Luke DeCock
@lukedecock.bsky.social
News & Observer sports columnist | USBWA past president | [email protected] | he/him | Nobody knows anybody, not that well | COYB
What you do you must do on your own.
The main thing is to write
for the joy of it.
— Seamus Heaney, Station Island
What you do you must do on your own.
The main thing is to write
for the joy of it.
— Seamus Heaney, Station Island
Good morning from West Point, where many of Mike Krzyzewski’s Army classmates and former Army players have gathered to see him honored before Duke’s Veterans Day visit tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Good morning from West Point, where many of Mike Krzyzewski’s Army classmates and former Army players have gathered to see him honored before Duke’s Veterans Day visit tonight.
With the right hand to Pitlick’s nose:
November 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
With the right hand to Pitlick’s nose:
I thought he was dead!
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I thought he was dead!
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Bit of a detour today … helping out our colleagues in Charlotte with the Panthers. @mikekayefootball.bsky.social and me are the road team in Green Bay.
November 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Bit of a detour today … helping out our colleagues in Charlotte with the Panthers. @mikekayefootball.bsky.social and me are the road team in Green Bay.
Do it for Derek Bell’s car
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Do it for Derek Bell’s car
Charloltte’s got a lolt
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Charloltte’s got a lolt
“Packed into Carter-Finley Stadium for homecoming in Raleigh-Durham.”
November 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Packed into Carter-Finley Stadium for homecoming in Raleigh-Durham.”
What’s Seth watching and laughing at anyway? You’ll have to watch the video to find out.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
What’s Seth watching and laughing at anyway? You’ll have to watch the video to find out.
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...
Murray says Happy Halloween and also why are there so many kids coming to see me.
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Murray says Happy Halloween and also why are there so many kids coming to see me.
And here it is. Next deadlines in case, for discovery and dispositive motions, are in March/April.
October 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
And here it is. Next deadlines in case, for discovery and dispositive motions, are in March/April.
Per Law360, the mediator in UNC tennis star Reese Brantmeier’s prize-money lawsuit against the NCAA has reported an impasse, which means the case is likely headed for trial next summer.
Background: amp.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
Background: amp.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Per Law360, the mediator in UNC tennis star Reese Brantmeier’s prize-money lawsuit against the NCAA has reported an impasse, which means the case is likely headed for trial next summer.
Background: amp.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
Background: amp.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...
Quoth Ponysaurus:
“Children must be under the direct supervision of their guardian at all times”
and they mean it
“Children must be under the direct supervision of their guardian at all times”
and they mean it
October 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Quoth Ponysaurus:
“Children must be under the direct supervision of their guardian at all times”
and they mean it
“Children must be under the direct supervision of their guardian at all times”
and they mean it
An NCAA researcher testified that people were "less likely" to watch college sports if players were paid.
They were and are not.
They were and are not.
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
An NCAA researcher testified that people were "less likely" to watch college sports if players were paid.
They were and are not.
They were and are not.
Define “Perfect Ending”
October 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Define “Perfect Ending”