CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Latest from Atlantic Coast Conference mens basketball media day on Wednesday (all times local):---6:25 p.m.Josh Pastner says Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski tried to prepare him for the worst when he agreed to become the Yellow Jackets coach.Pastner, who spent the past seven years as Memphis coach, said his AD warned him there was a good chance the Yellow Jackets could go winless in league play during a rebuilding project.This year will be new to me, Pastner said. And listen, my athletic director when he hired me, he told me we might not win a game in ACC play. ... Its going to take some time. The great thing is in basketball, you sign a couple of guys, you get a little lucky here and there, next thing you know you start moving up the league standings.But in this league, theres no gimmes, thats for sure.---6:05 p.m.North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried is sporting a noticeably slimmer physique.The Wolfpacks sixth-year coach said hes down about 40 pounds since May after dealing with some health issues.This was kind of one of those times for me to get serious about getting my health in order, Gottfried said. I feel a lot better. I feel good and hopefully I can maintain it.Its usually hard during the year because every time we turned around theres a meal sitting there somewhere.---5:10 p.m.Duke has been picked to win the ACC ahead of North Carolina, Virginia and Louisville.Blue Devils guard Grayson Allen was selected the preseason player of the year by a wide margin over Clemson forward Jaron Blossomgame, and North Carolina State point guard Dennis Smith Jr. was voted rookie of the year.Mike Krzyzewskis Blue Devils picked up 85 first-place votes and 1,359 points in voting by league media. Defending champion UNC had the other six first-place votes.Syracuse was fifth followed by N.C. State, Notre Dame, Florida State, Miami, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and Boston College.UNCs Joel Berry II and Virginias London Perrantes joined Allen, Blossomgame and Smith on the preseason all-ACC first team. The second team consisted of UNCs Justin Jackson, Dukes Jayson Tatum, Syracuses Tyler Lydon, FSUs Dwayne Bacon and Pitts Michael Young.---4:10 p.m.North Carolina coach Roy Williams says junior swingman Theo Pinson had foot surgery Wednesday.The school announced last week that Pinson was out indefinitely after suffering a broken bone in his right foot in practice. Williams said Wednesday afternoon that he had gotten word Pinson was out of surgery, but he didnt have a timetable for Pinsons return.Pinson is a top defender, good passer and versatile wing for the Tar Heels, who won the league regular-season and tournament titles before losing in the NCAA championship game. UNC opens the season Nov. 11 at Tulane.---2:45 p.m.Duke says freshman Jayson Tatum will miss the Blue Devils two exhibition games with a sprained left foot.Coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the extent of Tatums injury Wednesday, one day after he was hurt during practice.The school says the anticipated recovery time is two weeks and Krzyzewski said it was the best possible news because its a manageable injury that will not impact Jayson long-term.Tatum will not play in exhibition games against Virginia State on Friday night or Augustana on Nov. 4.Tatum is a 6-foot-8 forward and key member of a six-man freshman class that has the Blue Devils voted No. 1 in the coaches preseason Top 25. The Associated Press poll will be released Monday.---2:25 p.m.ACC Commissioner John Swofford wont rule out holding future neutral-site championship events in the state of North Carolina, assuming things change with a law limiting protections for LGBT people.The ACC last month followed the NCAAs lead in removing 10 events -- including the football championship game and the womens basketball tournament -- from the state for the 2016-17 sports year. That came in response to a law signed earlier this year restricting the rights of LGBT people.Speaking during his annual commissioners forum, Swofford said the door is open if things change for us to come back in future years. Swofford also said the league heard a lot of support, a lot of disappointment from fans after pulling the events.---1:55 p.m.Duke forward Amile Jefferson is glad hes healthy -- and that the frustrations of last season are behind him.The 6-foot-9 forward recalled how it bothered him to sit out with a foot injury that cost him all but nine non-conference games in 2015-16. He often saw himself as a missing piece that couldve helped the Blue Devils defend better or be a stronger rebounding team in a game. Duke went 25-11 last season, finishing fifth in the ACC.Now Jefferson is ready to pick up where he left off in 2014-15 in helping Duke to the national championship.My bodys been healthy for months now, he said. Im back in the swing of things.Jefferson will be a critical voice on a team with seven freshmen, including highly regarded newcomers like Harry Giles and Jayson Tatum.