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LAS VEGAS -- It took 25 years but Duke and UNLV will finally meet again on Saturday afternoon.The fifth-ranked Blue Devils (9-1) and the rebuilding Runnin Rebels (5-3) will play the first college basketball game at the new 18,000-seat T-Mobile Arena, future home of the NHLs Vegas Golden Knights. The contest is part of the fourth annual MGM Grand Showcase, which benefits Coaches vs. Cancer.The teams took part in two iconic NCAA Final Four games back in the early 1990s.UNLV, which was coached by controversial Hall of Famer Jerry Tarkanian and led by future NBA stars Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony, won its only national championship in 1990 with a 103-73 thrashing of the Blue Devils. The outcome was the largest margin of victory for an NCAA mens Division I basketball tournament championship game.Mike Krzyzewskis Blue Devils, led by Christian Laettner, Grant Hill and Bobby Hurley, got even the following year in Indianapolis, stunning the 34-0 Rebels, 79-77, in the semifinals en route to the 1991 national championship.There will be a lot of history because two of the greatest games in history -- well, it wasnt a great game on our part -- but the largest margin in a championship, 103 points, and then 91 in the semis is classic, Krzyzewski said. Historically, we shared a moment in time. We shared a moment where we each won.Its fair to say UNLV basketball fans have been anxious for a rematch with Coach K and company since the gut-wrenching loss in 1991. Unfortunately, this version of the Runnin Rebels, who ironically come in off a 97-73 blowout loss to Hurleys Arizona State Sun Devils last Saturday, is nowhere near the caliber of Tarkanians squads that went to four Final Fours between 1977 and 1991.UNLV has played in only eight NCAA tournaments and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen just once since 1991. The Runnin Rebels return just three reserves from an underachieving 18-15 squad that cost head coach Dave Rice his job in midseason and featured an at-times comical coaching search that eventually led to the hiring of Marvin Menzies away from New Mexico State.Meanwhile, Krzyzewski still roams the sidelines for the Blue Devils, who have gone to 17 Sweet Sixteens and won five NCAA titles since the last time the two teams have met. Many believe this version of Coach Ks squad, led by guards Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard and Frank Jackson and featuring a trio of future freshman NBA lottery picks in Jayson Tatum, Harry Giles and Marques Bolden on the front line, could be Dukes most talented team ever.At the end of the day, both programs have such fantastic brands that it draws the natural attention of folks who love the game and have been following the sport for quite some time, Menzies told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Its a great opportunity for an upset. There is nothing to lose and everything to gain.The Blue Devils also have 6-foot-10 sophomore forward Chase Jeter, whose father Chris was a backup forward on the 1990 and 1991 UNLV teams. Jeter prepped at nearby Bishop Gorman High School but picked Duke over the hometown Rebels, Arizona, UCLA and others.How ironic, huh? Krzyzewski told the Duke Chronicle. I think (Chris Jeter) even has Duke license plates. Hes very proud of what he did at Las Vegas, and hes very proud of what his son is doing at Duke.Sophomore guard Jalen Poyser leads UNLV in scoring (17.5), which also ranks third in the Mountain West.Senior forward Christian Jones, a transfer from St. Johns who Menzies hinted could be back after missing five games with a foot injury, is second in both scoring (14.0) and rebounding (7.0).Kennard (20.4) and Tatum (16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds) lead a balanced Duke attack that features five players averaging in double figures. Cheap Custom Jerseys Online . PETERSBURG, Fla. Cheap Custom Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. http://www.baseballjerseyscustom.com/custom-arizona-diamondbacks-jerseys-cheap-76c . 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I had said eight, but its already clear that its more.While Zhukov did not name the athletes, competitors in swimming, cycling and weightlifting are likely to be affected.Zhukov spoke a day after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided against imposing a complete ban on Russian athletes from the Rio Games over allegations of state-sponsored doping. The IOC asked individual global sports federations to decide on entry of Russian athletes, and announced new eligibility criteria.The rules prohibit Russia from sending any athletes to the Rio Games who have previously served doping bans. Sports federations can also reject Russian entries if they have not undergone enough international drug testing. Results of Russian tests will not be accepted following allegations of routine cover-ups at Moscows anti-doping laboratory.It remains unclear whether there could be legal challenges to the IOC criteria. A similar IOC measure, known as the Osaka Rule, which would have prohibited any athletes who had received doping bans from competing in the subsequent Olympics, was declared invalid by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Zhukov said the IOCs latest criteria violated the principle of equality because they only applied to Russia, although he has previously ruled out legal action.However, Andrei Mitkov, the agent of previously-banned world champion swimmer Yulia Efimova, told Russias Sportbox website that she would apply to CAS if she was not allowed to compete.Russias track and field athletes remain barred from the Games by the IAAF, a decision upheld last week by CAS and accepted by the IOC.Now, with the Aug. 5 opening ceremony approaching, it is up to the remaining 27 international sports federations to vet Russian athletes on an individual basis.The archery federation said Monday it had approved the entry of three Russian archers after determining they have no links to doping.Worlld Archery said it was satisfied that the three female Russian archers nominated for the Games had been tested extensively and have never been sanctioned for doping.dddddddddddd They were listed as Tuiana Dashidorzhieva, Ksenia Perova and Inna Stepanova.Archery was not implicated in the World Anti-Doping Agency report released last week by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, which accused Russia of covering up doping in 20 Summer Olympic sports.Russian archers have been targeted for additional testing, both in and out of competition, since the report was released, the federation said.No Russian archery athlete has received an adverse analytical finding, it said, adding that it would submit its findings to the IOC.The International Tennis Federation said Sunday it expects Russias eight-player Olympic tennis team to be eligible for the Games. The ITF said the players have been subject to a rigorous anti-doping testing program outside Russia.The International Equestrian federation said there was no indication of doping within Russias five-rider team.Russian cyclist Ilnur Zakarin, who won a stage during the Tour de France which ended Sunday, could be ruled out because he served a two-year ban after testing positive for a steroid in 2009.The International Judo Federation, whose honorary president is Russias President Vladimir Putin, said it has already tested 84 percent of the 389 athletes from 136 countries who are qualified to compete in Rio. It made no mention of the 11 Russian judo athletes entered.The international gymnastics federation, FIG, said it has taken note of the IOC ruling and shall fully adhere to it. It said it would establish a pool of Russian eligible athletes. Gymnastics was not mentioned in the McLaren report.Boxings governing body, AIBA, said it was examining Russias entrants. Russia has qualified 11 boxers for Rio, including reigning world champions Vitaly Dunaytsev and Evgeny Tishchenko.We are reviewing and analyzing, on a case by case basis, the anti-doping record of the 11 Russian boxers currently qualified for Rio 2016, AIBA said. This information and the decision of AIBA in respect of the athletes eligibility will be submitted to the IOC for confirmation in due course. ' ' '