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NEIVA, Colombia -- What Canada thought would be a tune-up turned into a rout at the FIBA Americas Championship. Kalisha Keane scored 15 points as Canadas womens basketball team crushed Paraguay 77-26 on Monday. Keane, from Ajax, Ont., went 3-for-3 from three-point range as the No. 12 Canadians improved to 2-1 at the Olympic qualifying tournament. Lizanne Murphy of Beaconsfield, Ont., had 11 points, Kim Smith of Mission, B.C., scored 10 and Tamara Tatham of Brampton, Ont., chipped in with eight points along with a team-leading eight rebounds for Canada. "We knew Paraguay was probably the weakest team in our pool," said Canadian head coach Allison McNeill. "So it wasnt so much a victory but I think we had a good team effort and I was really happy defensively again how we played. Weve been showing some good consistency at the defensive end, and still trying to get in better synch offensively." Canadas defence was effective against unranked Paraguay (0-2), keeping all shooters under double figures. Ilda Pena Valdez led Paraguay with seven points. McNeill said Canada had planned to use the game to work out the kinks ahead of Wednesdays match against Jamaica. "We just thought, we knew we were going to win the game but we just wanted to respect (Paraguay) and try to get some of the things accomplished that we want to get better at, and I think we did that," she said. Brazil (3-0) leads Pool B with six points after beating Jamaica 73-5, while Canada is second with five points. The top two teams from each pool advance to the semifinals. The winner of the 10-team tournament gets an automatic spot at the 2012 London Olympics, while second through fourth qualify for the 12-team Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Canada beat Mexico 72-45 in the opener but lost 56-39 to Brazil on Sunday. The team wraps up the preliminary round versus 49th-ranked Jamaica. A win would see Canada advance to the semifinals, but McNeill said Jamaica wouldnt give up the spot easily. "Theyre big, theyre physical, they rebound extremely well, theyre a very good offensive rebounding team," she said. "They put pressure on the ball. Theyre pretty tough." Canada is playing for its first Olympic appearance since the 2000 Sydney Games. Tom Brady Camo Jersey . All five of the wins have come at the MTS Centre as the Jets have now played five of six games on their current home stand. Patriots Jersey . With top-scorer Lionel Messi out trying to heal his right hamstring in time for Tuesdays first leg at Bayern Munich, Barcelonas attack lacked the pace and creativity to break through Levantes disciplined defence until Fabregas struck six minutes from time. http://www.patriotssportsfansshop.com/Authentic-Stevan-Ridley-Jersey-Ai-20.html . -- The New England Patriots have placed wide receiver Donte Stallworth on injured reserve with an ankle injury. Stevan Ridley Jersey . The nine-day camp will be held later this month in the Vancouver area. The camp will feature a mix of established players, returning players and youth players who will get their first call-up to a national "A" camp. Adrian Wilson Jersey . The team used its amnesty clause on Scola, according to the person who spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the move has not been announced. BOSTON -- Facing his former team was just another game for Adrian Gonzalez. His current teams 10-run inning was something special. Gonzalez drove in three runs with a single and double in the big seventh inning and the hot-hitting Boston Red Sox rolled to a 14-5 win over the struggling San Diego Padres on Monday night. "I had fun with it. I have fun out there every day," said Gonzalez, who leads the majors with 67 RBIs and a .353 batting average. "It was good to see them before the game and catch up with them, but once the game started, it was all about playing the game." The Red Sox have been playing it better than any other team the past 2 1/2 weeks. They are 14-2 since June 3. They scored at least 10 runs for the fifth time in nine games and lead the majors with a .277 batting average. "I dont really know the stats," Dustin Pedroia said. "Were just out there playing. Were trying to win games. We know we have a great offence. Were just trying to put it all together and weve been doing that the past few weeks." The Red Sox had only five hits in the 10-run inning. Three runs scored on two hit batsmen and a walk with the bases loaded. But the biggest play almost ended up as a double play. Cory Luebke (1-2) had struck out six of his nine batters heading into the seventh. "I felt fine," he said. "(My) last inning the ball was coming up a little bit. No matter how many pitches youve been out there for, you cant walk the leadoff hitter. I kind of started the mess there." Jacoby Ellsbury drew that walk. Pedroia then hit a bouncer to second baseman Orlando Hudson but hustled down the line to narrowly avoid a double play. Gonzalez followed with a tiebreaking double. "That seventh inning was all created by Pedey getting to first base," said Gonzalez, traded in the off-season for three prospects because the Padres couldnt offer him a lucrative contract. "If he was not able to stay away from the double play and get down the line, my double doesnt score a run. ... After that, the guys just continued to have quality at-bat after quality at-bat." Matt Albers (2-3) pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings to get the decision as the AL East-leading Red Sox remained 1 1/2 games ahead of the New York Yankees. San Diego, last in the majors with a .233 batting average, lost its season-high sixth straight game. "Some soft hits, walks and hit by pitches," Padres manager Bud Black said of the 10-run inning. "We just tried to stop the bleeding and couldnt.dddddddddddd" Gonzalezs double made it 4-3. After Kevin Youkilis flied out, the Red Sox scored nine more runs. David Ortiz was walked intentionally and J.D. Drew walked, loading the bases. Ernesto Frieri then hit the next two batters -- Marco Scutaro and Jason Varitek -- to make it 6-3. Josh Reddick tacked on a two-run double, and Pedroia walked with the bases loaded. Gonzalez drove in two more with a base hit and Youkilis had a two-run double. It was the most runs for the Red Sox in a single inning since they scored 12 in the sixth in a 13-3 win over Cleveland on May 7, 2009. The team record is 17 runs in the seventh against Detroit on June 18, 1953. The previous biggest inning for the Red Sox this season was seven runs in three games, the last on June 11 at Toronto. "We had 13 hits and they had 14 and we lost by nine runs," Black said after watching his pitchers walk nine batters. "You cant walk guys in this park." Boston scored single runs in the first, third and fourth off Wade LeBlanc. San Diego tied it in the sixth on a three-run homer by Hudson off Andrew Miller, the sixth overall pick in the 2006 draft. He made his first appearance of the season after being called up on Sunday from triple-A Pawtucket. "Theres a lot to be encouraged about," Boston manager Terry Francona said. He "just made a bad pitch and paid for it." Boston added another run, on a bases-loaded walk to Ellsbury, in the eighth. NOTES: Chase Headley went 4 for 5 for the Padres. ... Ortiz has hit in 14 straight games at Fenway Park. ... Bostons Josh Beckett, the major league leader with a 1.86 ERA, was scratched from Tuesday nights start and replaced by Alfredo Aceves. ... Black made his major league debut at Fenway on Sept. 5, 1981, for the Seattle Mariners. He faced one batter, Rick Miller, throwing a wild pitch before allowing a single. ... Francona is considering using first baseman Gonzalez in the outfield for some games during a nine-game interleague trip to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Houston. That would give designated hitter Ortiz a chance to play first base rather than miss all the games. Gonzalez has played the outfield just once in his 929 games -- making three putouts and an error on Sept. 30, 2005, for the Texas Rangers against the Los Angeles Angels. ... Padres catcher Nick Hundley broke an 0-for-17 slump with a single in the eighth. ' ' '