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After extending their home winning streak to a John Paul Jones Arena-record 22 straight games Sunday, No. 7 Virginia looks to extend that mark against Grambling State on Tuesday night in the second round of the Emerald Coast Classic.The Cavaliers have held their last two opponents to under 40 points, which brings the total to 16 games that a Tony Bennett-coached Virginia team has held an opponent to fewer than 40 points.Grambling State enters the matchup 347th in the country in scoring offense, averaging just under 57 points per game -- a stat that doesnt bode well against Virginia. The Cavaliers (3-0) enter the matchup allowing just 40 points per game.Guard Ervin Mitchell will have to do the bulk of the scoring for the Tigers, as he enters the game averaging 13.3 points.Virginia has received balance throughout its lineup this season on a team that can play 10 or 11 guys on any given night. Guard Marial Shayok has been Bennetts sixth man off of the bench and leads the Cavaliers in scoring. Shayok is coming off of a 15-point effort in Virginias 62-38 win over Yale on Sunday.Marial obviously brings a scoring punch for us, Bennett said of the 6-foot-5 junior. Hes a hard-playing defender and offensively, hes aggressive. I like that.The Cavaliers depth in the frontcourt and the backcourt will be a tough test for a Grambling State team that averages just 31 rebounds and seven assists per game. Virginia senior guard London Perrantes recorded seven assists himself in the win over Yale.I dont have to do much talking in front of these guys, Perrantes said of his team. I just try to lead by example and come out here every day and just go hard.Big scoring runs and holding opponents to long droughts without scoring have been a catalyst to Virginias 3-0 start. The Cavaliers have used three separate runs of at least 16-0 this season and that trend could continue against an opponent that has shown the inability to put the ball in the basket during its 1-2 start.Both teams will make their way south to Niceville, Fla., after Tuesdays game for the third round of the Emerald Coast Classic, which resumes Friday.George Rogers Jersey .Y. - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. Bobby Hebert Jersey .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. http://www.customsaintsjersey.com/custom-michael-lewis-jersey-large-1252e.html . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Mario Edwards Jr. Jersey . -- Adam Snyder returned to the San Francisco 49ers this season because the offensive lineman thought it was his best opportunity to win a championship. Zach Wood Jersey . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif.Sam Billings, the Kent and England wicketkeeper-batsman, has signed to play for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League in Australia next month. He is available for the group stage, although he is expected to miss the later stages of the tournament because of a clash with Englands ODI tour to India in January.Billings will join England teammate Jason Roy in a squad that also includes a former Kent team-mate in Doug Bollinger, the veteran Australian pace bowler.Billings said: Its a great competition and to get the opportunity to play in it is fantastic. I spent six months in Sydney in 2013 and it was a very good experience and great for my game.Sydney Sixers head coach Greg Shiipperd said Billings flexibility was an attraction.dddddddddddd Sam is a crucial addition to our ranks given the selection for Australia of Nic Maddinson and the possibility of other Australian selections.Recent international performances have whetted our appetite that his explosive and creative style of batting will nicely suit our line-up. Sam can bat anywhere in the order and we like that flexibility in our players. Also his fielding is highly rated both as a keeper or outfielder.Nottinghamshires Michael Lumb is also part of the Sixers squad. ' ' '