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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville has an experienced roster of players determined to show how much theyve learned.The Cardinals stumbled out of the gate last year, needing time to develop after returning just one upperclassman (forward Cortnee Walton) and relying on seven newcomers. The growing pains of finding someone to take charge showed as they lost four of their first five.Louisville figured it out quickly enough to win 25 of its final 29 games, including 15 in a row, until a surprising season-ending loss to DePaul in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. With five returning starters, including junior forward and reigning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Myisha Hines-Allen, the No. 5 Cardinals intend to start off on a positive note.We started off rough last year and know it cant be that way this year, said Hines-Allen, an Associated Press All-American who averaged 17.6 points and 8.4 rebounds last season.We know what we did wrong, taking people for granted and teams for granted. We know we have to bring it in practice and bring it in games.Louisville certainly brings its share of offense.The Cardinals also return another all-ACC first-teamer in junior forward Mariya Moore (14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds) and senior guard Briahanna Jackson, a Central Florida transfer who averaged 11.1 points after sitting out the 2014-15 season per NCAA rules. Walton, a 6-foot-3 senior, was ninth in ACC rebounding at 7.3 per contest.Sophomore guard Asia Durr averaged 11 points and is part of a rotation that has added 5-7 graduate Taylor Johnson, who was a 1,000-point scorer at Loyola-Chicago. Louisville appears so stocked for a run at its first Final Four since 2013 that coach Jeff Walz wont assure any starting spots and relishes the luxury of having multiple combinations to choose from.Theres so much depth and competition that nobody can feel real good about, `Hey, Im a guaranteed starter, Im going to play 25-30 minutes a game, the 10th-year coach said. So, its a good problem to have for me.Hines-Allen and Moore meanwhile had to step into leadership roles.Moore said that the previous years veterans did a lot to make her and Hines-Allen look good and get comfortable as freshmen. But Louisvilles top two scorers discovered they also had to do more.Now more comfortable, theyre ready to lead Louisvilles latest top-five recruiting class that includes 6-4 forwards Ciera Johnson and Kylee Shook -- both high school All-Americans.Now that weve learned from last year, Moore said, I think we can lead because we have that under our belts and can show that experience to the freshmen.Louisville got an early opportunity for team-building during a weeklong trip in August to Cuba, where it won two of three games against the national team. The Cardinals also bonded off the court during cultural tours of the Communist island nation.You just had to be with your teammates, sophomore guard Arica Carter said of those shared experiences. I think the trip really helped us learn each other and our strengths and weaknesses.Louisvilles next step is applying all those lessons learned against another tough non-conference schedule that begins Friday night at Tennessee-Martin. The Cardinals follow that game with matchups against league champs such as Belmont (Ohio Valley), Middle Tennessee (Conference USA) and Chattanooga (Southern) before a four-game stretch against No. 4 South Carolina (Southeastern), No. 6 Maryland (Big Ten), Western Kentucky and No. 19 Kentucky.Having developed team chemistry by necessity last fall, the Cardinals are eager to see what it can yield from the start.Its not going to define our season, Walz said of the schedule, but its going to let us know where we are with some of the top teams in the country. Carmelo Anthony Nuggets Jersey . Emery skated the length of the ice and fought an unwilling Holtby during the third period of the Flyers 7-0 loss Friday night in Philadelphia. He was given 29 penalty minutes, including a game misconduct. But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. Tyler Lydon Nuggets Jersey . 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Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly wants the Fighting Irish to trust themselves against Navy in their game in Jacksonville, Florida.Kelly believes indecisiveness has hurt the Irish (3-5) in a variety of ways. He says at times players havent trusted their talents, what theyve been taught and sometimes havent trusted teammates.So we talk about that openly as really a piece that still needs to grow within our football team. Some of that is just inexperienced players that have to trust in those three areas, and we just have to continue to work on those and be pretty transparent in talking about those things on a day-to-day basis, he said.Kelly, who may have set the tone when he couldnt decide on a starting quarterback to begin the season, pointed to the poor play on special teams against Miami. C.J. Sanders failed to run up and catch a punt that bounced and led to Miamis first touchdown.Hes a talented football player and he needs to trust his talents, Kelly said. When you trust your talents, you wont be indecisive. Youll go up and get that football, and you wont suffer the consequences -- and our team wont suffer the consequences.The Irish head into the annual game with a losing record for the first time since 2007, when Navy won 46-44 in triple overtime to end Notre Dames NCAA-record winning streak against the Midshipmen at 43 games. The Irish had 1-7 record heading into that game. Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo believes the Irish are better than their record.Not one of their better years, but theyre still Notre Dame and still really good, he said. Its going to be a tough game for us.The Midshipmen (5-2) were ranked No. 22 until losing 52-45 to South Florida , although they rallied back from a 42-14 deficit. Niumatalolo hopes the Midshipmen can rebound like they did following a 28-14 loss to Air Force on Saturday, when they shocked then sixth-ranked Houston 46-40.We tell them the same thing; whether you win or lose youve got to move on.dddddddddddd Hopefully, theyll bounce back, he said.Other things to know about the Notre Dame-Navy:LOSING RECORD: Notre Dame is 8-5 all-time vs. Navy when it has a losing record and 3-4 when it has a losing record and the Midshipmen have a winning record.SCORING DROUGHTS: Opponents have gone on scoring binges against the Irish. Texas scored 17 straight points, Michigan State 36, Duke 21, Stanford 17 and Miami 27. Kelly said the key to stopping such runs is a consistent running game.Thats why we run hot and cold at times offensively, because we havent established the consistency at running the football, he said.THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS: South Florida converted on its first 12 third-down chances against Navy. Were looking at some things schematically, personnel-wise, things we can do to improve on that, Niumatalolo said. Tackling in the open field is definitely an issue.Navy is the seventh worst team in the nation on stopping opponents on third down, succeeding only 48.1 percent of the time. The Irish offense ranks 96th on third down conversions, succeeding on 36 percent of their chances.CHANGE OF VENUE: Jacksonville is the eighth American city besides South Bend where Notre Dame has faced Navy. Its played the Midshipmen in Baltimore (22 times), Chicago (1), Cleveland (11), East Rutherford, New Jersey (12), Landover, Maryland (1), Orlando (3) and Philadelphia (3). The two teams also have played twice in Dublin, Ireland. In 2018, they will play in San Diego and in 2020 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford . Theyve never played in Annapolis.HOMEWARD BOUND: Thirteen Navy players and 11 on Notre Dame are from Florida.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '