New York, NY (SportsNetwork. Corey Grant Jersey .com) - Reigning national runner-up Kentucky was an overwhelming choice for the No. 1 spot as the Associated Press revealed its preseason Top 25 mens basketball poll. The Wildcats, who fell to Connecticut in the title game after reaching the Final Four as a No. 8 seed, received 52 of a possible 65 first-place votes and 1,604 points to comfortably outdistance Arizona for the top spot. Kentucky did lose standouts Julius Randle and James Young to the NBA, but returns a number of key contributors from last seasons squad in sophomore twins Aaron and Andrew Harrison, juniors Alex Poythress and Willie Cauley- Stein as well as center Dakari Johnson and forward Marcus Lee. The Wildcats are a preseason No. 1 by the AP for the second straight year and fourth time in the history of the storied program. Arizona earned five first-place votes and 1,518 points to hold off Wisconsin for second in the rankings. The Badgers, who downed Arizona in last years West Regional final, were listed first on eight ballots while garnering 1,483 points. The remainder of the top 10 features four teams from the ACC, with Duke coming at No. 4 and rival North Carolina two spots back of the Blue Devils and one behind Kansas in sixth. Conference newcomer Louisville is eighth, one place in back of 2014 Final Four participant Florida, and Virginia ninth with Texas rounding out the top 10. Wichita State, which won its first 35 games before being dealt its only loss by Kentucky in the NCAA Tournaments Third Round, heads the second 10 and is followed by Villanova, Gonzaga, Iowa State, VCU and San Diego State. Defending national champion UConn is 17th, with Michigan State, Oklahoma and Ohio State occupying spots 18-20. The remainder of the rankings consists of Nebraska, SMU, Syracuse, Michigan and Utah. The ACC and Big Ten each have five representatives in the poll, with the Big 12 getting four ranked teams. Will Richardson Jersey . - The Baltimore Ravens and tight end Dennis Pitta reached agreement on a five-year contract Friday. Cody Kessler Jersey . Correia pitched six innings of one-run ball, Eduardo Escobar homered, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away late to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Saturday. http://www.thejaguarsfansshop.com/Jaguars-Tashaun-Gipson-Draft-Jersey/ .500 were once common achievements for the Dallas Mavericks. Now, both are season highs as Dallas slowly works its way back into playoff contention in the Western Conference.ST. JOHNS, N.L. -- IceCaps rookie goaltender Eric Comrie says he can have fun in just about every situation on the ice -- even a game in which 15 goals are scored between the two teams. Despite being down by four goals after the first period and rallying back to tie the game, the IceCaps lost 8-7 in overtime to the Springfield Falcons in American Hockey League action Friday. Comrie made 36 saves in his first pro game, after taking over from goalie Tyler Beskorowany 9:30 into the first period. "It was a fun game, no matter what," Comrie said. "Hockey is a fun sport and I have fun every time I go on the ice. It was an incredible crowd out there." IceCaps head coach Keith McCambridge said there are positives to be taken from the rally back from his team. "Being down 5-1 in the first period, and then to manage to get the lead in that game really speaks volumes of the character in that room," McCambridge said. McCambridge spoke highly of his back-up goalie, saying Comrie was "real sharp" in net. "Coming in under those circumstances, to come into that game against an excellent team, I thought he performed really well," he said. Springfields Sean Collins won the game in overtime, scoring with a quick wrister at the 2:50 mark of the extra frame. Jack Skille scored four goals in a five-point performance to lead the Falcons (43-20-6), while Carter Camper and Matt Taormina also scored. Patrice Cormier scored twice for St. Johns (41-22-5). Andrew Gordon, John Albert, Jerome Samson, Kyle MacKinnon and Carl Klingberg had a goal apiece. Down 6-4 in the second period, the IceCaps replied with three straight goals -- two in the second from Klingberg and Samson, and one from Albert at 6:25 of the thirdd -- to make it 7-6 for the home team. DJ Chark Jersey. But the Falcons tied the game again as Skille, with the extra attacker on the ice after Springfield pulled its goalie, scored on a wrist shot with 16.1 seconds left. The Falcons struck first, when an attempt to throw the puck out front from behind the net went in for Camper. The puck banked in off Beskorowany at the 7:01 mark of the first period, on the power play. Springfield doubled the lead when Skilles booming slapshot from the faceoff dot found the net high blocker 8:47 into the first period. Taormina scored a slapshot high glove for the Falcons from the left faceoff dot, beating Beskorowany for the last goal of his night 9:30 into the first. Comrie took over in net for the IceCaps after that. St. Johns closed the gap when Cormier was gifted a puck on a perfect pass from behind the net while waiting in the slot, and he buried it 15:08 into the first. Skille tapped in a cross-crease pass at the 16:34 mark of the first period to make it 4-2 Falcons. Sixteen seconds later, Bass scored a near-identical goal, finishing a cross-crease play on the same post. MacKinnon decreased St. Johns deficit to two goals at 17:25 of the first, scoring for the IceCaps as he finished off a 2-on-1 with Cormier. Cormier added his second of the game, scoring into a practically open net at 17:50. Gordon pulled the IceCaps within one, scoring from the faceoff dot with a high wrister 1:52 into the second period, but Skille completed his hat trick 2:46 into the second, beating a knocked over and sprawling Comrie in net. McKenna stopped 17 or 23 shots for the Falcons through two periods. Jeremy Smith made 12 saves in relief in the third. IceCaps starter Beskorowany stopped five of eight shots. Cheap Ducks Jerseys Cheap Coyotes Jerseys Cheap Bruins Jerseys Cheap Sabres Jerseys Cheap Flames Jerseys Cheap Hurricanes Jerseys Cheap Blackhawks Jerseys Cheap Avalanche Jerseys Cheap Blue Jackets Jerseys Cheap Stars Jerseys Cheap Red Wings Jerseys Cheap Oilers Jerseys Cheap Florida Panthers Jerseys Cheap Los Angeles Kings Jerseys Cheap Wild Jerseys ' ' '