903! Coach K Passes Knight on All-Time Wins List

"Coach K" became Division I's winningest coach when No. 6 Duke beat Michigan State 74-69 on Tuesday night in the State Farm Champions Classic. The Blue Devils gave Krzyzewski his 903rd win, breaking the tie with Knight, Krzyzewski's college coach at Army and his mentor throughout his professional career.

Krzyzewski Guides USA to Gold Medal at FIBA World Championships

Krzyzewski Guides USA to Gold Medal at FIBA World Championships

81-64 victory over Turkey captures the 2010 FIBA World Championship title.

National Champs!

The "Big Three" — Singler, Scheyer and Smith — won the Big One for coach Mike Krzyzewski, his first championship since 2001 and the fourth overall.

Garrett Cherishes His Duke Visit

Since 1992, Jason Garrett has been around NFL coaches in some capacity. Whether it was playing for guys like Jimmy Johnson, Barry Switzer, Chan Gailey or Sean Payton, or working with the likes of Nick Saban, Wade Phillips and now Rob Ryan, Garrett has always been surrounded by accomplished football coaches.

Let’s not forget he grew up with one every day, as his dad, Jim, was a longtime coach and NFL scout.

But sometimes even coaches need to step out of the box. That’s Jason Garrett did a few weeks ago, as he visited one of the greatest college basketball programs and coaches of all-time.

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Vote to Help Coach K Receive $100K for Favorite Charity

Duke fans, here’s your chance to help head coach Mike Krzyzewski receive $100,000 for his favorite charity, the Emily Krzyzewski Center. Coach K is participating in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge. Vote for Coach K and the Emily Krzyzewski Center now: http://es.pn/fif6aM

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880! Coach K Makes History

Mike Krzyzewski one-upped his longtime rival. Now there’s only one man with more victories than Duke’s Hall of Fame coach – his former mentor.

Krzyzewski moved past rival Dean Smith into second place on the men’s all-time wins list Wednesday night, claiming his 880th career victory with the top-ranked Blue Devils’ 108-62 rout of North Carolina-Greensboro.

He trails Bob Knight, who mentored and coached him at Army on the way to 902 wins. One fan in the stands held a sign that said: “You’re next, Bobby.”

“I don’t want to take any of that too seriously, but rather say, ‘I’m one of the guys who’s won a lot of games,”’ Krzyzewski said. “To share a spotlight with Dean and (Knight), that’s a great honor.”

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