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XALAPA, Mexico -- Canadas womens basketball team took another step closer in its quest for a world championship berth. Toronto Blue Jays Shirts . Kendel Ross scored 16 points to lead the undefeated Canadians to an 89-45 rout of Venezuela at the FIBA Americas Championship on Tuesday, assuring themselves a spot in the semifinals. But after three lopsided victories, Canada knows it faces a much tougher test Wednesday in Cuba for top spot in Group A. "They play hard when they need to and when they have a lead, they kind of coast," Canadas coach Lisa Thomaidis said of Cuba. "So we need to have some realistic impression of what theyre going to bring and overestimate what weve seen from them so far." Kim Gaucher, Kia Nurse, and Natalie Achonwa added 12 points apiece for Canada, while Tamara Tatham grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. The world No. 9-ranked Canadians opened the tournament with a 75-37 win over Jamaica, then cruised past Chile 93-51. The 14th-ranked Cubans have won by similarly lopsided scores, while Brazil and Puerto Rico have dominated the other side of the draw. The Canadians shot 47 per cent from the field against Venezuela, outrebounding their opponent 52-25, and outscoring them 16-4 on second-chance points. Still, Thomaidis wasnt pleased with her teams performance. "We just werent very sharp, our offensive precision was not there. We didnt think we brought a lot of defensive energy," Thomaidis said. "Its one of those tough games, the result should be a foregone conclusion. However you still want to maintain that level of intensity and energy heading into our most important game, which is (Wednesday)." The lopsided games have allowed Thomaidis to rotate her roster, giving key players such as Gaucher and guard Shona Thorburn some rest. The team had talked before the tournament began about the importance of maintaining their focus when theyre not playing. "When were on the bench, you have to be engaged, whether youre bringing energy by talking to your teammates or just cheering your teammates on," Ross said. "Thats really what you have to do, you have to stay in the game, you cant just be on the bench kind of looking around wondering whats going on in Mexico. You really have to keep yourself focused and be ready for your number to be called." Canada is gunning for its third straight world championship appearance, and needs to finish top three in Mexico to earn a spot in the 2014 world tournament in Istanbul. The semifinals are Friday, with the medal games scheduled for Saturday. Paul Quantrill Jersey . THE THUNDER & PACERS BENCHES: In a nutshell, not impressive at all. Blue Jays Jerseys 2019 . The post-season, Pierce said repeatedly, is no time to panic. And the Heat, apparently, are nothing to fear. https://www.cheapbluejays.com/1026h-shannon-stewart-jersey-blue-jays.html . -- D.A. Points was disqualified Friday from the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for using a training device while waiting to play the 18th hole at Pebble Beach.TORONTO - Swedens Alexander The Mauler Gustafsson, ranked No. 1 among light-heavyweight contenders, will fight No. 3 Anthony Rumble Johnson on Jan. 24 on a televised UFC card in Stockholm with the winner earning a title shot. Dan Henderson, returning to middleweight, will meet Gegard Mousasi in the co-main event. The Swedish card will take place at the Tele2 Arena, home to soccer teams Hammarby IF and Djurgardens IF. Its the UFCs second major stadium event — UFC 129 drew more than 55,000 to Torontos Rogers Centre in April 2011 to see Montreals Georges St-Pierre defeat Jake Shields. The Gustafsson-Johnson winner will face either current champion Jon Bones Jones or Daniel Cormier, who meett UFC 182 on Jan. Randal Grichuk Jersey. 3 in Las Vegas. Jones (20-1) was originally slated to fight Gustafsson (16-2) but the Swede had to withdraw with a knee injury. Jones won a close decision over Gustafsson when the two met at UFC 165 in Toronto in September 2013. The UFC had suspended Johnson pending reports of domestic abuse. But he was reinstated after a civil temporary protection order against him was withdrawn in a Florida Court. The dismissal of the case, along with an independent investigation that was commissioned by the UFC organization, brings closure to this matter for Johnson and allows him to return to competition in the UFC, the UFC said in a statement last week. ' ' '

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