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Canada defends Pan Am title with win over U.S

Latin Grammy Award-winning group ChocQuibTown will be sure to draw a crowd at 8:45 p.m. The Americans took gold (14.983) and Brazil won silver (14.692).

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Kia Nurse poured in 33 points to lift Canada’s women’s basketball team to a 81-73 victory over the United States on Monday night for its first-ever Pan American Games gold medal. The rapper is due to perform at the ceremonial event – which takes place each one four years of time – on July 26.

Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart led the Americans with 17 points and 11 rebounds. She won a bronze medal in the all-around competition on Saturday.

Marshall’s team went on to win the set and match, 3-0, over Mexico and are not preparing for their next preliminary match against Puerto Rico.

While arms and hands are the most commonly used limbs in volleyball, the worldwide Volleyball Federation does not prohibit players from using other parts of their bodies to keep the ball in play. You just get better every day. “So, it’s been awesome”. USA Basketball needed two made free throws and a last-second steal from Kentucky guard Linnae Harper to advance, 65-64. The women’s best result was a silver in 1999 in Winnipeg.

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The high point of the day for Canada came on the trampoline, where 2012 Olympic champion Rosie MacLennan successfully defended her Pan Am gold and Keegan Soehn won the men’s.

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