Mike Kline joined September 2008

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Mike  Kline

About Mike »

Teacher by trade, former reporter and sports lovers.
I write about most things Duke related although I will take a stab at writing about other things if the mood strikes me. I'm a Duke fan but am not blinded by my like of the team and try to stay fairly impartial. I'm the Duke Football, yes I said football, featured columnist and also write regularly for the Duke Basketball Page.

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  • Favorite Athletes

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Duke, Dodgers, Redskins

  • Favorite Coaches

    Coack K, Joe Gibbs, Tommy Lasorda

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Laittner's Shot (part 1 and 2) Kurt Gibson Homer, unc winning 8 games

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Roger Maris' 61 homeruns in one season. Doing it on Juice doesn't count.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Who cares, oh that is right the rest of the world. Pele.

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Who cares? No really who cares?

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    ACC

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    VSN Writers commented on Duke Basketball Player Profile: Olek Czyz

    Hey, I run www.accsportszone.com a great ACC Sports Messageboard. You should register and post some. Another ACC fan would be spectacular, we might be putting together...

  • Article

    New Article: Despite No Bowl Duke Football Has Plenty to Celebrate

    The Duke Blue Devils won't be playing in a bowl game this season, so what is new right? Actually there would be a lot that is new about this program going forward...

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    Mike Kline commented on Duke, Not UNC, Is the ACC Team To Beat This Young Season

    Tyler I posted a similar rant on Justin's latest piece about how UNC dropped only two spots in this weeks poll after being whipped by Syracuse...

    • 1 replies – here are the latest…
    • Tyler Lambert replied…

      Haven't checked that one out yet, but I will go and see right quick.

  • Comment

    Justin McTeer commented on Duke Basketball Player Profile: Ryan Kelly

    The thing I like best about him is that he gets the mental aspect of the game and plays within himself. He's going to surprise a...

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    Sylvanus Bent commented on Duke Basketball Player Profile: Ryan Kelly

    As I posted on another article, I was waiting for him to look more comfortable and against Radford he finally did. I know he can put...

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    Mike Kline commented on Blue Devils and Tar Heels Top ACC Hoops, but Yellow Jackets Could be a Pest

    Right now I think Duke is clearly the best team in the league right now. I think Georgia Tech will be very good and I also...

  • Article

    New Article: Duke Basketball Player Profile: Ryan Kelly

    This is the continuation of a series profiling Duke's basketball players and what they hope to contribute to this year's team. It has been about a year since Duke Freshman Ryan Kelly committed to play basketball for the Blue Devils...

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    Bermuda Bob commented on Duke Basketball Player Profile: Brian Zoubek

    Hi Mike ... Nicely done ... seems like we have companion articles ... not that it matters much,it would be interesting to know whose came first...

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    Dave Gleason commented on Duke Basketball Player Profile: Brian Zoubek

    Zoubek stinks. Listen, I can wax poetic and be a gentleman and scholar more than anyone having gone to UNC as an undergrad and Cornell law...

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    Hey Mike!

    If you could check this out and leave some feedback it would be greatly appreciated.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293845-the-nbas-all-duke-north-carolina-team

    6 days ago

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    Henry Ball said...

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    Hey man,

    Check this one out if you've got a minute!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/292729-lsu-over-matched-out-manned-and-dangerous-vs-uconn-in-nit-semi-final

    Maybe we can slay us a giant! Thanks - HB

    7 days ago

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    Brad Frank said...

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    Hi Mike,

    First I just wanted to say that I truly appreciate all that you contribute to the Duke basketball community. Your leadership is well-noted, and your articles are much-needed. So thank you for that.

    Just a piece of advice for you: Something BabyTate told me when I first joined B/R was that don't address users who have yet to write an article and/or are without a profile picture. If they don't have the time to contribute the B/R community in some way, then they don't deserve to have you recognize their comments which are often either irrelevant or out of line.

    Take care,
    Brad

    9 days ago

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    Keith Schlosser said...

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    Do you blame the Knicks struggles this season on Chris Duhon? See what I think.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/290231-chris-duhon-no-longer-overachieving-for-the-knicks

    11 days ago

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    JW Nix said...

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    you might dig this :

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/289279-i-think-i-love-hockey

    12 days ago

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    Ari Kramer said...

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    Hey Mike,
    I'd really appreciate if you could check this out.
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/288823-ball-overseas-a-new-life-for-manhattans-devon-austin
    It's a unique article about Manhattan's Devon Austin who is adjusting to his first year of pro ball in Europe and I think it speaks a lot about what these guys need to go through in order to achieve their goal of playing for a living.
    Take care,
    Ari

    13 days ago

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