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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona bumped DeWayne Russell, followed him wherever he went, made it difficult for the nations second-leading scorer all night long.Russell still managed to score 19 points, but the 19th-ranked Wildcats earned the victory.Arizona overcame a rash of turnovers and a disjointed-at-times offense with a hounding defense, making Russell work for everything he got in a 64-54 win over Grand Canyon on Wednesday night.It was just knowing what he wants to do, where he wants to go and eliminating that, Arizonas Kobi Simmons said of stopping Russell.Russell entered the game scoring 25.4 points per game and had 42 against No. 11 Louisville , one of the nations best defensive teams.The slightly built senior guard is the focal point of every teams defense and it was no different against Arizona.The Wildcats (9-2) used a physical tactic against Russell, chasing and bumping him all over McKale Center while holding him to 8-of-21 shooting and 1 of 7 from 3-point range.DeWaynes unbelievable, Grand Canyon coach Dan Majerle said. To be keyed on, especially with the team we have, they know hes going to be the guy getting all the shots and he finds a way to get some shots up.Arizona needed that kind of effort on a night filled with turnovers and shots that wouldnt fall.The Wildcats built a 16-point lead in the first half, but allowed the short-handed Antelopes to claw most of the way back due to a rash of turnovers.Arizona had 19 turnovers overall and struggled shooting in the second half before wearing down Grand Canyon for its 39th straight non-conference home win.Simmons scored 13 points, and Rawle Alkins added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats.I thought it was a great challenge for our players, especially our freshmen, Arizona coach Sean Miller said. Were going to run into some of this moving forward and some of the teams that play with their style, are that physical and that tough-minded are also going to be much bigger.Grand Canyon (5-5), which is in the final year of its transition to Division I, kept Louisville within reach until late last week and did the same against Arizona.Russell almost singlehandedly kept the Antelopes in the Louisville game, but had help against Arizona in one of college basketballs toughest road arenas.Russell had 11 points in the first half, helping Grand Canyon trim a 16-point deficit to 32-25 by halftime.Arizona had 12 turnovers in the first half and struggled to make shots early in the second, allowing the Antelopes to trim the lead to 44-40. Arizona tried to pull away after that, but Oscar Frayer stayed aggressive as the Wildcats keyed on Russell, scoring all of his 16 points in the second half to keep the game from being a blowout.We played really hard tonight, Russell said. Thats one thing we can definitely hang our hats on: We play hard.BIG PICTUREGrand Canyon played well against a Top 25 team for the second time in a week and should be set up well for when the WAC season starts.Arizona was not nearly as crisp as it was in a blowout win over Missouri the last time out, playing disjointedly on offense at times but well on defense.FREE THROWSArizonas size advantage led to a big disparity in free throws. The Wildcats went to the line 27 times and made 20, while the Antelopes took just 12, hitting six.SCHEDULING TOUGHMajerle has been aggressive about scheduling top-quality opponents for the Antelopes, hoping to prepare them for the jump to Division I next season while giving the program exposure.Grand Canyon opened this season at top-ranked Duke, hosted Louisville earlier this season, and previously had games against Kentucky and Indiana.This should only help us, Majerle said.UP NEXTGrand Canyon hosts Mississippi State on Saturday to kick off a four-game home stand.Arizona plays at Texas A&M on Saturday, its final road game before the Pac-12 season starts.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. Wholesale Steph Curry Shoes . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Steph Curry Shoes For Sale . 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DETROIT -- Tigers pitcher Jordan Zimmermann is hoping for a better comeback story this time around.The 30-year-old right-hander, who has spent more than a month on the disabled list with a neck injury in two separate stints since July 4, returns to the mound Saturday against the Orioles.?Detroit and Baltimore are battling for the second wild-card spot in the American League.Zimmermann is hoping to salvage the remaining weeks of the 2016 regular season after a second half that has become an injury-riddled nightmare.Its probably the worst feeling ever, knowing youve wasted two or three months and werent able to pitch and help this team, Zimmermann (9-5, 4.44) said of his prolonged absence.Its been particularly difficult when contrasted with what was a stellar start to his Tigers tenure -- he was 5-0 with a 0.55 ERA in April -- after inking a five-year, $110 million deal as a free agent last winter.The first couple of months were really good and probably better than I expected, Zimmermann said. The last two or three have been horrible, so hopefully I can turn it around for this last half of the month and finish strong, and hopefully we can make a playoff push.Zimmermann threw 880 pitches in his final rehab start with Triple-A Toledo on Monday.dddddddddddd Though he experienced a drop in velocity, he felt he was able to locate better than in his previous attempt to return, which was derailed after an abbreviated outing on Aug. 4 when he surrendered six runs in 1 2/3 innings.Manager Brad Ausmus said Zimmermann was unlikely to throw more than 100 pitches Saturday, but he was far more cryptic when it came down to his plan for the rotation moving forward.The Tigers have ace Justin Verlander, Zimmermann and rookie Michael Fulmer occupying the top three spots, though the latter will be monitored down the stretch because of workload concerns.The rest of the rotation is composed of Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Anibal Sanchez, who has pitched better of late but has twice been relegated to the bullpen because of pronounced struggles and lack of consistency.Were going to wait and see what happens this time through the rotation, Ausmus said. ... 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