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NEW ORLEANS -- When new Tulane basketball coach Mike Dunleavy looks across the Smoothie King Center court at the No. 6 North Carolina Tar Heels Friday night in the season opener for both teams, hell see more than a few NBA prospects wearing Carolina blue.Even though Dunleavys young Green Wave dont have the talent or depth to match up against Roy Williams Tar Heels, Dunleavy knows his job is to create a culture built on the foundational lessons he learned in 17 years coaching in the NBA: Take good shots and share the ball.We really kind of want to play how the (San Antonio) Spurs play, Tulane guard Malik Morgan said, giving voice to a lofty goal. We really want to focus on good ball movement and getting open shots. Last year we kind of took some hard shots, but Coach (Dunleavy) really wants us to open the floor for shooters.Dunleavy, 62, is taking over a Tulane team that went 13-21 last season and finished with the second-fewest assists per game (10.9) and the second-most turnovers per game (13.3) in going 3-15 in the American Athletic Conference. The Green Wave also were second-to-last in the AAC in scoring (65.9 points per game) and second-to-last in 3-point shooting (30 percent).The first thing we want to emphasize is getting good shots and taking good shots, Dunleavy said. We need to take care of the ball and not turn it over. I thought last year it was a problem for them -- shot selection and turnovers.The Green Wave return four freshmen from coach Ed Conroys team who played at least 10 minutes a game last year (Melvin Frazier, Von Julien, Blake Paul and Kain Harris). They lost 96-72 to North Carolina last year in Chapel Hill, and the Tar Heels have not played Tulane in in New Orleans since 1977.Carolina returns several key players from a team that went 33-7 and captured the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season and conference championships and advanced to its record 19th Final Four appearance.Junior Joel Berry II, who was named MVP of the ACC tournament and is a preseason first-team All-ACC selection, will start at point guard, and he will be joined on the wing by Justin Jackson, a second-team preseason All-ACC choice. Senior center Kennedy Meeks is back along with senior power forward Isaiah Hicks.Hicks was voted the ACCs sixth man of the year last season and will help replace Brice Johnson, a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Clippers. Carolina will be without junior wing Theo Pinson, who broke a bone in his right foot last month and will be sidelined indefinitely.The Heels were selected to finish second in the ACC behind Duke this season.The 6-foot-6 Pinson had been expected to start at shooting guard for North Carolina and is an excellent perimeter defender. In his absence, Williams said he needs to see how sophomore Kenny Williams, senior guard Nate Britt and freshman Brandon Robinson perform.Somebodys got to get those minutes, Williams said. Whoever gets those minutes, if they do well and succeed and have good moments, thats really going to make them better at the end of the year. Then, if you do get Theo back and hes ready to play, then that makes you stronger. Edinson Volquez Rangers Jersey . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. 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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Houston Astros have made small but important gains during their first season in the American League. The winning streaks have been few and far between, yet now they appear to be on the upswing. Jason Castros leadoff homer triggered a three-run fourth against Tommy Hanson, and Dallas Keuchel pitched seven effective innings to lead the Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Houston, coming off consecutive wins at Colorado, has won three in a row for the second time this season. The other time was April 8-10, when the Astros won twice at Seattle and followed up with a 5-0 win against Hanson at Angel Stadium. "Were just trying to ride this out," rookie centre fielder Brandon Barnes said. "Were going out there and playing hard-nosed baseball. Were playing good defence, our pitchings been outstanding and weve been getting big hits when we need them." Keuchel (2-2) allowed two runs and six hits, struck out four and walked none in the opener of a four-game series. The 25-year-old left-hander was making his fifth start after beginning the season in the bullpen. "The last couple of outings I felt pretty good, but there were just one or two pitches that swung in their favour," Keuchel said. "Tonight Id like to take back that second inning, but other than that, I felt really good." Paul Clemens came on in the eighth with the Astros leading 6-2 and gave up Erick Aybars first homer of the year before walking two batters. But then Travis Blackley retired Josh Hamilton on a popup with runners at the corners, and Jose Veras pitched a perfect ninth for his ninth save in 12 chances. Hanson (2-2) was charged with five runs -- four earned -- and eight hits over 6 1-3 innings in his first start since May 4. The right-hander was on the bereavement list for six days in April following the death of his stepbrother, then made two starts before going on the restricted list to continue dealing with his grief. It was Hansons second loss in two starts this season against the Astros, a team he was 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA against in six starts prior to this season with Atlanta. "It was good to get back out there and pitch again," Hanson said. "I was really amped up at the beginning of the game and I was excited to go out and pitch. My focus was there, but I felt like I could have done a better job tonight. Not exactly the performance I wouldve liked to put out there, but its good to get that one over with." The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the second with Chris Iannettas RBI single and a run-scoring groundout by newcomer Chris Nelson. But the Astros pulled ahead with three in tthe fourth, getting a leadoff home run by Castro on an 0-2 pitch and sacrifice flies from Chris Carter and Matt Dominguez.dddddddddddd The Astros extended their margin to 6-2 with three runs in the seventh, two of which were unearned because of second baseman Howie Kendricks throwing error. Ronny Cedeno started the rally with a one-out triple off the centre-field fence that was poorly tracked by Mike Trout. Barnes drove in Cedeno with a single on Hansons 89th and final pitch. "We were just trying to attack his fastball. That was our plan early, and we finally got to him," Barnes said. "We made good adjustments through the game and just kept going." Jose Altuve greeted Dane De La Rosa with a single, then made a heads-up baserunning play by stopping short on his way to second on Castros grounder to a charging Kendrick -- who threw the ball past first baseman Brendan Harris as Barnes scored. "That was a tremendous job by Altuve," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "Thats something that you work on in spring training, and it comes up a lot of times. The mistake some baserunners make is that they think they can beat the second baseman. Then the guy tags you and throws to first base, and its a double play. But Altuve is a heads-up player with a great baseball I.Q. He did the absolute right thing there." Carlos Pena drove in the Astros sixth run with a two-out RBI single, his third hit of the game. NOTES: The Angels began wearing a commemorative patch on the front of their jerseys in honour of longtime team physician Lewis Yocum, who died last weekend of liver cancer at age 65. ... The Astros placed RHP Edgar Gonzalez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 26, because of a shoulder strain. RHP Josh Fields was reinstated from the DL after missing 51 games because of a forearm strain. ... Castros homer to left-centre was his first RBI in 18 career at-bats against the Angels to that point. ... Of the 75 home runs Hanson has given up in the majors, Castros was only the fourth that came on an 0-2 count. As a result of Hansons return and that of staff ace Jered Weaver on Wednesday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia has decided to go with a six-man rotation at least through the end of this eight-game homestand. "I think right now is a good time for it," Scioscia said. "I think it helps the whole group if you can do it periodically. Its like throwing an off day in there." ... Harris started at 1B in place of Albert Pujols, who is still running poorly because of chronic foot and knee problems. Pujols got the night off. ... Astros SS Marwin Gonzalez did not play due to a right hamstring strain. ' ' '