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DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke will eventually get more from its fabulous freshman class but Friday nights 94-49 destruction of Marist was exhibit A of the Blue Devils having more than enough talent to navigate the start of the 2016-17 season.Grand Canyon gets its chance to challenge Duke on Saturday at Cameron Indoor Stadium.Duke played two preseason games without forward Jayson Tatum, who suffered a foot injury in practice more than two weeks ago, and center Harry Giles, who is coming off a surgical procedure in September.Freshman Frank Jackson scored a team-high 18 points in his college debut Friday, but he came off the bench. So it marked the first Duke game without at least one freshman in the starting lineup in a string of 114 games.Coach Mike Krzyzewski said he expects Tatum to be on the court for the opener, though Giles wont play in the first weekend.Then the team announced this week that freshman forward Marques Bolden, who is another member of the heralded recruiting class, will miss at least two games because of a lower-leg ailment after sitting out the second exhibition.No. 1-ranked Duke manhandled Marist in its 17th consecutive season-opening victory and still has enough experience -- guard Matt Jones and forward Amile Jefferson are senior standouts -- to get the team ready for an eight-game November gauntlet that will include an extended visit to New York next week for the Champions Classic. A date with No. 3 Kansas at Madison Square Garden headlines the Blue Devils pre-Thanksgiving slate.Krzyzewski, who also went in the opener without junior Sean Obi, said patience will be critical with the talented freshman trio.We cant go through the whole year with lingering injuries, Krzyzewski said. Were not the team we thought we would be at this time, but were a good team. To be the team that we hope to be, weve got to be healthy. Were going to really be adamant about taking a longer time than a shorter time, no matter what.Bolden is likely to be back soon, but Giles might not play before the New Year. He had left knee arthroscopy last month on the same knee in which he suffered a torn ACL as a senior in high school last November. Tatums sprained foot is another injury Duke fears could become something more if hes back on the court.Weve got to be careful not to get these guys coming back too soon, he said. Jayson was doing great. I think we put him in practice a little too soon, and I think that hurt him. Were just going to shut those guys down for a while.Grand Canyon coach Dan Majerle, the former NBA sharpshooter with the Phoenix Suns, tried to encourage his players to embrace the opportunity to play at Cameron Indoor Stadium when the team arrived this week. The Antelopes practiced in the arena and had a chance to take in the environment before Saturdays dinnertime tipoff (5:30 p.m. ET).Weve got to be careful not to get these guys coming back too soon, he said. Jayson was doing great. I think we put him in practice a little too soon, and I think that hurt him. Were just going to shut those guys down for a while.The Antelopes opened the 2014-15 season against No. 1-ranked Kentucky but is now in its final year of a four-year transition from Division II status. GCU is coming off a 27-7 season in 2015-16, which saw GCU advance to the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.Majerle wont have his best team on the court Saturday.The Antelopes will be without senior point guard DeWayne Russell, who must sit out the first two games of the season due to an NCAA ruling following his transfer from Northern Arizona during the 2013-14 season.Weve been able to play in some fantastic arenas. Weve played at Kentucky, at Louisville, at Indiana, at San Diego State, and now to be able start this off and opening at Duke, again a great place and one of the hallowed places to play, and it will be a great experience for our kids.Baltimore Ravens Jerseys .Gather a group of friends, or find a league to join online, draft your team, set your lineup and compete in a number of different formats. Lamar Jackson Jersey . Tracey comes to the Blue Bombers after spending over a decade with Queens University. 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Ian Desmonds three hits included a two-run homer and an RBI double, and Danny Espinosa and Kurt Suzuki each drove in a pair of runs with a double, helping Washington beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 for its seventh victory in the past eight games. "When your 3-hole hitters out of there," Washington manager Davey Johnson said, referring to Harper, "and you score a bunch of runs, thats big." Desmond was reminded of the manner in which the Nationals compiled a majors-best 98 wins in 2012 despite a series of injuries to everyday players. "Last year, we were missing guys throughout the whole season, pretty much," said Desmond, who singled and scored in the second, homered in the fourth and doubled in the fifth. "We just found a way." Ross Detwiler (2-3) gave up two runs in 6 2-3 innings, and Craig Stammen got the last seven outs. "He wasnt real happy when I hooked him," Johnson said about Detwiler. "Thats good. I like that." Chicagos Jeff Samardzija (1-5) lost his fifth decision in a row by allowing seven runs -- five earned -- and eight hits. He threw 73 pitches in his five innings, matching his shortest outing of the season. Samardzija said he was not bothered by a cut on his right index finger from a start April 24. "Felt good. Felt about as best as I could all year," the right-hander said. "Thats the frustrating part of it, when youve got your pitches and you feel good and you get that outcome." Making his first start in the leadoff slot this season, Chicagos Starlin Castro delivered doubles in each of his first two at-bats, including to begin the game. He made it 1-0 in the first on Anthony Rizzos groundout. Suzukis two-run double off the wall in right-centre put Washington ahead 2-1 in the second. "I never complain about getting hits. 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Desmond put Washington back out front with his fifth homer, driving an 0-1 pitch barely over the wall in left to make it 4-2. Soon as the bat made contact with the ball, Samardzija spun around and yelled. Didnt get much better in the fifth, when the Nationals tacked on three more runs on consecutive doubles by Desmond and Espinosa. "Theyre due," Johnson said, "to start doing their thing." NOTES: Samardzijas lone win came on opening day against Pittsburgh. ... Nationals GM Mike Rizzo said Werth has a "very slight strain" of his hamstring and the move to the DL would be backdated to May 2. Rizzo expects Werth to be able to return the first day hes eligible, May 18. Johnson indicated Eury Perez will be called up from Triple-A Syracuse. ... Harper tweeted a photo of his bloody right big toe. Rizzo and Johnson both said they expect Harper to be available Saturday. ... The Cubs activated RHP Kyuji Fujikawa from the DL and optioned RHP Rafael Dolis to Triple-A Iowa. Fujikawa, out since April 13 with a straight right forearm, pitched a scoreless seventh inning Friday. ... On Saturday, Nationals RHP Stephen Strasburg (1-4, 3.45 ERA) will face Cubs RHP Edwin Jackson (0-5, 6.39). Jackson was with Washington last season, then signed a $52 million, four-year deal with the Cubs as a free agent. "Been a slow start to say the least. Not exactly how I had it envisioned," Jackson said.Cheap Jerseys [url=s