Mercedes now have two of their young drivers in roles at other

Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke team will begin the season with the distinction of being the top mens basketball team in the country.The Blue Devils were ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 after receiving 58 of 65 first-place votes from the national media panel. Its the eighth time Duke has held the preseason No. 1 ranking.It is always an honor to be ranked No. 1, Krzyzewski said. We understand that no teams have played a regular-season game at this point, so many things can and often do change throughout the course of a college basketball season. Certainly, were excited that people think highly of our team and the ACC as a whole.Duke is followed by perennial contenders Kentucky and Kansas at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. The Wildcats received two first-place votes.Kansas extended the nations longest consecutive poll streak with its 143rd straight Top 25, a run that started on Feb. 3, 2009.?Defending champion Villanova comes in at No. 4 after getting four first-place votes, while Oregon rounds out the top five.North Carolina, Xavier, Virginia, Wisconsin and Arizona make up the rest of the top 10.Indiana is 11th followed by Michigan State, Louisville, Gonzaga, Purdue, UCLA, Saint Marys, Connecticut, Syracuse and West Virginia.The last five ranked teams are Texas, Creighton, Rhode Island, Iowa State and Maryland.The ACC and Big Ten are tied with five ranked teams each while the Big 12 has four. Nine conferences have at least one team ranked in the preseason poll.The Blue Devils return three starters from last seasons Sweet 16 team and bring in ESPNs No. 2-ranked recruiting class, but it is uncertain how healthy they will be for their season opener Nov. 11 against?Marist. Freshman forward Harry Giles is still recovering from an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee. Freshman Jayson Tatum could play if his foot sprain recovers in time.Tatum suffered the injury Tuesday and was expected to miss about two weeks. Krzyzewski said at ACC media day last week that hes hopeful Tatum will be ready to go against the Red Foxes.ESPN senior writer Dana ONeil and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Custom Los Angeles Angels Jerseys . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Angels Jerseys China . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. https://www.cheapangels.com/ . -- Tony Stewart is 20 pounds lighter and has a titanium rod in his surgically repaired right leg. Los Angeles Angels Gear . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. Cheap Angels Jerseys .Y. -- Sabres defenceman Tyler Myers had no intention of changing his hard-hitting style before taking part in a disciplinary hearing for his illegal check to New Jersey forward Dainius Zubrus head.Mercedes protege Pascal Wehrlein has been named as Manors first race driver for the 2016 season. The 21-year-old German has served as understudy to Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at Mercedes since 2014 and last year became the youngest ever champion in DTM, Germanys leading touring car series.Manor had been the only team on the grid not to name either of their drivers for the new season, but with less than two weeks until testing begins in Spain, the Banbury-based outfit have finally announced the arrival of Wehrlein. The youngster had been linked to a race seat at the team ever since they secured the coup of Mercedes engines for 2016. Wehrlein will be the second rookie on the grid after Renaults Jolyon Palmer, and the fourth German driver.Manor Racing is a great place for me to start my Formula 1 racing career - Im very pleased to be here, said Wehrlein. Wehrlein with Manor owner Stephen Fitzpatrick (left) and racing director Dave Ryan (right) Its a small and totally focused team and I soon hope to know everyone. Though its my first F1 season my aim is to help [owner] Stephen [Fitzpatrick] and the guys achieve their goals.It will be a tough challenge but I think we should be able to challenge for points along the way. Its going to be good fun.Wehrlein competed seven test days last season, four for Mercedes and three for Force India, having first driven an F1 car in late 2014. A word for my racing family at Mercedes-Benz, and particularly for Toto [Wolff], who have guided my career thus far and made this opportunity possible, he added. Thanks for the incredible support to help me achieve my dream; now its down to me to grab the moment and perform on track. Who is Pascal Wehrlein? To the Manor born: Introducing the new rookie for 2016 Manor owner Stephen Fitzpatrick described the young German as a sharp driver with a very promising future and believes Manor Racing is perfectly placed to help Pascal make a big impact in his first season.The team are yet to announce who will fill the second seat, the only one still open on the 2016 grid.Two of their race drivers from last season, Alexander Rossi and Will Stevens, are thought to be in contention along with Indonesian Rio Haryanto.Rossi competed in five of the final seven races for Manor in 2015 and told Sky Sports last week things are looking positive in his attempts to secure a full-time drive. Pascal Wehrlein career summary 2011 ADAC Formel Masters champion 2012 Formula 3 Euroseries runner-up 2013 FIA European F3 (three races, one win, two podiums), DTM 22nd 2014 DTM 8th, Mercedes F1 test driver 2015 DTM champion, Mercedes and Force India F1 test driver Manor enter a new era in 2016 following the departures of long-time lieutenants John Booth and Graeme Lowdon.ddddddddddddIn addition to the arrival of Mercedes latest engines, the team have signed F1 stalwarts Dave Ryan, Nikolas Tombazis and Pat Fry as they aim to move away from the back of the grid.Manor have confirmed their 2015 car will be called the MRT05 and make its debut at the opening Barcelona test on February 22-25.Meanwhile, Mercedes now have two of their young drivers in roles at other teams after Frances Esteban Ocon was loaned to Renault to serve as reserve driver. 2016 driver line-upsMercedes: Lewis Hamilton and Nico RosbergFerrari: Sebastian Vettel and Kimi RaikkonenWilliams: Valtteri Bottas and Felipe MassaRed Bull: Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil KvyatForce India: Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio PerezRenault: Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon PalmerToro Rosso: Max Verstappen and Carlos SainzSauber: Felipe Nasr and Marcus EricssonMcLaren: Fernando Alonso and Jenson ButtonManor: Pascal Wehrlein and TBCHaas: Romain Grosjean and Esteban GutierrezThe first Barcelona test starts on Monday February 22 and the Sky Sports F1 Digital team will be providing live commentary from dawn until dusk on all four days of both Barcelona tests while Sky Sports News HQ will also deliver live updates from trackside. Every race live Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. Also See: Rossi hopeful of Manor seat F1 in 2016: The driver line-ups ' ' '