Duke loses; world rejoices
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Rover found this 3/23/2008 on sports.yahoo.com [flag] |
You've surely heard by now: Duke lost to West Virginia earlier today, a product of both the Mountaineers' strength -- Joe Alexander went for +20 and +10 yet again, and Bob Huggins got a near triple-double from reserve point guard Joe Mazzulla -- and the Dookies' inability to turn themselves from unathletic, three-point shooting team into a tourney-ready squad. A less humble blogger would here ...
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That was awesome
Published 3/24/2008 by PostmanE at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... 80 in the second round. Dodged a bullet there.
And through all that, Duke-hate ran strong. Joe Alexander feels it:
This is where I brag that I picked West Virginia to beat Duke. I did. Yay.
Now that that’s over, shameless links to things I wrote:
Saying goodbye to the first weekend of the tournament, and celebrating Stephen Curry’s awesome shoes at The Dagger
Awkward Duke hate at The Dagger
Eulogizing Indiana at Inside The Hall
Synergy ...
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