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John McEnroe and Ivan Lendls Cold War-era enmity was such that their tennis matches were almost as threatening to world peace as the Cuban Missile Crisis.And with their respective pupils Milos Raonic and Andy Murray playing for the Wimbledon title on Sunday (9 a.m. ET on ESPN/WatchESPN), its inevitable that the mens final will be seen as the renewal of their Grand Slam hostilities. But thats not how they see this match inside Raonics camp, with another of the Canadians coaches, Carlos Moya, telling the Wimbledon Diary that Team Milos havent once discussed McEnroe continuing a rivalry with Lendl.I can tell you that we havent spoken about Ivan at all, disclosed Moya, a former world No.1, and one of a trio of coaches employed by Raonic, with the other being Riccardo Piatti. There is a war between Milos and Andy. They are the players who are going to play in the final, and thats it. They are the ones who will be on the grass playing for the title, and no one else.99 problems, tennis aint oneAlong with his wife Beyonce, Jay Z was among Serena Williams guests on Centre Court for the singles final. The rapper knows his tennis -- and in years to come he could be back at the All England Club in a professional capacity, as a leading players agent.That would be through his Roc Nation Sports agency, which represents Frances Tiafoe, an 18-year-old American who is already ranked in the mens top 200. It was Jay Z himself who convinced Tiafoe to choose Roc Nation Sports rather than one of the more established tennis management companies. Jay Z invited Tiafoe backstage at one of his concerts and, according to the teenager, told me he wanted me on the team -- that got my attention. Jay Z wasnt the only rapper who enjoyed Williams victory -- Snoop Dogg tweeted his congratulations.Murray in the moneyVictory for Murray -- which would come with a cheque for ￡2 million -- would be good news for British start-up companies. Already this year he has invested in a navigation app for bicycles, a live-tracking device for dogs, a beauty on demand service, an ice cream company, a train subscription service, a peer-to-peer lender, a film-streaming platform and whats been described as the Netflix for magazines.By reaching the final, Murray is already guaranteed to receive ￡1 million for his efforts this fortnight, but clearly if he can double that amount he will have more left over to invest. Raonic, meanwhile, may well spend some his money on a piece of modern art. Fred VanVleet Raptors Jersey . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. 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Saint Marys College begins the most promising season in school history with a challenging opener, a Friday night (11 p.m. ET) home contest against Nevada, another team with high hopes.The Gaels are ranked in the Associated Press preseason poll for the first time, coming in at No. 17, and they are picked to finish second behind Gonzaga in the preseason West Coast Conference coaches poll.Its easy to see why expectations are high.The Gaels return all five starters from a squad that last season tied for the WCC regular-season title, beat Gonzaga twice and set a school record for wins while going 29-6.Despite all that, St. Marys failed to get an NCAA Tournament bid, something that seems well within reach this season.Dealing with such high expectations is something new for the tiny school located in rural Moraga, Calif., and its new for Randy Bennett, who is beginning his 16th season as the Gaels head coach. He is trying to avoid the big-picture possibilities and focus on the little things that got St. Marys to this intersection.Even as attention multiplies, the Gaels are going with their we first mantra.When asked to name his No. 1 goal, Bennett said, I think just be who we are, try to be better all the time. Were trying to stay focused as opposed to worrying about rankings.The Gaels must stay true to their reliance on patience, sound fundamentals and excellent three-point shooting. They are not going to overwhelm anyone with athleticism.That identity will be tested in the opener against an athletic Nevada squad that made remarkable progress last season in Eric Musselmans first year as the Wolf Packs head coach.Musselman, who had been the head coach of two NBA teams (Golden State and Sacramento), transformed a Nevada team that had won just nine games the year before he arrived into a 24-win team that won the College Basketball Invitational postseason tournament last season.dddddddddddd With four starters returning, the Wolf Pack were picked by the media to finish second in the Mountain West Conference this season, behind San Diego State.Nevada has one player who could present major problems for the Gaels -- sophomore forward Cameron Oliver, who was named to the Mountain Wests preseason all-conference team after averaging 13.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.61 blocks as a freshman.Obviously he had an unbelievable freshman season, said Musselman. Cam is a great, great shot-blocker. Hes an elite floor-runner. He proved last year he can knock the three down.Sometimes Cam doesnt know how good he can be in the post. We want to continue to throw the ball down to him in the post like we did in the CBI (when Oliver averaged 19.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in six games).Musselman is concerned about his teams defense, and that could be a problem against a St. Marys team that last season led the nation in field goal percentage (50.4) and was ninth in three-point percentage (40.6).Nearly every St. Marys starter can shoot from long range, and Stefan Gonzalez returns after hitting 52.6 percent of his threes (40 of 76) while coming off the bench a year ago.Three St. Marys players -- Emmett Naar, Dan Pineau and Joe Rahon -- were named to the WCCs 10-man preseason all-conference squad. Naar and Pineau are two of the seven Australian players on the Gaels roster, which is perennially filled with players from Down Under. ' ' '