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SEATTLE -- For at least this season opener, there is much less hoopla focused on Washington coach Chris Petersen.This time, all the hype surrounds his team.Im not really worried about that at this point. Thats been going on forever, Petersen said of the attention. Our kids have worked hard, practiced hard. No matter how this game turns out, that just doesnt matter. Its going to be a hard-fought, tough game; theres just a lot of uncertainty. Its one game and one game at a time and one play at a time -- all that corny coaching stuff is true.No. 14 Washington opens the season on Saturday hosting Rutgers burdened with the label of being the it team in the Pac-12 this year that could jump into contention for a conference crown. Those projections dont come without justification -- the Huskies return one of the strongest defenses in the country, not to mention sophomore offensive standouts in quarterback Jake Browning and running back Myles Gaskin.The preseason ranking for Washington was its highest since 2002 and came after a rocky 7-6 season last year. The hype is something that Petersen despises and hes tried to temper throughout the Huskies fall camp.Saturday brings Washingtons first opportunity to try to justify those lofty expectations against a Rutgers team that has far more questions surrounding it than Petersen would like to see in an opening opponent.Had a long offseason to work on some things, but then you couple that with a brand-new staff across the board ... youre watching tapes of where they came from, but then they are going to have their own ideas that are tailored to their personnel, Petersen said. So thats probably the biggest challenge is, a team like this we wish we didnt have right out of the gate, had a little bit of tape.For Petersen, this opener is different from his previous two at Washington. Two years ago was his highly anticipated debut at Hawaii after he was finally lured away from Boise State. A year ago, Petersen was in the spotlight throughout the offseason as he prepared the Huskies to open the season back on the blue turf at Boise State that he helped make famous.Now, its his team that will face the most scrutiny.It certainly feels different than (Boise). Thats a good one to have behind us, Petersen said. But not really. I think theres a lot of, for everybody, the uncertainty of getting back into it, the intensity of game week and then the first game, making sure everyones calmed down. Those first games, theres a lot of emotion . and part of the trick is calming down and keeping it all in perspective so we can play and coach at a high level.Washington will be without wide receiver Brayden Lenius for the first three games of the season due to a suspension for violating team rules. Lenius had been slowed by injuries during fall camp but was noticeably absent from the depth chart released Monday. Lenius had 26 catches for 307 yards and three touchdowns last season as a sophomore.Well see where he goes from there after those first three games, Petersen said. Adidas Nmd Sleva . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Adidas Nmd Dámské Levně . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. http://www.botynmdlevne.com/basketbalove-boty-adidas-levne.html . Louis Blues. 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Ali Day powered to his fourth Coolangatta Gold title and is already anticipating a possible showdown with the only man who has a better record, five-time winner Caine Eckstein.The Surfers Paradise surf ironman star crossed the line in the 41.8km endurance test more than five minutes ahead of his nearest rival, Matt Bevilacqua (Kurrawa), with rising talent Alex Wright (Alexandra Headland) third.In the elite womens race, Northcliffes Courtney Hancock battled to hold back tears after she won her second title ahead of Allie Britton (North Burleigh) and Rebecca Creedy (Kurrawa) five years after her previous win.Days win in three hours 54 minutes and 29 seconds puts him one victory short Ecksteins record tally and there was immediate talk of 30-year-old Eckstein returning next year for a clash of the titans five years after his last win.Caine is the reason I first wanted to win this race and it would be amazing to maybe take him on next year, Day said.When I wwas young and saw him win his first race I thought how does he do that and just wanted to be like him.ddddddddddddThe respect is mutual between the both of us, which is all you can ask for.I saw him on the course again today, like last year, and high fived him.Well see what happens next year but for now Ill enjoy this fourth one.Day said he was happy to break away from most of the 25-strong elite mens field in the opening ski leg, allowing him to dictate the rest of the race.Hancock had endured some frustrating defeats since her 2011 win in the womens race, making her win the more special.She was challenged early by Britton and Creedy but took charge in the 3.5km swim and pulled away to a comfortable win.Britton finished second, just under three minutes behind Hancock, while Creedy was another four minutes back in third place. 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