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Duke big man Harry Giles, the top-ranked player in the freshman class, made his college debut Monday night against Tennessee State, entering the game with 11:27 left in the first half.Giles finished with no points, no rebounds and 0-for-1 shooting in four first-half minutes, but his return gave the Blue Devils the full complement of star freshmen who made the team No. 1 in preseason polls.First game, that was just shaking the rust off and getting the kinks out, Giles said. I think each day, each game, each practice, Ill get better.The 6-foot-10 Giles, who dealt with several knee injuries in high school, missed the teams first 11 games of the season after undergoing a procedure in October. Duke was without two other heralded freshmen -- Jayson Tatum (ESPN No. 3) and Marques Bolden (No. 16) -- for the first eight games because of foot injuries.Duke announced in early October that Giles would miss about six weeks after arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.Giles missed his entire sophomore season in high school after he suffered a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee while playing for the U.S. in international competition. He returned for his junior season and reclaimed the top spot in the rankings but suffered a torn ACL in his right knee less than two minutes into his senior season and missed the remainder of the season.Dukes 65-55 win over Tennessee State was Giles first game in more than 13 months. It was also the first time that Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski got a look at the team that nearly everyone ranked No. 1 in the preseason. The Blue Devils are 10-1, with the lone loss coming on a last-second shot by Kansas Frank Mason III at Madison Square Garden.Krzyzewski said after a win over Florida in New York on Dec. 6 that his hope was to play Giles in this weeks nonconference games against Tennessee State and Elon prior to ACC play beginning Dec. 31 at Virginia Tech. Giles was able to go through multiple practices over the weekend and should see limited minutes against Elon.With the freshmen out of the lineup early and Grayson Allen battling foot injuries, sophomore Luke Kennard and senior Amile Jefferson have carried much of the load. Kennard leads the team with 20 points per game, and Jefferson is averaging 15.1 points and 10.5 rebounds. Tatum is averaging 15 points and seven rebounds in his three games since returning, while Bolden has struggled and is still working his way back into shape.Information from the Associated Press was used in this report. Air Force 1 Alte Qs . 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WIMBLEDON, London -- Wimbledon is about to undo its top button, throw away its purple-and-green striped tie and reveal its wild side.Nick Kyrgios, probably the most emotionally volatile man in tennis, is due to have a second-round meeting on Friday with Dustin Brown, whose own coaching consultant describes his tennis as organised chaos.The All England Club has never known a match between two such unpredictable characters, and its hard to imagine how many tweeners, trick-shots and emotional outbursts it will produce.Its the so-called bad boy of the game versus Dreddy Tennis, and Kyrgios has been predicting a circus.One certainty is that the meeting between the Australian No.15 seed and the German-Jamaican, a wild card by entry and inclination, will bring a new audience to the sport. If ever there was an occasion to engage the millennials, then this is surely it.This one match could change the image of Wimbledon for some. Its going to be insanely exciting, its going to be fun, Browns coaching consultant, Australian Craig OShannessy, told ESPN.People will be going out of their way to watch this match. Globally, the excitement levels are so high. Its not just about the ball and the court -- there are personalities involved. This match is a real gem. It could end up being the gem of the tournament.OShannessy added: We know how Novak Djokovic plays and what he does, and were all impressed with him. But matches like these showcase the excitement and flair in tennis. Both [players] will be feeding off the electricity in the crowd.This match just happens to bring together two men who have defeated Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon. Kyrgios did so in 2014 and Brown last summer, but they have so much more going for them than past glories against the Majorcan, even if he is a former champion on these lawns.The prospect of these two characters colliding is fascinating. On one side of the net there is Kyrgios, still only 21 years old and already the owner of a list of run-ins with tennis officialdom longer than most players manage in an entire career.The latest of those altercations came in his opening-round match against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic when he was warned for swearing, a reprimand he called rubbish.On the other side, there will be a serve-and-volleying rastafarian who has dreadlocks half the length of his body, as well as a tongue piercing and a tattoo of his father over his rib cage.ddddddddddddThen consider Browns back story, how for years he travelled from tournament to tournament in a Volkswagen camper-van.Kyrgios and Brown are friends. In fact, theyre so close that Brown has apparently allowed the Australian to touch his dreadlocks. There have also been times when Kyrgios has sat in front of his computer watching and re-watching one of Browns trick-shots.Dustins tennis is awesome. Im a massive fan of his tennis, Kyrgios said. He can pull out shots from anywhere.This will be their first match. And the warmth of their relationship will count for nothing, with Brown looking for ways to disturb Kyrgios equilibrium, possibly tipping him over the edge.Dustin is going to try to get Nick to hit the self-destruct button, said OShannessy, who works alongside Browns regular coach Scott Wittenberg,Hell have a plan for which things are going to upset Nick, mentally and emotionally, and which will take the edge away from Nicks A-game.If Dustin plays an awesome match of tennis, its going to be easier to get Nick to self-destruct.While Kyrgios is partial to a through-the-legs tweener -- he hit one of those against Nadal, and another against Stepanek -- the most unpredictable of the two will be Brown.Dustins game is organised chaos but sometimes he can venture too far towards the dark side, OShannessy said.By the dark side I mean the secondary tactics such as hitting drop-shot returns. Some of those shots, they defy the laws of physics.Serve-and-volleying as much as Dustin does is also unusual. Hitting a second serve as a first serve is very unusual. Hitting a flat winner at more than 100mph, when youre standing six feet behind the baseline, thats unusual, too.Some of Dustins tennis is a reminder to the rest of us that there are elements in his game that we should still be embracing. Its about doing anything you can to make your opponent uncomfortable.When Dustins on, and theres electricity around the court, and hes able to enforce his will, there are few people who can stop him. You know that this is going to be fantastic. From a fans perspective, we all hope that it goes to five sets and the guys leave everything on the court.There might just be some unorthodox racket swings when these two play. Perhaps a few mood swings, too. ' ' '

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