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Australian womens basketball coach Brendan Joyce is happy with the progress the Opals have made after two wins on their Olympic warm-up tour, but sees plenty more improvement.The world No.2 side beat France 76-67 in Connecticut on Saturday morning (AEST), following their victory over Canada two days earlier.They outscored them 24-9 in the second quarter to set up the win and held their fourth-ranked opponents from scoring from the field in the final five minutes.Guard Erin Phillips led Australias scoring with 20 points and five assists, while star centre Liz Cambage added 19 points plus 10 rebounds.Penny Taylor, in her second game back from a hip injury, finished with 12 points, six rebounds and three assists.I am very pleased with how we are progressing after beating two very good teams, said Joyce.I am happy with how we improved our game from when we last played France but there are still areas for improvement.We got a lot out of the match to improve upon before we meet again in Rio and we are starting to play well together offensively.Joyce said his sides defence was almost at the level they showed at the 2014 world championships, where they won bronze.But the Opals face their biggest test on Monday morning (AEST) against Olympic gold medal favourites the United States at Madison Square Garden in New York.It will be their last game before heading to Rio ahead of their opening Games fixture against hosts Brazil on August 6.Australia is chasing its first Olympic gold medal in womens basketball, having won either silver or bronze at the past five Games. Air Jordan Retro 6 China . According to a report from the Winnipeg Free Press, the Bombers will name Acting GM Kyle Walters to the post full time. Jordan 6 For Sale Cheap .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. http://www.cheapairjordan6.net/ .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Air Jordan 6 Retro For Sale . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. Air Jordan 6 Discount . Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. "This record is incredible," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. Its another early start for NFL fans as the league starts 3 + hours early from London.The New York Giants play the Los Angeles Rams in Twickenham Stadium, the home of Englands rugby team in southwest London, to begin a slate of 13 games Sunday. Its the first London NFL game not being played at the national soccer stadium, Wembley, since the league started staging regular-season contests in the British capital in 2007.The buildup has been overshadowed by the NFLs response to new domestic-abuse allegations against Giants kicker Josh Brown, who has been placed on NFL-ordered paid leave while the league mulls whether his original one-game suspension should be toughened. Former Bears kicker Robbie Gould, signed barely 24 hours earlier, will make hhis Giants debut in front of a sellout 75,000-strong crowd.dddddddddddd.Later, the leagues only undefeated team, the 5-0 Minnesota Vikings, face the Eagles in Philadelphia, while the Patriots travel to Pittsburgh to face a Steelers team without the injured Ben Roethlisberger. On Sunday night, the NFC West-leading Seahawks face an improving Cardinals squad in Arizona.Also playing Sunday: Cleveland at Cincinnati, Washington at Detroit, Oakland at Jacksonville, New Orleans at Kansas City, Buffalo at Miami, Baltimore at the New York Jets, Indianapolis at Tennessee, San Diego at Atlanta, and Tampa Bay at San Francisco. ' ' '