DURHAM, N.C. -- Amile Jefferson has already seen one star-studded freshman class come through Duke and win a national championship. The teams elder statesman is ready for it to happen again.The parallels between this Duke team and the group from 2014-15 are too obvious to ignore: A roster dominated by one-and-done freshmen led those Blue Devils to their fifth national title, and now a repeat of that year certainly appears possible -- maybe even likely.These guys definitely have their own identity from that 2015 team -- a lot of talent, maybe even more talent, Jefferson said, though it is still unclear if this group will depart after one year. But at the end of the day, its going to be how our group bonds, how our group comes together, how our group learns to win together, and thats going to be our biggest goal, to be a complete team.Expectations are always high at Duke, which always seems to have McDonalds All-Americans ready to replace the ones that move on, and this year is no different. When Jahlil Okafor, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow jumped to the NBA after winning their title, Brandon Ingram came aboard -- and now that Ingram is with the Los Angeles Lakers, its up to a veritable All-Star team of freshmen to carry on that tradition.The key to whether Duke hangs banner No. 6 in the Cameron Indoor Stadium rafters in the spring will be making sure those freshmen -- Harry Giles, Javin DeLaurier, Jayson Tatum, Frank Jackson -- blend with a solid cast of returning players including Grayson Allen, Matt Jones and Jefferson, who received a medical hardship waiver to play another year.A championship team has to have talent, coach Mike Krzyzewski said. You dont win without talent. We have talent, and were not the only ones with talent. We have a really good mixture of experienced and new talent. So how that meshes is one of the key things.---Some things to know about the 2016-17 Blue Devils:NO GILES FOR A WHILE: Duke will be without Giles for a few weeks after he had his left knee scoped in mid-October. Krzyzewski says hes pleased with the procedure to clean up any scar tissue and loose bodies in the knee he injured three years ago. The goal is to be fully healthy for the ACC and NCAA tournaments, and Krzyzewski says thats why were making sure Harry is good right now.DEEPER BLUE DEVILS: Duke doesnt appear to have the depth issues that plagued the team last season, when injuries and occasionally ineffective play left the Blue Devils with a six-man rotation. Freshman big man Marques Bolden and the 6-10 DeLaurier give them a one-two punch inside, while they also have the option of playing small by pulling any five players from a six-man group that includes Jefferson and guards Allen, Jones, Jackson, Tatum and Luke Kennard.COACH KS HEALTHY, TOO: Count Krzyzewski among those who are back to full health. The winningest mens coach in Division I history had his left knee replaced in April, had hernia surgery a month later and had two ankle surgeries in June. That made a busy summer even busier for the soon-to-be 70-year-old Krzyzewski, who led the U.S. national team to its third straight gold medal at the Rio Olympics. Im not complaining -- I have it good, Krzyzewski said.KEY GAMES: The two marquee matchups of the nonconference schedule come when the Blue Devils play Kansas on Nov. 15 in New York in the Champions Classic, and face Michigan State on Nov. 29 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Duke also returns to New York on Dec. 6 to face Florida -- coached by Mike White, the son of Duke athletic director Kevin White -- in the Jimmy V Classic.---Online:AP College Basketball: collegebasketball.ap.org Air Jordan Baratas España . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Zapatillas Jordan Retro Baratas . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. http://www.airjordanbaratas.es/ . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Air Jordan Retro España . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. Jordan Retro Baratas OCEANPORT, N.J. -- Bradester remained undefeated on the year while winning his third race in a row as he scored a repeat victory in the Grade 2 Monmouth Cup, the first of five consecutive stakes on the Haskell card at Monmouth Park on Sunday.Bradester, 6, is now four for seven and has never finished worse than second at Monmouth Park. This was his third straight appearance in the $200,000 Monmouth Cup, a race in which he finished second two years ago and won in 2015.Bradester was sent from the gate by jockey Joe Bravo and established a clear early lead. Bravo let him open up on the far turn of the 1-1/16-mile race and he drew off to a long lead. He was not asked for his best late while winning by 2-1/2 lengths.Trained by Eddie Kenneally, Bradester paid $3.20 in the six-horse field and was timed in 1:42.21 over the sloppy track. Scuba finished second, 5-1/4 lengths in front of third-place Mr. Jordan.The Monmouth Cup was Bradesters second career start over a wet surface. He finished second in the 2013 Inndiana Derby to Power Broker over a sloppy track.ddddddddddddWe never breeze him in the mud and we didnt know if hed love it or not, Kenneally said. We knew he loved a fast Monmouth track, but we werent sure about a muddy one.Kenneally said Bradester could possibly start next in the Grade 1 Woodward, a 1-1/8-mile stakes at Saratoga on Sept. 3.In his first two starts of the year, Bradester won the Majestic Light Stakes at Monmouth and then scored his first Grade 1 victory in the Stephen Foster, a 1-1/8-miles stakes at Churchill Downs. The Foster was a Win and Youre In for the $6 million Breeders Cup Classic, a 1-1/4-mile race at Santa Anita on Nov. 5.Last year, Bradester tired to finish ninth in the Breeders Cup Mile. At that point, the Classic seemed too long for him.Hes a better horse this year so well see how he does and decide which race is right for him, Kenneally said. ' ' '
