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Baylor became one of the first teams this season to enter the Top 25 by virtue of a credible victory, with the Bears having defeated then-No. 4 Oregon last week.Virginia Commonwealth would like to follow that same script into the Top 25 next week.Rankings aside, Baylor (3-0) and VCU (3-0) will look across the court at a quality opponent on Wednesday when they face each other at the Battle 4 Atlantis at 2:30 p.m. ET in Nassau, Bahamas.Baylor showed off a couple of new weapons in its 66-49 win over Oregon. Junior guard Manu Lecomte, a transfer from Miami, scored 18 points and dished out seven assists, and junior college transfer Jo Lual-Acuil scored eight points, blocked seven shots and grabbed 14 rebounds.Those two players, as much as the impressive victory over the Ducks, captured the attention of the college basketball world -- including VCU coach Will Wade.Baylor is very, very talented, Wade said. I dont think a lot of people knew how good Manu Lecomte was going to be for them. Baylors a good team. That was no fluke. They beat Oregon pretty good.On the flip side, Baylor coach Scott Drew knows the Rams wont be star struck.VCU is accustomed to playing top-notch nonconference competition and has the March Madness credibility in recent years to match just about anyone in college basketball.Last season, the Rams advanced a round farther than Baylor as VCU defeated seventh-seeded Oregon State in the opening round. Then the Rams pushed Final Four-bound Oklahoma for 40 minutes before the Sooners escaped Oklahoma City with a four-point win.This is a team that is very competitive, great tradition, been in the NCAA Tournament six straight years, Drew said. So, a team thats used to being successful, used to winning.While Baylor is mixing its new standouts with quality veterans, VCU rolls with many of the same faces that helped the Rams win 25 games a year ago. Seniors Mo Allie-Cox, JeQuan Lewis, Jordan Burgess and Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed, and junior Justin Tillman played leading roles last season and are back for more.Those players and new additions give VCU the depth that concerns Drew.They play extremely hard, play 10 guys, lot of pressure man-to-man, very physical team, Drew said.But this wont be Baylors first go-round this season with a tough opponent.Wade has seen how much trouble the Bears zone defense gave Oregon. Its easy to see how. Lual-Acuil (7-foot), forward Johnathan Motley (6-10) and reserve Terry Maston (6-8) thrive on swatting away shots in the lane.Their length will be a major, major issue for us, Wade said. We havent seen length like this since we played maybe Florida State last year. Theyve got just about everything you want in a good basketball team. It will be a challenge.Whoever survives Wednesdays game will go back for a second helping of top-level competition on Thanksgiving Day. 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With memories of his successes on Hong Kongs racetracks flooding back, Gary Moores thoughts have turned to hulking sprinter Takedown winning one of the worlds most famous sprint races.Now based in Sydney, Moore has returned to Hong Kong for Sundays Group One International Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin with Takedown who has tipped the scales at 618kg, the same weight he was before winning the Group One Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot on November 26.Hes coping well with the amount of travelling, Moore told AAP from Hong Kong.In fact I thought he looked a lot brighter in the coat here in Hong Kong than what he did from Perth.Moore was a seven-time champion rider in Hong Kong and won a Group Three race as a trainer in 2010 when he travelled Viva Pronto from Macau where he was champion trainer eight times.The 17-hand gelding will work on turf at Sha Tin on Wednesday morning.Based on years of experience riding at the track, Moore is hopeful Widden Studs Antony Thompson can draw inside barrier five on Thursday.Takedown was bred by Widden and given to Moore to train after being withdrawn from the Easter yearling sale when Thompson had doubts he would make the grade.Moores father and legeendary jockey George was close friends with Thompsons father Bim.ddddddddddddOur families go back a long way, Moore said.To have a horse under my care for them and to win my first Group One race in Australia was very, very special.Moore repeated his trademark celebration after the Winterbottom, running on the track to greet and kiss Takedown.I think Ill be a little bit more subdued but Ill definitely jump for joy if we can win this great race, Moore said.While Moore admits he is proud to simply have a runner, an International Sprint victory would rank alongside his 1981 Prix de lArc de Triomphe win aboard Gold River.Ive won the greatest race in the world as a jockey and to come and win probably one of the greatest sprint races in the world would be something that I could be proud of, he said.Manikato Stakes winner Rebel Dane will also fly the Australian flag, with trainer Gary Portellis assistant Greg Miles saying the horse will have a light week.He lost nine kilos on the flight but has already put a couple back on and looks bright, Miles said. 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