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Get ready to learn some new names as the college basketball season tips off this week.The 2015-16 season was billed as the year of the senior, but newcomers figure to take center stage this season with the arrival of a talented and deep freshman class.Jerry Meyer, the national director of scouting for 247Sports, calls the incoming freshman class the best since the 2007-08 season, which featured eventual NBA all-stars Derrick Rose, James Harden, Blake Griffin and Kevin Love.I would be surprised if this class doesnt eventually produce multiple NBA all-stars when its all said and done, said Eric Bossi, the director of basketball recruiting at Rivals.That represents a major change from last season, when experience was emphasized. Four of the five first-team selections on the AP All-America team last year were seniors: Virginias Malcolm Brogdon, Oklahomas Buddy Hield, North Carolinas Brice Johnson and Michigan States Denzel Valentine.The starting lineups in last seasons NCAA championship game between Villanova and North Carolina included four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and only one freshman. The nations most celebrated freshman was LSUs Ben Simmons, who became the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft but failed to reach the NCAA Tournament.This years freshman class features much more depth.I wouldnt put anyone on that Ben Simmons level -- I really think Ben Simmons is an exceptional talent -- but I think theres a bunch of guys just a step below, Meyer said.As usual, freshmen could make the biggest impact at No. 1 Duke and No. 2 Kentucky.Dukes six-man freshman class has four of the nations top 15 prospects, according to composite rankings of recruiting websites compiled by 247Sports . That group includes forwards Harry Giles (No. 2) and Jayson Tatum (No. 4), guard Frank Jackson (No. 13) and center Marques Bolden (No. 15).As everyone can see, these guys are already talented, Duke senior forward Amile Jefferson said. They already have the tools and the gifts that God gave them to be really good basketball players.Tatum has a sprained foot and Giles underwent arthroscopic knee surgery last month that kept both players out of Dukes preseason exhibitions. Bolden is expected to miss Dukes first two regular-season games because of a leg injury.Kentuckys John Calipari landed five of the nations top 24 prospects, according to the 247Sports Composite. The new Wildcats include guards DeAaron Fox (No. 6) and Malik Monk (No. 11) and forwards Edrice Bam Adebayo (No. 9), Wenyen Gabriel (No. 14) and Sacha Killeya-Jones (No. 24). They combined for 78 points Sunday in a 156-63 exhibition blowout of NAIA Division II school Asbury.His fan base hears every year about that crop of young guys, and about every other year theyve been as good as advertised, Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. This is another special group. This could be another Karl Towns-type group.Meyer noted Adebayo is going to bring something to the table that Kentucky was woefully missing last year as far as physical play inside and explosiveness.Meyer added its arguably the best class John Calipari has brought to Kentucky, though Calipari himself is reluctant to compare.Its hard to think back, Calipari said. All I can tell you is its a very smart group -- a very driven, wired group, a competitive group.But the freshman talent is spread around.No. 3 Kansas has guard Josh Jackson, rated as the nations No. 1 prospect in his class by the 247Sports Composite. No. 16 UCLA, attempting to bounce back from a rare losing season, has added guard Lonzo Ball (No. 3) and forward T.J. Leaf (No. 18). Florida State has forward Jonathan Isaac (No. 8) and No. 12 Michigan State adds forward Miles Bridges (No. 12).Bridges averaged 26.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in Michigan States two exhibition games.I think he can be one of the more versatile players that weve had since Jason Richardson, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. He shoots it pretty good. Hes stronger than most freshmen. Hes a man-child in that respect. Hes a power jumper. But hes been an incredible kid. Sometimes your top-10 or 15 players are full of themselves. Hes been as humble and hard-working and coachable a kid as Ive had.Ball leads a bumper crop of point guards that also includes Fox, Washingtons Markelle Fultz (No. 5) and North Carolina States Dennis Smith Jr. (No. 7).Ball and Leaf posted double-doubles in UCLAs exhibition victory over NAIA school The Masters University. Smith averaged 23 points and 5.0 assists in North Carolina States two exhibition games. Isaac averaged 18.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in Florida States two exhibitions.Those early performances lend some credence to the notion this freshman class could live up to its considerable billing.In terms of guys who are going to make significant impacts as freshmen, its definitely going to be one of the top three or four classes of the last 16-17 years, Bossi said.