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  March 27, 2018 9:09 PM PDT

  CARACAS, Venezuela -- Canada dropped an 83-67 decision to Puerto Rico on Saturday at the FIBA Americas Championship basketball tournament. Jose Juan Barea Jersey . Forward Andrew Nicholson led Canada with 21 points and seven rebounds, while Tristan Thompson finished one rebound shy of a double-double to go along with his 20 points. "Puerto Rico is one of the strongest teams in this tournament," said head coach Jay Triano. "We competed hard and grinded for three quarters, but it was tough going into the fourth. "Their experience showed. Their three veterans displayed what they are capable of. We now have to bounce back and focus on tomorrow. Its a long tournament with eight games in ten days." Carlos Arroyo had 20 points for Puerto Rico. Canada opened the tournament with a 85-64 victory over Jamaica on Friday and will play Brazil on Sunday and Uruguay on Tuesday. The tournament semifinalists will advance to the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain. Dennis Smith Jr. Jersey .C. -- Charles Oakley, one of the NBAs all-time tough guys, may not return to the Charlotte Bobcats bench next season because of a painful back condition he says was caused during an assault last year in Las Vegas. Wesley Matthews Jersey .The Williams siblings, with 25 Grand Slam titles between them, will have a couple of Madisons joining them, too.Madison Keys had a 6-4, 7-5 upset win over two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova on Saturday night, and Madison Brengle beat Coco Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-2 in an all-U. PHILADELPHIA -- Coming off a late-night arrival into Philadelphia, the latest stop in a lengthy road trip, Phoenix coach Dave Tippett could see fatigue set in with each late shift change. "They come off and you say theyre up again, and they kind of look at you, You sure?" Tippett said, smiling. The weary legs hardly mattered. Turned out, nothing again was as sluggish as Philadelphias offence. Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the winner for Phoenix with 12.9 seconds left in the second period and Thomas Greiss made the lead stand up in the third period to lift the Coyotes to a 2-1 win over the Flyers on Friday night. Greiss made 36 saves in his first start of the season. "How calm did he look in there?" Coyotes forward Shane Doan said. "He was just so calm, relaxed and did a great job." Rob Klinkhammer opened the scoring for Phoenix in the first. The Coyotes have won two straight games on the road after dropping two straight by a combined 10-2 score. The Coyotes beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 Thursday. "I think Ive got to build the trust and show I can play, too," Greiss said. Max Talbot scored the lone goal for the punchless Flyers, who have only six goals this season and dropped to 1-4. Coach Craig Berube lost his first game after leading the Flyers to a win in his debut. The Flyers 2-1 win over Florida on Tuesday was their only multiple-goal game this season. Already in dire need of offence, the Flyers lost two proven goal-scorers against Phoenix. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said forwards Scott Hartnell and Vinny Lecavalier could miss a week after leaving with undisclosed injuries. "Well its tougher, but it doesnt matter does it?" Berube asked. "I mean, weve got to win hockey games. People will come in and fill in for them." Team captain Claude Giroux, a former All-Star who averaged a point per game last season, will need to step up. Hes without a goal or assist this season. He took four shots on goal and the Flyers attempted a season-high 37 against the Coyotes. With all those attempts, one goal was fine with Phoenix. The Coyotes played the fourth game of a five-game road trip, and have steadied themselves after a brutal start. Greiss stopped all 16 shots in the first period, just the start of a strong effort in hiis second game of the season. Seth Curry Jersey. . "Having a guy come in and really make some good saves at critical times, and build the confidence in the team that you can win in a tough situation, thats exactly what you ask for in a goalie," Tippett said. Klinkhammer scored his first goal of the season only 2:41 into the game when he was the last one to tap the puck past Steve Mason. "Im not sure if it dropped down between my legs or something like that, but I didnt see it," Mason said. Coming off a 33-save effort against the Panthers, Mason was again stout in goal, stopping 29 shots. He just didnt have enough help on offence. "Its not for a lack of effort because everybody in this room cares tremendously," Mason said, "but we are going to have to start scoring. We need to score more goals and I think the boys can feel that it is going to come. We just have to keep working for it." Adam Hall lost control of the puck and whiffed on a penalty shot against Greiss, dropping the Flyers to 0 for 2 on attempts this season. Hartnell, another former All-Star without a point this season, left the game in the first with an injury. The Flyers tied the game 1-all late in the second when Zac Rinaldo whipped the puck off Talbots right skate and into the net. That was the last time Rinaldo made a positive contribution for the Flyers. He poked his stick right into Mike Ribeiros face moments later. With Rinaldo in the penalty box for high sticking, Ekman-Larsson flipped the puck over Mason for the power-play goal with 12.9 seconds left. Rinaldo was whistled for cross-checking in the third when he nailed Phoenix forward Paul Bissonnette. Bissonnette crashed NFL-style, helmet-to-helmet into Mason. Masons helmet popped loose and he was down for a few minutes, the team trainer out to check on him. Mason stayed in the game. "Zacs the kind of player that needs to play on the edge," Holmgren said. "Tonight, I thought he was probably a little bit over the edge. But hes trying to get things going." The restless crowd booed the Flyers off the ice. NOTES: "Bones" star and noted Flyers fan David Boreanaz was at the game. ... The Coyotes finish their road trip Sunday at Carolina. ... Mason dropped to 3-7 lifetime against Phoenix.        ' ' '