France has earned the final mens basketball spot in the Olympics, beating
Canada 83-74 on Sunday in the championship game of the Olympic Qualifying
Tournament in Manila, the Philippines. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Ha-Ha-Clinton-Dix-Jersey/
.Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs scored 26 points for the French, who
pulled away in the fourth quarter after the game was close most of the way.
Guard Nando de Colo, the Euroleague MVP, added 22 points.Cory Joseph scored 20
points for Canada, but Parker -- whom Joseph used to back up with the Spurs
before joining the Toronto Raptors -- was just a little better.France fell just
short of qualifying last summer when it lost to Spain in the EuroBasket
semifinals, but it made the most of its final chance and joins Serbia and
Croatia, which won the other two Olympic Qualifying Tournaments on
Saturday.France and Serbia were drawn into Group A with the United States,
Venezuela, China and Australia, while Croatia joins Group B with Argentina,
Spain, Brazil, Lithuania and Nigeria.The U.S., Serbia and France were the three
medalists at the Basketball World Cup in 2014.The Associated Press contributed
to this report. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Demetri-Goodson-Jersey/
. If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary,
the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Marwin-Evans-Jersey/
. -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and
dominated once more at Dover. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Kyler-Fackrell-Jersey/
. The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth
end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the
ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead
John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on
offer. DAYTON, Ohio -- Calvin Hermanson opened the game with a layup. Jock
Landale was fouled and made both free throws, and then had a dunk. St. Marys
was off and running toward an impressive road win.Hermanson scored 16 points --
most of them from the perimeter -- and Landale scored most of his 15 off moves
to the basket on Saturday. The outside-inside attack swept No. 17 St. Marys to
a 61-57 victory over Dayton in the Gaels first road game.The Gaels (3-0) led
the whole way, pulling ahead by 20 points midway through the second half and
holding off a late Dayton rally. Until the closing minutes, they felt very
relaxed.Coming out to the big start not only got the crowd out of it, but gave
us confidence for the rest of the game, said Hermanson, who fouled out with
2:52 left. We started running our stuff and getting great shots and realizing
we could almost get what we wanted. We were able to settle in once we had some
success.Those last 3 minutes left them sweating one out.The Flyers (2-1) took
advantage of the Gaels sloppiness -- 100 turnovers in the second half -- and
went on a 14-1 run. Charles Cookes jumper cut it to 59-57 with 25 seconds left.
Emmett Naar hit two free throws with 7.2 seconds left to clinch it.We knew the
storm was coming, coach Randy Bennett said. We weathered most of it.Cooke
scored 19 for the Flyers , who are 1-2 against Top 25 teams over the last two
seasons.I told them Im not most disappointed with the loss, but with how we
lost, coach Archie Miller said. The last 8 minutes is how we should have played
the whole 40 minutes.Landale -- a 6-foot-11 center -- had his way inside early,
working the pick-and-roll for layups. Landale and Hermanson scored all of St.
Marys points as the Gaels pulled ahead 19-11. The Gaels led by as many as 14 in
the half. http://www.packersrookiestore.com/Packers-Ladarius-Gunter-Jersey/.
I dont know that anybody has answers against them, Miller said. Theyre able to
do what they do against anybody. We wont be the only team that struggles
against them.ENCOREThe Gaels were coming off a 110-72 win over Prairie View
A&M, their first 100-point game since 2012.TD UPLandale got a technical
foul for grabbing the rim while trying for a put-back dunk in the second
half.ON THE BOARDSLandale had 14 rebounds, helping St. Marys get a 38-31 edge
in rebounds.POLL IMPLICATIONSSt. Marys: The Gaels were ranked in the preseason
poll for the first time in their history and put themselves in position to move
up with an impressive road win. The Flyers have won 36 of their last 40 home
games.Heck of a win, Bennett said. We know what Dayton is. We had to play well,
and we did until the last 3 minutes. Playing a Top 25 (caliber) team on their
court, out of your region -- those are tough games to get.Dayton: The Flyers
have been on the verge of entering the poll, but the home-court loss will put
that on hold for now.BIG PICTURESt. Marys: The Gaels came into the game third
in Division I in field-goal percentage at 58.5 percent and showed their
patience on the road. They had 16 assists on 20 field goals.Dayton: Sophomore
forward Josh Cunningham tore a ligament in his left ankle during a 77-72 win at
Alabama on Tuesday and had surgery. The Flyers said Saturday hell be sidelined
for at least three months.UP NEXTSt. Marys: Hosts San Jose State on
Tuesday.Dayton: Plays Nebraska on Thursday in the Wooden Legacy
tournament.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org
Wholesale NFL JerseysWholesale Nike NFL JerseysNFL Jerseys From ChinaCheap Nike Basketball JerseysWholesale Hockey JerseysChina Nike Baseball
JerseysCheap College
Jerseys ChinaCheap Football
JerseysWholesale Jerseys
CanadaWholesale NHL Jerseys
CanadaWholesale Nike MLB Jerseys
CanadaCheap NBA Jerseys Authentic
CanadaStitched Soccer Jerseys
CanadaCheap Jerseys Canada
NFL ' ' '
ActivityRank: 0