Duke Preseason Ranking:
The preseason basketball rankings are out and Duke was #5 in the coaches USA Today/ESPN poll, and #8 in the writers AP poll. They won their first exhibition game over Virginia Union 114-50, and play another exhibition game this Wednesday vs. Lenoir-Rhyne.  The season officially kicks off on Nov. 10th at home vs. Presbyterian. For more: www.DukeBluePlanet.com

Chase Update:
Kyle was the top finisher at Texas yesterday coming in 6th, Martin started 2nd and had a good finish in 8th, and Dale Jr. was running 2nd late until stop for gas put him back to 20th. The guys will be in Phoenix next Sunday on ABC at 3:00PM(EST).

Beckham to AC Milan – Official:
David’s season with the Galaxy ended last Sunday in 2-2 tie with Dallas, and unfortunately they did not make the MLS playoffs. It was made official last Thursday that David would go on loan from the Galaxy to AC Milan effective next January and will return for the start of the 2009 MLS season. Check out David’s blog for more info.