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The trip to Hawaii was booked before the coaches were hired, but Wisconsins Greg Gard and Tennessees Rick Barnes will accept the challenge that comes with playing in the Maui Invitational.Ninth-ranked Wisconsin (2-1) will meet Tennessee (1-1) in the opening game of the eight-team tournament on Monday afternoon.The Badgers will likely fall in the rankings after a 79-67 loss to Creighton last week, but they bounced back to defeat Chicago State 69-51 before heading to the islands.Vito Brown scored 12 points in the uneven showing. Brown and Ethan Happ were a combined 9-of-13 from the field while Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig and Zak Showalter shot 4-of-22.We will continue to work and the guys will get better, Gard said. We got a little experience and now we have something to draw back on. We will practice in Maui and we are better based on our experiences this season. What we look for is taking a step forward each day.After 14 seasons as an assistant at the school, Gard was named interim head coach last December when Bo Ryan retired in the middle of the season. The 45-year old led the Badgers to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament to earn the job on a full-time basis.Wisconsin is one of three ranked teams in the tournament along with fourth-ranked Oregon and No. 5 North Carolina.The Badgers are led by Koenig with 15.7 points per game Hayes averages 11.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game. Hayes is shooting 38.7 percent after shooting 36.8 percent last season while Koenig is clicking at 42.5 percent.Tennessee was upset 82-69 in its opener against Chattanooga before bouncing back to defeat Appalachian State 103-94 to start off Barnes second season at the school.Robert Hubbs III scored 16 points and six players reached double figures as the Volunteers scored 21 straight points in the first half and avoided their first 0-2 start since 1965-66.I thought we were much more aggressive offensively taking the shots that we want to take, Barnes said. I thought that part was good. We still made so many young mistakes that you cant make.Tennessee has a tough path as one of five unranked teams in Maui. If it beats Wisconsin, it could face No. 4 Oregon in the second round to possibly meet No. 5 North Carolina in the title game.Its always good to get your feet wet going and playing against teams like that, theyre all well coached and theyre all talented, so were looking forward to those games, Tennessee freshman guard Jordan Bone said.Bone is one of five players scoring in double figured with a team-high 14 points per game. Freshman guard Lamonte Turner and Hubbs III are each averaging 13.5 points per game.Freshman forward Grant Williams is at 10.5 points while sophomore forward Kyle Alexander is at 10.0.We have to get better on the defensive side. But I feel like we can score the ball really well, Bone said. Wholesale Air Max Sale Outlet . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. Cheap Wholesale Air Max Shoes . 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They each have a pair for pregame and during the game that serve as a tribute to the 15-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy.The cleats by Kickasso like Picasso will include American flag versions for the game. Beckham will wear a special 9/11 cleat during warmups, while Cruz will have a fire truck cleat with his late fathers engine number on them. Cruzs dad was a fireman in Paterson, New Jersey.Its a special cleat for a couple reasons. I mean opening day is on 9/11, said Troy Cole, Kickassos owner. And Odell wanted to pay tribute to the heroes of 9/11, and not toward the tragedy aspect, with the falling building and the heroes all around kind of helping and saving people. That is why its kind of special and going to be pretty cool.Before every game Sunday, fans will see a taped video message from President Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Former President Bush will participate in the ceremonial coin toss with his wife, Laura, and two NYPD officers who responded to the attacks at Ground Zero 15 years ago.The Giants coaches and staff also plan to wear special 9/11 pins to honor the fallen and as a reminder of the tragedy that cost thousands of lives. Some players may be wearing special 9/11 gloves.Sunday also marks Cruzs return -- his first game in 700 days. Hes missed most of the past two seasons with knee and calf injuries.His return will be his first time wearing a pair of custom cleats by Kickasso in a game. But it wont be Beckhams, as the receiver hooked up with Cole by reaching out to him via Instagram aafter entering the league.dddddddddddd The two have worked together since.Beckham has 20 to 30 pairs of custom cleats by Kickasso. Some of the most memorable are the Jokers that he wore before the Giants played cornerback Josh Norman and the Panthers last year and a light-up Back to the Future version from the Pro Bowl.Beckham and Kickasso have other designs in the pipeline for this season. The themes include custom military, breast cancer awareness, special cartoons and, of course, a new Joker edition.That should be interesting, Cole said.The custom cleat industry is spreading. Already Kickasso has worked or will work with Giants Olivier Vernon, Justin Pugh, Brad Wing and Josh Brown, to name a few. Pittsburgh Steelers star receiver Antonio Brown and the New York Jets Brandon Marshall are also on his client list.Kickassos work will be on display on NFL fields across the country this week. The Jets Buster Skrine will be wearing a flaming $100 bill version Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. On the other side of the ball Sunday against the Giants, Cowboys wide receiver Terrance Williams will be wearing a pair that serve as a nod to Michael Myers and Halloween.The way Kickasso operates is that players provide themes or ideas and give him the freedom to produce the final product. He often teams with Beckham the week before a game, hashes out the general concept and has the cleats done and ready for the following weeks contest.Kickasso gets the cleats from the player or his teams equipment manager to make sure the style, size and fit are correct. He prefers it to be white so there is a blank canvas to navigate. 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