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LEICESTER, England -- Leicester is still searching for the first win of its Premier League title defense after drawing 0-0 with Arsenal on Saturday.Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, who were both heavily linked with moves to Arsenal in the offseason, had the best chances for Leicester at King Power stadium after being played through in the second half. Vardy blazed wide and Mahrezs shot was saved by Petr Cech.Leicester opened the season with a 2-1 loss at Hull and so far hasnt repeated the dynamic performances that helped the team surge to an unexpected title triumph last campaign.You never quite know what form you are going to hit, (but) this was much more like us, Leicester defender Robert Huth said. Hopefully well play a lot more like that.Arsenal also has one point from its opening two games, having already lost 4-3 to Liverpool, and never seriously tested Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. That will further frustrate fans who are unhappy that manager Arsene Wenger has failed to substantially strengthen his squad this offseason.It was a game of top-level intensity and I believe we responded well to last weeks disappointment, Wenger said. Leicester are a good team -- they did not win the league and only lose three games last season for nothing.Leicester had two decent penalty shouts turned down -- especially Ahmed Musa in the last minutes when he appeared to be tripped by Hector Bellerin.In a further blow to Leicester, new signing Nampalys Mendy went off injured early in the second half after getting his studs caught in the turf and appearing to twist his foot.Leicester and Arsenal were the top two in the league last season. Jason Kidd Suns Jersey .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up. 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FORT WORTH, Texas -- When TCU last won an NCAA Tournament game in 1987, Jamie Dixon was a senior guard for the then-Southwest Conference champion Horned Frogs.Dixon is now back at his alma mater as head coach, focused on the future and not the lack of any consistent success in the three decades since he played.Were starting over. I cant do anything about the last 30 years. I cant do anything about the last four in the Big 12, Dixon said. And were a new program for so many reasons, and I think its just the best way for us to look at it.The Frogs have won only eight conference games in four seasons since joining the Big 12. They are picked to finish last again in the league that had the highest overall RPI the past three seasons.Still, Dixon envisions the TCU program becoming similar to what he had while leading Pittsburgh to 11 NCAA Tournaments the past 13 seasons.I think we have everything in place here to do that, and thats where getting to the tournament is expected and anything less is not a good year, he said. I know theres no history to base that upon, but weve got to believe, weve got to have blind faith.TCU is going into its first full season in its completely redone arena, which was gutted but is still under the same roof that was there when Dixon was part of two SWC titles as a player.After replacing the fired Trent Johnson in late March, Dixon was able to add some impact freshmen -- point guard Jaylen Fisher, guard Desmond Bane and forward Kouat Noi -- and inherited a roster with four seniors that the new coach is relying on to be leaders.Our final chance, said guard Michael Williams, one of the TCU seniors. Weve got a new coach, got a new team, and looking to make big things happen.Some thinngs to watch for with the Horned Frogs this season:ON POINTDixons first signee was Fisher, who had been committed to UNLV before fired coach Dave Rice was replaced in April.dddddddddddd. Former UNLV assistant Ryan Miller, who had recruited Fisher, is now on Dixons staff at TCU. Jaylens very good. Hes what we needed, Dixon said. A point, great way to start a program with your first sign. ... He might be as good a point guard as there was last year, as far as a true point guard.RICH RETURNKenrich Williams, a 6-foot-7 guard, averaged 8.6 points and a team-leading 6.7 rebounds a game as a sophomore in 2014-15. But he missed last season after microfracture knee surgery. Williams is back and healthy after the redshirt year.SENIOR SHEPHARDBefore Fisher, the highest-rated recruit ever to sign with TCU was 6-11 forward Karviar Shepherd. After averaging 9.1 points and 6.8 rebounds as a freshman, Shepherds numbers dropped to 6.1 points and 5.7 rebounds as a sophomore, and he had 7.1 points and 5.2 rebounds a game last season.OPPOSITE PATHSDixon won 328 games in his 13 seasons with Pitt. Under its last three head coaches the past 14 seasons -- the late Neil Dougherty, Jim Christian and Johnson -- TCU won only 181 games and had only three winning records.NOT GETTING EASIERDixon went from the Big East to ACC with Pittsburgh, and now is in the Big 12. I seem to have gone from the best conference, to the best conference to the best conference, he said. Its fun, its exciting and its great that TCU is a part of that. Thats where it should be, and where it once was in the Southwest Conference. ' ' '

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