Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami (Ohio) RedHawks

Duke whooped up on Miami (Ohio) tonight.  We were at small group when it started, so I watched it on the DVR when I got home.  The final score was 79-45.  Duke’s defense was on, though the offense didn’t seem as crisp as it should have.  The overall feeling, I think, is that we’re looking […]

Duke vs. Princeton Starts the Season

Happy second birthday to my niece, Addison Sawyer! The highlight of my day was watching Duke’s first game of the season against Princeton.  The final score was 97-60.  The three players everyone talks about are Kyle Singler, Nolan Smith and Kyrie Irving, who all did great.  Irving, making his debut in this game, didn’t show […]

Efficient Use of TV Time

We set the clocks back last night, and Milly got up at 7:30, which felt like 8:30 to her.  Usually one of us is ready by the time we get Milly up to get her ready for church, but since she was up before either of us had finished getting ready, it put us back […]

Milly’s First Visit to the Fair

After a Cracker Barrel breakfast courtesy my mother-in-law and a shopping trip she and Amanda took while Milly napped (allowing me to catch up on South Park and ESPNU’s All Access featuring Duke’s men’s basketball team, prompting me to re-watch last season’s 82-50 shellacking of the Tar Heels at Cameron), the four of us headed […]

Duke vs. Cal Poly Pomona

Duke had an exhibition game with the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos tonight.  Just as the Blue Devils were the NCAA Division I champs last season and are the favorites to repeat this season, the Broncos won Division II last season and are favored to repeat, so as far as exhibition games go, it was a […]