Duke was picked to finish second, followed by Florida State, Virginia, Miami, Virginia Tech, Clemson, North Carolina State, Maryland, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Boston College. Dukes Seth Curry, Miamis Malcolm Grant and Virginias Mike Scott also made the all-ACC team. Dukes Austin Rivers was rookie of the year.ELSEWHERE -- Defending national champion Connecticut and Syracuse are the co-favorites to win the Big East regular-season title. They were tied in the coaches preseason poll on Wednesday, although Connecticut had seven first-place votes, two more than Syracuse. Louisville was third, followed by Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Marquette, West Virginia, Villanova, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Rutgers, St. Johns, Seton Hall, South Florida, Providence and DePaul. Pittsburgh senior guard Ashton Gibbs has been chosen preseason player of the year and Connecticut freshman center Andre Drummond has been selected preseason rookie of the year.Prep volleyball: Riverview knocks off NolesSARASOTA -- Brittan Hunter racked up 13 kills, but the Southeast volleyball team suffered a 25-19, 25-17, 24-26, 25-19 defeat at Riverview.The Seminoles (8-16) got 10 kills and 10 digs from Emma Bartges, five kills from Alex Pendleton, four kills from Bevin Mays and 31 assists from Tori Scovill. Shelby Skipper had five digs.Prep basketball: BCS wins Impact tournamentMANATEE -- Bradenton Christian got 18 points and 10 rebounds from Nick Scheimann to defeat Impact A 62-59 at State College of Florida and move into the final four of the Fall Impact League.Joey Corollo added 15 points and seven assists for the Panthers.Freshman football: Canes suffer first lossVENICE -- The Manatee freshmen suffered their first loss of the season, 17-14, at Venice.Wade Carter and Isaiah Goldy scored rushing touchdowns for the Hurricanes, who finish the season 7-1. Denard Kinder scored a two-point conversion.Motorsports: IndyCar CEO says focus on safetyIndyCar CEO Randy Bernard said the best way to honor Dan Wheldon is finding a way to prevent anoth! er fatal accident. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner was killed Sunday in a fiery 15-car accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. IndyCar has launched a formal investigation that Bernard hopes will lead to improved safety measures.Weve got a lot to do, and we dont have any time to mess around, Bernard told The Associated Press. We need answers.Golf: Bradley wins PGA Grand Slam
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