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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Coming off a 27-win season and its first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2003, Maryland fields a team with one returning starter and six freshmen.Its been a different kind of October for coach Mark Turgeon, who last year fielded a veteran-laden team ranked No. 3 in the preseason Top 25 poll.Because it was the first time in a while we had been ranked so high, it was a lot on the guys, Turgeon acknowledged Tuesday.And this team?Theyve got a chip on their shoulder, Turgeon said. Theyre hungry.Diamond Stone, Jake Layman, Robert Carter and Rasheed Sulaimon -- four of the teams top five scorers in 2015-16 -- are gone.Melo Trimble returns as a junior after opting to withdraw his name from the NBA draft. The 6-foot-3 guard hopes to improve on an inconsistent season in which he shot 41 percent and ended the season with a 5-for-16 dud against Kansas.He rarely played fewer than 35 minutes a game, and his body wore down in late February and March.I learned last year youve got to take care of your body, Trimble said. Thats what Im going to do this year.Trimble will be surrounded by a young cast. Center Damonte Dodd and forward L.C. Gill, a transfer from Duquesne, are the lone seniors on the roster.I have a lot of new players, a lot of good pieces, Turgeon said. Last year I had a veteran team. When you get into coaching, you like being around guys and teaching them and making them better.---Some other things to know about Marylands upcoming mens basketball season:HIS TEAM: As a freshman, Trimble stood behind Dez Wells when it came to taking the final shot. Last season, Trimble was asked to blend into a talent-laden squad. Now, he stands alone as the Terps main man. He knows its his team in a lot of ways, Turgeon said. Hes not worried about stepping on anybodys toes, maybe like he has in the last couple years. So it should be a great year for Melo.WILEY RETURNS: After missing the entire 2015-16 season with a torn right meniscus, guard Dion Wiley is poised to make up for lost time in the backcourt. As a freshman, the 6-foot-4 guard played in all 35 games as a backup. Its taken a year, but now hes ready to build upon that season. Hes one of our better passers and better players in ball screens, Turgeon said. That says a lot when you have Melo on your team.SOMETHING TO PROVE: Freshman guard Anthony Cowan is listed at 6 feet, which might be a stretch. What he lacks in height, he makes up for in desire. Hes quick to the rim, but is focused now on playing well on the other end of the court. Coach Turgeon told me he wanted me to be a hound on defense, so thats what Im working on, Cowan said.LEAGUE OF ITS OWN: Turgeon started his tenure at Maryland when the Terrapins were part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now theyre in the Big Ten, but its all the same to him. It was really about making Maryland basketball great, no matter what league youre in, and getting players that fit your style of coaching, Turgeon said. I wasnt so worried about the ACC or the Big Ten. I was just trying to make my team the best team I could possibly make it.CEK-MATE: Junior forward Michal Cekovsky is quickly getting used to college basketball and life in in the U.S. A native of Slovakia, the 7-1 Cekovsky (pronounced Check-ov-skee) got one start last season but should see more playing time in the middle. Being with the guys every day and practicing with real good players has been good for my game, he said. 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LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Marc Mariani feels like hes back home again, and the Tennessee Titans feel much more confident about whos catching kicks and punts for them.The Titans announced Monday they signed Mariani and waived wide receiver Tre McBride.Mariani spent his first four NFL seasons with the Titans, though he spent two of those on injured reserve. He spent the last two seasons with the Chicago Bears, who waived him on Saturday. Mariani, who kept his house in Nashville, was at practice Monday and said it feels good to be back with the Titans who drafted him in the seventh round out of Montana in 2010.I didnt want to leave the first time, and Im excited to be with a team and an organization that I love and that has treated me so well and also a team that I really think I can help and wants me to help and contribute, Mariani said. It feels good to be wanted down here, and Im excited to get things rolling.Mariani was a Pro Bowl returner as a rookie but was on injured reserve for both 2012 and 2013. The Titans released him in the final cuts of August 2014, and Chicago signed him in November that year. Titans coach Mike Mularkey was coaching tight ends on Ken Whisenhunts staff in 2014 and said Tennessee brought Maariani back for his return skills.ddddddddddddReally it gives us somebody in both areas that we can use as a returner that has been to the Pro Bowl because of it, Mularkey said. Hes had a lot of success. It was good for this team. This team is excited to have him back. I think the fans will be, as well. Hes one of these guys weve been talking about -- tough, dependable and team-first. He fits right in with us right away.Mularkey said the Titans gave players chances to win the job as returner. They also released Dexter McCluster, who had returned punts, on Friday.We gave guys chances, Mularkey said. We attempted to develop. You can say that about a lot of guys. Thats your job, and sometimes it doesnt work that way. No, I havent given that a second thought.The 29-year-old Mariani has career averages of 9.5 yards per punt return and 25 yards per kickoff return. He has scored on two punt returns and one kickoff return. He also has 27 career catches, with 22 of them coming last season.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '