on insisted on starting the finals, which begin next Saturday, so late each night.Phelps means big ratings for NBC.Our sport wouldnt be what is without Michael, Kalisz said. You look at all the coverage we get because of him and all the opportunities we get because of Michael. You look back 20 years a

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Jajuan Johnson had 21 points, Luke Fischer scored 18 and Marquette spoiled Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drews debut with a 95-71 victory in the opening game of the Veterans Classic at the Navy Academy on Friday night.Haanif Cheatham added 15 points and Sam Hauser finished with 14 points for the Golden Eagles, who shot 39 of 74 (53 percent) from the field.I think one of the strengths of our team is our depth, Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski said. We were able to play 11 guys in tonights game. I thought in the second half we were able to wear them down. That was terrific.A 3-pointer by Cheatham capped a 23-4 run and Marquette led 62-44 with10:56 remaining in the game. Vanderbilt struggled to make shots and a jumper by Matthew Fisher-Davis, who had 12 points, ended a more than five-minute scoring drought.The Golden Eagles controlled the run of play the rest of the way. A steal and dunk by Johnson provided a 72-48 lead and set off a celebration on Marquettes bench.I always play to the passing lanes and get to my spot on defense, Johnson said.Drew formerly coached at his alma mater Valparaiso, where he led the program to two NCAA tournaments in five years. However, his new team struggled against the Golden Eagles, who made 13 3-pointers.I thought the first half we did some nice things on the defensive end, Drew said. The second half they came out, hit the two quick 3s on us. We never seemed to get into a rhythm or much momentum after that.The Commodores got their only lead of the game, 40-39, on a baseline jumper by Noah Cressler with 25 seconds left in the half.Luke Kornet led Vanderbilt with 15 points.What it always comes down to is being aggressive and making plays, Kornet said. I think, especially in the second half, we got away from that. We have to grow from this and get better.BIG PICTUREVanderbilt: Kevin Stallings, who left to take the job at Pittsburgh, was the winningest coach in Commodores history. So, Drew will face some pressure to be competitive in his first season. The 7-foot-1 Kornet is already showing he can be a force at both ends of the court.Marquette: The Golden Eagles must fill the void for the loss of Henry Ellenson, one of the programs most highly touted recruits who left after one season for the NBA. Coach Steve Wojciechowski has deep, quick lineup that overwhelmed Vanderbilt.TURNING POINTWojciechowski said he fully expected his team to carry a lead into the half. Instead they trailed by two points. The Golden Eagles simply turned up the pressure and went on a decisive run to put the game away. They hit 3s and we kept them at the free-throw line, Wojciechowski said. 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Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status.ATLANTA -- The U.S. swimming team has just one practice left before it leaves for the Rio Olympics.Womens coach David Marsh likes what hes seen at the 12-day Atlanta training camp.Its been a beautiful camp so far, he said. The captains are leading it well. Very relaxed. Theres nothing having to be contrived here to create things.The teams most prominent co-captain, Michael Phelps, was the big draw Saturday for the near-capacity crowd at the Georgia Tech aquatic center.Phelps has said he will retire after his fifth Olympics, and fans started lining up at 5 a.m., over six hours before the team walked onto the deck.Phelps occasionally waved and smiled during the nearly three-hour workout, but mostly kept to himself. Despite doing no interviews with reporters, his influence was felt everywhere.We were talking about it at dinner the other day without him, said womens co-captain Allison Schmitt, a three-time Olympian. People didnt know anything (about swimming before Phelps). It was embarrassment to be a swimmer. No young boy was a swimmer. Now theres probably more guys in the sport than there is girls. He has definitely changed it a lot and he will continue to change it a lot past his retirement.The most decorated athlete in the history of the games, Phelps will try to add to his 18 golds and 22 overall medals before he retires for the second time. He won the 100-meter butterfly, the 200 fly and the 200 individual medley at the U.S. Olympic trials r this month in Nebraska.His personal coach, U.S. mens coach Bob Bowman, saiid Phelps looks as strong as ever.ddddddddddddHe never surprises me anymore, Bowman said. As soon as you think youve seen it all, hell give you something else.Bowman declined to say if the 31-year-old will compete in a relay event.I do know, he said. Im not going to tell you.First-time Olympian Chase Kalisz has known Phelps for several years and says its easy to see why television insisted on starting the finals, which begin next Saturday, so late each night.Phelps means big ratings for NBC.Our sport wouldnt be what is without Michael, Kalisz said. You look at all the coverage we get because of him and all the opportunities we get because of Michael. You look back 20 years ago, and it wasnt like that. There wasnt this kind of excitement. I think hes ready to go out the way he wants to go out and close that chapter on his own terms. I think it will be good for him.The team has already adapted to a new sleep schedule, getting in the pool each night at Georgia Tech at 10 p.m. Thats what time the semifinals will begin in Rio. Some finals could end after midnight.Swimmers have grown accustomed to the uncustomary hours over the last few weeks.Its kind of a college kids dream, said Gunnar Bentz, a first-time Olympian. We get to stay up late and we get to sleep in. Its kind of nice, honestly, but training at 10-11 p.m. is a little weird. You get used to it, but I think will work really well in Rio. ' ' '