---12:40 p.m.Pitt forward Sheldon Jeter believes it is an athletes responsibility to speak up when theres an issue they care about and he has considered following San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernicks lead in demonstrating during the national anthem.Jeter said Wednesday at the ACC mens basketball media day that he has talked with teammates about the entire team participating in a gesture. Jeter said if its just one person, people can incorrectly classify the action as attention-grabbing and miss the reason behind the demonstration.The senior forward said he would seek approval from coach Kevin Stallings before taking any action.In August, Kaepernick began kneeling during the anthem. He cited racial injustice and police brutality among the reasons for his protest, and athletes from various sports and levels -- from youth teams to professional ranks -- have followed his lead in various ways.---11 a.m.Louisville guard Donovan Mitchell says the players are not concerned about the NCAA investigation of the sex scandal at the school and will use it and last years postseason ban as motivation to achieve big things this season.The NCAA last week said the program committed four major violations and the governing body criticized coach Rick Pitino for failing to monitor former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee, whom the NCAA says provided improper benefits to recruits and players by hiring escorts and strippers.Mitchell said Wednesday at the ACCs mens basketball media day in Charlotte that it hurt watching other teams and players he knew play in the NCAA Tournament while Louisville, which went 23-8 and finished fourth in the ACC, sat home. Lindsey Horan USA Jersey . 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SAN FRANCISCO -- The up-and-down Giants are going down to the wire in a bid to keep their even-year magic going.With three games left, manager Bruce Bochys ballclub is sandwiched between the Mets and Cardinals in the race for the two NL wild-card spots with two games separating the three teams.Its not exactly how Bochy envisioned it, not after the Giants went into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors. Given the alternative, however, San Franciscos skipper certainly isnt complaining.We certainly wish we were in a better position but you dont stop fighting, Bochy said following San Franciscos 7-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. It is what it is as far as our situation that we created. We know that.The Giants -- who won the World Series in 2010, 12 and 14 -- are one game behind the idle Mets and one game ahead of St. Louis. The Cardinals beat Cincinnati on Thursday.San Francisco hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning Friday, the Cardinals play Pittsburgh at home and the Mets close out the regular season in Philadelphia.I dont know whats going to happen but theyll keep fighting and well see what happens, Bochy said.Johnny Cueto pitched seven uneven innings for his 18th win to help set up the wild race to the finish.Cueto (18-5) overcame a shaky start in his first appearance since being sidelined more than a week with a groin strain. The All-Star right-hander matched his season high of 11 strikeouts, allowed two runs, nine hits and walked one to beat the Colorado for the third time this season.After we took the lead I just got focused on what I needed to do, Cueto said through an interpreter, adding that hes open to pitching in relief against the Dodgers if needed. Im ready. The last game is on Sunday and if they give me the ball Ill take (it).Conor Gillaspie, Angel Pagan and Brandon Crawford had two hits apiece to help the Giants bounce back after getting shut out a night earlier.Nolan Arenado had two hits and ann RBI for Colorado, which was eliminated from playoff contention over the weekend and has dropped eight of 10.dddddddddddd(Cueto) found his groove and he was doing his thing, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. Once he gets rolling hes one of those top-of-the-rotation guys that can be tough to get to.On a night when St. Louis rallied to win on a walkoff hit in the ninth, San Francisco staged its own comeback.Arenado hit an RBI double in the first and scored on David Dahls triple to put the Rockies up 2-0.The Giants tied it with two runs in the fourth, then went ahead in the sixth with help from Colorados defense. The Rockies committed two errors, including a wild throw by third baseman Arenado on Cuetos one-out bunt single that allowed two runs to score.Colorado starter Jon Gray (10-10) allowed five runs over 5 1/3 innings and left shortly after he appeared to get hit in the right ankle by Crawfords line drive in the sixth.It hurt pretty bad but Ill be all right. Nothing serious, Gray said.TAKING NO CHANCESBochy used four relievers to record the final six outs. One-time closer Santiago Casilla was not among them. Instead, Sergio Romo pitched the ninth and retired Charles Blackmon on a fly ball to end it. Youre in a situation where you have to win now, Bochy said.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: INF Eduardo Nunez is making slight progress from a mild hamstring strain but could still miss the wild-card round of the playoffs if San Francisco makes it that far. Nunez has not played since Sept. 25.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Chad Bettis (13-8) makes his final start of the season against Milwaukee on Friday. Seven of Bettis wins this season have come at Coors Field.Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (14-9) pitches the series opener against the Dodgers on Friday night. Bumgarner is winless over his previous four starts and has a 4.21 ERA during that span. ' ' '