://www.stlouisrams.com/article/80159/?DB_OEM_ID=4200

Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=5394273

Still, Blue Devils assistant defensive coordinator and linebacker coach Jim Collins said he knows Duke can have a winning program. He was on Spurrier's Duke staff and has seen it done.

"People say we can't win here because of the academics," Collins said. "They said that to coach Spurrier and they say that to coach Cutcliffe. But you can't use that as an excuse not to win. The way Cut believes that's an advantage for us because the opportunity at Duke is a special one. This is a special place for special young men. That was our approach in the '80s and that hasn't changed.

Coach Cut lays out lots of thoughts on Duke's bright future in this interesting article on ESPN.com.

Link: http://www.wralsportsfan.com/duke/video/7957278/

Here's incoming freshmen point guard Kyrie Irving playing at the N.C. Pro-AM. 35 points!

http://www.wralsportsfan.com/duke/video/7957278/ Click there for more video, including an interview with Kyrie!

BlueDevilNation is reporting Marshall Plumlee to Duke!

http://bluedevilnation.net/2010/07/marshall-plumlee-to-duke/