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United States women’s basketball takes silver at Pan Am Games

Maintaining second place in both the gold medal count (55 total) and overall standings (148) is Team Canada, while Brazil is third with 102 overall (including 30 gold).

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The Americans, however, cashed in on Sunday, striking triple gold at the canoeing venue and double gold in rhythmic gymnastics and equestrian eventing.

Her score of 15.933 was just behind American Laura Zeng, who led the eight-athlete field at the Toronto Coliseum with 16.167 points.

Canada was also competing for medals in taekwondo and men’s and women’s fencing later in the evening. Plum, who returned from right-knee surgery in order to make the team, scored seven points in 17 minutes during the USA’s 93-77 quarterfinal win against Puerto Rico on Saturday. “It’s been really fun playing with some of the most talented players”.

“It’s more about myself and showing what I can do”.

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Linnae Harper drained two clutch free throws with 7.7 seconds left to give the United States a 65-64 comeback win over Cuba, while Canada demolished Brazil 91-63. Senior guard Katie Hempen earned gold with the US and junior center Quinn Dornstauder silver with Canada at the World University Games in South Korea. Her best game of the Pan Am Games tournament came in the group stage against the Dominican Republic, when Brunner tallied six points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal.

Whitney McClintock Pan Am multi-medallist and world champion at waterskiing carries the Pan Am flame. Pan Am waterskiing and wakeboarding start Monday