Kritik und Lob » Matty Dawson on Richie Myler and Vincent Dupor

Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke team will begin the season with the distinction of being the top mens basketball team in the country.The Blue Devils were ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 after receiving 58 of 65 first-place votes from the national media panel. Its the eighth time Duke has held the preseason No. 1 ranking.It is always an honor to be ranked No. 1, Krzyzewski said. We understand that no teams have played a regular-season game at this point, so many things can and often do change throughout the course of a college basketball season. Certainly, were excited that people think highly of our team and the ACC as a whole.Duke is followed by perennial contenders Kentucky and Kansas at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. The Wildcats received two first-place votes.Kansas extended the nations longest consecutive poll streak with its 143rd straight Top 25, a run that started on Feb. 3, 2009.?Defending champion Villanova comes in at No. 4 after getting four first-place votes, while Oregon rounds out the top five.North Carolina, Xavier, Virginia, Wisconsin and Arizona make up the rest of the top 10.Indiana is 11th followed by Michigan State, Louisville, Gonzaga, Purdue, UCLA, Saint Marys, Connecticut, Syracuse and West Virginia.The last five ranked teams are Texas, Creighton, Rhode Island, Iowa State and Maryland.The ACC and Big Ten are tied with five ranked teams each while the Big 12 has four. Nine conferences have at least one team ranked in the preseason poll.The Blue Devils return three starters from last seasons Sweet 16 team and bring in ESPNs No. 2-ranked recruiting class, but it is uncertain how healthy they will be for their season opener Nov. 11 against?Marist. Freshman forward Harry Giles is still recovering from an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee. Freshman Jayson Tatum could play if his foot sprain recovers in time.Tatum suffered the injury Tuesday and was expected to miss about two weeks. Krzyzewski said at ACC media day last week that hes hopeful Tatum will be ready to go against the Red Foxes.ESPN senior writer Dana ONeil and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Mickey Mantle Jersey Large . Rousey will put her perfect 8-0 record and hardware on the line against another undefeated fighter, 7-0 Sara McMann in the main event of UFC 170, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada on February 22nd. Raul Mondesi Jersey . Nine days before the opening ceremony, organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that Sochi is "fully ready" and will deliver safe, friendly and well-run games that defy the grim reports that have overshadowed preparations. http://www.customyankeesjersey.com/custom-ben-heller-jersey-large-2004i.html . Kyle Denbrook, a soccer player from Saint Marys University, took the CIS male athlete of the week honour. Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday. Mark Teixeira Jersey . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. Casey Stengel Jersey . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said.​Barrie McDermott and Terry OConnor have selected their 10 favourite hits from last weekends Super League and Challenge Cup fixtures. There are four crunching tackles from the Langtree Park meeting of St Helens and Catalans, including Matty Dawson on Richie Myler and Vincent Duport on fellow Frenchman Theo Fages.Misi Taulapapa also features after his tackle, ball strip and breakaway try in Featherstones Challenge Cup defeat at Batley, and another big hit from that contest has been selected as hit of the week. Click on the video above to watch all the featured hits...There are three live Super League fixtures on Sky Sports this weeekend.dddddddddddd Round 12 gets underway on Thursday when Wigan Warriors host a Huddersfield Giants side that defeated leaders Warrington last weekend.Leeds Rhinos, who picked up a much-needed win against Hull FC, travel to Langtree Park on Friday to face a St Helens side that have lost three successive home games, while in-form Catalans Dragons host Salford Red Devils at the Stade Gilbert Brutus on Saturday. Also See: WATCH: Top five tries Set of Six Wolves boosted by Sandow news Follow @SkySportsRL ' ' '