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DURHAM, N.C. -- Jabari Parker had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 6 Duke beat UNC Asheville 91-55 on Monday night in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Rodney Hood had 15 of his 18 points in the first half for the Blue Devils (3-1), who never trailed and shot 57 per cent. Duke held a 42-28 rebounding advantage, built a 20-point first-half lead and coasted to its 104th straight nonconference win at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Sam Hughes scored 16 points for the Bulldogs (1-3). They shot 33 per cent and never got closer than 18 points in the second half. UNC Asheville was beaten soundly by its second top-10 opponent in 11 days after being routed 89-57 by then-No. 1 Kentucky. Andre Dawkins had 13 points and Quinn Cook and freshman Semi Ojeleye added 10 apiece to help Duke improve to 23-2 in the preseason NIT. The Blue Devils have won the tournament four times and two of those titles came during their most recent national championship seasons in 2000-01 and 2009-10. And once again, Hood and Parker did most of the heavy lifting for Dukes offence. In all four games, the Blue Devils have been led in scoring by either Hood or Parker. Hood was coming off a career-high 28-point performance last time out against Florida Atlantic. Also in that game, Parker became the first Duke freshman under coach Mike Krzyzewski with at least 20 points in each of the first three games of his career. Parker wasted little time making it four in a row, scoring 14 in the first half while finishing 8 of 13 from the field. And Hood turned in several highlight-reel plays during his 6-for-8 night: His personal 7-0 run gave Duke its first 20-point lead. Hoods jumper after a pretty behind-the-back dribble came two possessions before a posterizing dunk, and a 3-pointer from the corner made it 44-24 with just under 4 minutes before halftime. Perhaps lost in the shuffle, high-energy forward Amile Jefferson did the dirty work that led to the run by Hood that put this one out of reach. On three consecutive defensive series, Jefferson got a hand in the face of 7-footer Jaleel Roberts during a jumper, grabbed a key rebound and forced the steal from Hughes that set up Hoods 3. Just as in the Blue Devils previous two home games, they built such a big early lead that the drama-free second half afforded plenty of chances to show off. And no sequence was prettier than Parkers reverse dunk of Cooks open-court alley-oop feed with 12 1/2 minutes left. David Robertson added 12 points for UNC Asheville, which made just its second visit to Cameron and first since 2008. The Bulldogs once again were without forward Will Weeks, who averages 13 points but missed his second straight game with a knee injury. Tyler Lockett Youth Jersey . For the second game in a row, the Athletics won despite squandering a 4-0 lead. 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Jimmy Graham Womens Jersey .C. -- Malcolm Brogdon scored 23 points and No.Toronto, ON - The Toronto Rock have signed a pair of transition players. Recently acquired Brock Sorensen agreed to a two-year deal and Nick Diachenko signed a one-year agreement. Sorensen was picked up in a trade with the Minnesota Swarm recently that saw the Rock part with 2013 1st round pick Ethan OConnor and Torontos 2017 1st round pick. The 66 Peterborough, ON native is one of the Rocks Big 3 additions recently. Jeff Gilbert (signed as a free agent) and Brodie Merrill (acquired via trade), both check-in at 64 and give the Rock an injection of size on the back end. Nick Diachenko, who was signed as a free agent last season, has re-signed with the Rock for 2015. Diachenko was originally selected in the 2nd round of the 2013 NLL Draft by the Buffalo Bandits. After battling through injuriies, Diachenko got his shot with the Rock when Rock forward Garrett Billings suffered a season ending knee injury.dddddddddddd Projected to be a defender, Diachenkos stick skills and finish in practice impressed the Rock coaching staff enough to put him into an offensive role when he was moved to the teams active roster. The 24-year old native of Courtice, ON didnt disappoint, scoring a goal in his first NLL game. In 3 regular season games, Diachenko scored two goals and added two assists for four points. He also collected 13 loose balls and forced a pair of turnovers. However, it was in the Rocks playoff loss to Buffalo where he stepped up withthree goals and an assist. Hes a dynamic player that can contribute at either end of the floor and has proven to be a valuable asset. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '