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Jeff Benedict

Jeff Benedict

Joined: Dec 11, 2013

Duke tops Syracuse in basketball's newest and best rivalry
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Duke tops Syracuse in basketball's newest and best rivalry

If there are truly basketball Gods, they will give the country the opportunity to watch Syracuse and Duke play each other in Dallas in April.

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The Education of Duke freshman phenom Jabari Parker
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The Education of Duke freshman phenom Jabari Parker

Sonny and Lola smiled.

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Mormon faith more important to Jabari Parker than NBA stardom
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Mormon faith more important to Jabari Parker than NBA stardom

"When he came home from his mission, we talked a lot about it," Jabari says. "I want to go. But I have doubts. The NBA is the biggest dream of basketball

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BYU's Spencer Hadley opens up on incident that got him suspended
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BYU's Spencer Hadley opens up on incident that got him suspended

Jeff Benedict is co-author (along with Armen Keteyian) of a new book on college football, The System. Purchase a copy here.

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Still learning the game, Lions rookie DE Ziggy Ansah is on fast track
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Still learning the game, Lions rookie DE Ziggy Ansah is on fast track

Jeff Benedict's latest book, The System co-authored by Armen Keteyian, comes out in September.

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A behind-the-scenes look at Jabari Parker's decision to attend Duke
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A behind-the-scenes look at Jabari Parker's decision to attend Duke

On Thursday afternoon Jabari Parker, one of the top basketball players in the country out of Simeon High in Chicago, announced on national television that he

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Seeing gang problem in Compton was an eye-opening experience
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Seeing gang problem in Compton was an eye-opening experience

The presence of gang members on college sports teams is a topic my colleague Armen Keteyian and I started looking into last spring. After getting an exclusive

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A poignant portrait revealed in An Accidental Sportswriter
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A poignant portrait revealed in An Accidental Sportswriter

Robert Lipsyte never wanted to be a sportswriter, never mind one for The New York Times. "A fat boy growing up," he writes in his revealing new memoir An

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Lessons to be learned from the SI/CBS News investigation
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Lessons to be learned from the SI/CBS News investigation

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An alarming number of college athletes charged with serious crime
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An alarming number of college athletes charged with serious crime

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A double standard when it comes to athletes and domestic violence
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A double standard when it comes to athletes and domestic violence

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