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PHILADELPHIA -- UConn was once again the overwhelming favorite to win the American Athletic Conference.Its not a huge surprise since the Huskies havent lost a game in the conference since joining in 2014. They are 63-0 against their conference opponents.Even though coach Geno Auriemma graduated three All-Americans, including three-time national player of the year Breanna Stewart, the Huskies were received 10 of 11 first-place votes in the preseason poll Monday at the AACs annual media day.Its great, but we dont worry about all the outside stuff and just focus on ourselves, UConn guard Kia Nurse said. There are clearly a lot of fun numbers around the program with win streaks and championships, but honestly we dont really talk about them.Nurse said she was honored to be chosen as the conferences preseason player of the year.To have accolades like that is awesome. You still have to prove yourself. Definitely its an honor and theres a long way to go. It might be a preview of whats to come in the season.UConn returns seven players from the team which finished 38-0 last season and won the schools fourth consecutive national championship.Temple was picked second and South Florida was projected third in the conference. USF garnered the other first-place vote since coaches cant vote for their own teams.Our first year we were somewhere in the middle in the preseason. To be able to get to a point where were preseason second means weve done a good job over the last two years building a better program, Temple coach Tonya Cardoza said.We need to make sure we stay together and are not paying attention to the rankings. They arent handing you No. 2, you have to work for it and do the things in practice it takes to get there. Our guys are hungry, they want something theyve never done before and thats make the NCAA Tournament.Nurse was joined on the preseason conference first team by teammate Katie Lou Samuelson, USFs Kitija Laska, Tulanes Kolby Morgan and Temples Alliya Butts and Feyonda Fitzgerald.The AAC has two new coaches with Katie Abrahamson-Henderson taking over at UCF. She led Albany to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances out of America East. SMU is now led by former NBA player Travis Mays, who was an assistant at Texas. Fabinho Jersey . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Adam Lallana Jersey .com) - Following a late-game loss to the reigning NBA champs, the Toronto Raptors will look to sustain their recent high-level play as they travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers. http://www.footballliverpoolstore.com/Women-Pedro-Chirivella-Liverpool-Jersey/ . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Jersey . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. Caoimhin Kelleher Jersey . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. Want to know Katie Ledeckys secret prerace ritual? So do I, but would you believe me if I said that part of said ritual was the whip?On Tuesday, Simone Manuel, who made history last night in the 100-meter freestyle as the first African-American woman to win gold in an individual swimming event, tweeted a video of Ledecky, likely before the 19-year-old took to the pool for the 200-meter freestyle final.Ledecky, who is Manuels roommate, can be seen doing a small shimmy before attempting to hit the whip in tthe seven-second video (unconfirmed if a nae-nae is also included).ddddddddddddManuel tweeted the video with the caption How @katieledecky gets ready to win Gold! #ItaughtyouwellCheck out the tweet?here.ICYMI, last night Ledecky congratulated her roomie on her gold-medal victory, so #roommategoalsSean Hurd is a Digital Media Associate for ESPN. Follow him on Twitter @seanahurd ' ' '