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09-02-2011, 06:30 PM
Canada nudged the DR 73-72 in their match in the 10-country FIBA Americas Olympic basketball qualification tournament on Thursday in Argentina.
Canada's win shouldn't come as huge surprise given the history between the two countries. Canada is now 7-1 all time against the Dominican Republic, including a win two years ago in what amounted to a sudden-death game for a spot in the 2010 world championships.
The Toronto Star celebrates the Canadian victory and points out that Charlie Villanueva, the ex-Raptor who is one of three NBA players on the Dominican roster, was invisible, going scoreless with only two three-point field goal attempts in just eight minutes of playing time.
http://www2.mardelplata2011.com/en/default.asp
http://www.coachcal.com/2011/09/01/dominicans-suffer-first-fiba-americas-championship-loss/
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)
Canada's win shouldn't come as huge surprise given the history between the two countries. Canada is now 7-1 all time against the Dominican Republic, including a win two years ago in what amounted to a sudden-death game for a spot in the 2010 world championships.
The Toronto Star celebrates the Canadian victory and points out that Charlie Villanueva, the ex-Raptor who is one of three NBA players on the Dominican roster, was invisible, going scoreless with only two three-point field goal attempts in just eight minutes of playing time.
http://www2.mardelplata2011.com/en/default.asp
http://www.coachcal.com/2011/09/01/dominicans-suffer-first-fiba-americas-championship-loss/
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)