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org---Follow Steve Megargee at www.twitter.com/stevemegargeeAir Max 97 Plus Hybrid Pink . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Cheap Air Max 97 . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. http://www.outletairmax97.com/ .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. Air Max 97/1 Sean Wotherspoon Fake . -- Jimmy Walkers first PGA Tour trophy came with a special gift tucked inside. Air Max 97 Silver Bullet Fake . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said.WASHINGTON -- Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez called it "a lie" right from the very start, from the moment a newspaper report linked him to a clinic accused of distributing performance-enhancing drugs. A little more than six months later, Gonzalez was formally cleared by Major League Baseball. Gonzalez, a left-hander who finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting last year, said Monday he has "no lingering sense of animosity" over being connected to MLBs drug investigation. New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was banned through 2014, while 12 players were suspended 50 games apiece Monday because of their relationship to Biogenesis of America. MLB also announced that its inquiry "found no violations" by two players linked to Biogenesis in media reports: Gonzalez and Danny Valencia, a Baltimore Orioles third baseman recalled from the minors on Sunday. "Ive never been really concerned about it," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said about Gonzalezs involvement. "I had a conversation with him in spring when it all came up. We had a nice talk about it. He wasnt concerned about it. I was, like anybody else, upset he was even linked to it. It is a relief that everybody knows it wasnt a problem. Its just another distraction you dont have to deal with." Gonzalez never sounded bothered by the whole thing, and he has pitched rather well this season for a Nationals club that entered Monday three games below .500 after leading the majors in wins last year. "I think it was on his mind so I think it had some effect on him," general manager Mike Rizzo said before the Nationals hosted the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. "I think he handled it well. Its a testament to his mental makeup and the way he prepares for games. I thought hes thrown extremely well, considering." Gonzalez is 7-4 with a 3.57 ERA and a team-leading 139 strikeouts in 133 2-3 innings. In 2012, his first season with Washington, Gonzalez went 21-8. Overall, in six years in the majors with the Oakland Athletics and Nationals, the 27-year-old Gonzalez is 66-44 with a 3.64 ERA. Baseballs investigation began last year and escalated in January, when the Miami New Times published documents connecting several players to Biogenesis, whose founder, Anthony Bosch, eventually co-operated with MLB.dddddddddddd When that newspapers report came out in January, Gonzalez posted on his Twitter feed: "Ive never used performance enhancing drugs of any kind and I never will, Ive never met or spoken with tony Bosch or used any substance provided by him. anything said to the contrary is a lie." He later said that his father, Max, was a patient of the clinic and went there to get help losing weight. In February, Gonzalez said he had taken blood and urine tests two days after the initial newspaper report and that they came back negative. "I am very pleased that Major League Baseball has cleared my name. With this process now complete, I have no lingering sense of animosity, as I quickly realized that the objective of this investigation was to clean up our game," Gonzalez said in a statement issued Monday by the Nationals. "This is an ideal that I share with both Major League Baseball and the (players union). I would also like to acknowledge the unwavering support of my teammates, the Lerner Family (that owns the Nationals), Mike Rizzo, Davey Johnson, our coaching staff and Nationals fans everywhere." The Orioles did not have a game Monday. A day before, the 28-year-old Valencia homered for Baltimore after rejoining the club from Triple-A Norfolk. He has spent time in the majors with the Minnesota Twins (2010-12), Boston Red Sox (2012) and Orioles (2013), compiling a .254 batting average with 30 homers and 143 RBIs. At spring training, Valencia told reporters he didnt have any connection to Biogenesis or its founder, Bosch. "Ive never had any contact with those people," Valencia said at the time. "Ive never met Tony Bosch -- never seen him, never been to that clinic, never heard of that clinic until the New Times story first broke. That being said, Ive never ever taken a PED in my life, never failed a drug test in my life and I never will." ' ' '