DURHAM, N.
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ready for Duke to finally resemble the team that was picked No. 1 in the
preseason.The fifth-ranked Blue Devils welcomed two key big men to the rotation
-- but also played without two starting guards.With Kennard scoring a
career-best 35 points, Duke routed Maine 94-55 on Saturday in the long-awaited
debut of freshmen Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden.Im just excited for everybody
to get back, Kennard said. Im excited to be a full, healthy team, and just step
on the pedal and be who we are going to be during the season.Amile Jefferson
added a career-high 20 points and Tatum finished with 10 for the Blue Devils
(8-1), who shot 60 percent while playing without a true point guard.Preseason
All-America Grayson Allen and freshman Frank Jackson -- their starting backcourt
for the past four games -- were held out. Allen has been dealing with a
lingering toe injury, while coach Mike Krzyzewski says Jackson has a little bit
of a sore foot.Krzyzewski says both players should be back for Tuesday nights
game against No. 24 Florida in New York.They certainly didnt need them to rout
the struggling Black Bears (2-6).Ilker Er scored all 20 of his points in the
first half for Maine.The story of this one was who finally played for Duke, as
well as who didnt.Duke has been without three injured five-star freshmen all
season, with Tatum out since spraining his foot during an October practice in
front of NBA scouts and Bolden sidelined since injuring his leg before the
regular season started.Tatum wound up starting and scored his first basket on a
banked jumper about 7 minutes in. Bolden was the first man off Dukes bench and
his first points came when he stuck back Tatums missed layup with about 7 1/2
minutes until halftime.Tatum played 20 minutes and left after catching a leg
cramp in the second half. Bolden logged 12 minutes off the bench and Krzyzewski
said he just got tired.I was just happy to be out there -- to rebound, to play
defense and to win, Tatum said.BIG PICTUREMaine: As their record might indicate,
the Black Bears have some things to sort out, and Cameron Indoor Stadium is a
tough place to fix those problems. To their credit, they kept things interesting
in the first half while Duke figured out how to play without Allen and Jackson,
but they didnt have any answers for Kennard and managed just 23 points in the
second half.Everything about them kind of wore us down, coach Bob Walsh said. I
thought they took our spirit away in the second half.Duke: Now that two of their
injured key players are back, the focus shifts to the two other players who sat
this one out. Neither one took part in pregame warmups -- both stood standing
next to injured big man Sean Obi on the baseline -- and they were on the bench
in their warmup gear throughout.Krzyzewski says Allen has turf toe thats not on
the main part, its on the side part and probably needs the extended rest that
will come during exam week and over the holidays to approach 100 percent. Duke
plays only two games between Dec. 11-30.Krzyzewski said hes just trying to deal
with the bottom line that eventually, everybody gets well. ... Just kind of
running motion offense here.POLL IMPLICATIONSDuke figures to benefit from a pair
of top-five upsets this week -- No. 3 North Carolinas loss at 13th-ranked
Indiana, and No. 1 Kentuckys home loss to 11th-ranked UCLA -- and slide up a
couple of spots when the new rankings are released Monday.STAT LINEKennard was
11 of 16 from the field, tied a season high with four 3-pointers and was 9 for 9
from the free-throw line. He scored Dukes first nine points and had 20 at
halftime.UP NEXTMaine: The Black Bears return home to face Holy Cross on
Wednesday night.Duke: The Blue Devils take on a familiar face Tuesday night when
they take on No. 24 Florida in the Jimmy V Classic in New York. The Gators are
coached by Mike White -- the son of Duke athletic director Kevin White.---Follow
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Michael Carter. Axed Fremantle midfielder Michael Barlow agreed to join Gold
Coast on Tuesday, the final day of the first AFL delisted player free agency
period.The 28-year-old was widely viewed as the pick of the delisted free agents
on the market and chose the Suns despite reported interest from Adelaide.Former
Crows utility Ricky Henderson also found a new AFL club, the 28-year-old
agreeing to join Hawthorn.The signings follow Essendons move to bring back
top-up players James Kelly and Matt Dea as delisted free agents on Friday.Barlow
is the latest arrival in a busy off-season for the Suns that has netted Pearce
Hanley (Brisbane), Jarryd Lyons (Adelaide) and Jarrod Witts (Collingwood) and
seen Jaeger OMeara and Dion Prestia depart.The opportunity that arose and the
presentation Marcus Ashcroft and Rodney Eade put to me was at the high end and
the demographic of the group as well, Barlow said.Im just super excited to come
to a group that sees real worth for my attributes.Were going to have four picks
inside the top 20 and some players that showed some real growth last year as
well as the inclusions of guys like Lyons, Hanley and Witts.Barlow played 126
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career-high 43 possessions against Port Adelaide this season before he was a
casualty of Ross Lyons list overhaul.News of Barlows signing came on the same
day Gold Coast agreed to let former 15th overall pick Jarrod Garlett out of his
playing contract to return home to Western Australia.It follows Prestias exit,
the messy departure of OMeara and the shock news skipper Gary Ablett was keen to
be traded back to Geelong .But Barlow is comfortable with his decision, having
sought the counsel of several Suns players.Theres a real excitement around the
group speaking to guys like David Swallow and Michael Rischitelli, he said.They
cant speak highly enough of where this clubs going and the dynamics of it
internally.Theres perception but then theres reality, and I take what
Rischitelli, (Matt) Rosa and all that tell me on face value and cant wait to
crack in and enjoy becoming a Queenslander for at least the next two years.Axed
players still have two delisted player free agency periods and Novembers drafts
to find new AFL clubs. ' ' '