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Michael William "Mike" Krzyzewski (Polish: Krzyżewski; /kʂɨˈʐɛ(f)ski/; in American English pronounced "Sha-shef-skee")(born February 13, 1947) is an American basketball coach. Currently the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, he also coached the United States men's national basketball team at the 2006 world championship and the 2008 Summer Olympics, culminating with the gold medal at the Olympics. Affectionately known as "Coach K", Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to three NCAA Championships, ten Final Fours (third most in history), and ten ACC Championships over 28 seasons at Duke. Currently the winningest active men's NCAA Division I coach, Krzyzewski has amassed an NCAA-record 69 NCAA tournament victories, while averaging more than 25 wins per season. He has also coached an NCAA record nine 30-win seasons in his tenure. Sixty-one of the 65 four-year players under his tutelage since 1986 have competed in at least one Final Four. On March 1, 2008, Mike Krzyzewski became the sixth men's basketball coach in NCAA history to reach the 800-win plateau. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame following the 2001 season.

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Buzz says Bobcats may revert to Hornets

Source: The Olympian   |   May 19 2013, 2:19am CDT

The Bobcats have started pursuing a name change to Charlotte’s original NBA team, an informed source confirmed to the Charlotte Observer. Though the Bobcats will need permission from the league to make such a change, incoming NBA commis ...

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Source: Albuquerque Journal  |   May 19 2013, 1:16am CDT

In Laredo, Texas, the Laredo Rattlesnakes earned a 34-29 victory against the New Mexico Stars on Saturday night in a Lone Star Football League game. It was the lowest-scoring game in the league this season. Six weeks ...

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Mike Krzyzewski might coach U.S. hoops team again at 2016 Olympics

Source: Denver Post  |   May 19 2013, 12:59am CDT

Mike Krzyzewski is in discussions to return as the United States Olympic men's basketball coach through the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, according to SI.com. The Duke coach said during and after the 2012 London ...

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Duke Blue Devils’ Jabari Parker Will be Bigger Star than Kansas Jayhawks’ Andrew Wiggins

Source: Rant Sports  |   May 18 2013, 11:09pm CDT

I have written recent articles about the 2013 home schedule for the Miami Dolphins (home sched article is HERE) and also about the 2013 Dolphins road schedule (road sched article is HERE). In a recent interview I did with Keith Sims for the show that I c ...

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A Look Ahead: College Basketball Capsules for Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State

Source: The News & Observer  |   May 18 2013, 10:59pm CDT

Duke Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (34th season, 884-238 at Duke; 957-297 overall) 2012-13 record: 30-6 (14-4 ACC, second) Postseason: NCAA tournament, 3-1 (beat Albany, Creighton, Michigan State; lost to Louisville) Projected starting line ...

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Joe Giglio’s crystal basketball: In 2013-14, it’s Duke, then everybody else

Source: Charlotte Observer  |   May 18 2013, 10:46pm CDT

tool goes here Chicago's Simeon Career Academy's Jabari Parker announces he will be attending Duke during a news conference at his high school Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ...

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Sports digest: Dwight Freeney signs with San Diego Chargers

Source: The San Jose Mercury News  |   May 18 2013, 10:09pm CDT

New England tight end Rob Gronkowski may need back surgery, ESPN reported. He already is facing a fourth surgery on his forearm. The surgery to replace a plate in his forearm will require about 10 weeks of recuperation. Chicago and first-round draft pic ...

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Coach K might not be done as Olympic coach

Source: Charlotte Observer  |   May 18 2013, 9:26pm CDT

tool goes here When Mike Krzyzewski arrived triumphantly at Raleigh-Durham International Airport last August, with a second gold medal in hand, he said he was done coaching the United States Olympic team. In ...

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