COLUMBIA, S. Jonas Gustavsson Oilers Jersey .C. -- Dawn Staley wasnt disappointed or angry that No. 6 South Carolina was tied with ninth-ranked UCLA at half. She believed she had the Bruins right where her team wanted.The Gamecocks backed her up in a big way Sunday, running past UCLA with a third-quarter surge for a 66-57 victory and their third win over a Top 10 opponent this season.Alaina Coates had 20 points -- 11 in a 17-3 run to start the second half -- and 14 rebounds for South Carolina (9-1). Still, things looked dicey at the break with both Coates and 6-foot-5 Aja Wilson limited by fouls the first two quarters.Not to Staley.I thought we were in a great place, Staley said. I thought we were picking up steam as the game went on. I was looking at UCLA, I thought they were exhausted playing at that pace. And with our bigs in foul trouble, I thought wed have a burst in the second half where we needed to have a burst.Coates powered the decisive run with 11 points that the Bruins forwards could not match.But South Carolina used a 17-3 run -- fueled by the 6-foot-4 Coates -- to start the third period.Coates scored 11 points in the critical stretch as the Gamecocks built a 43-29 lead that the Bruins (8-2) couldnt overcome.The closest UCLA came after that was nine points on Jordin Canadas basket with 9:16 to play. But Allisha Gray followed with a three-point play for South Carolina to restore the double-digit margin.They imposed their will with their inside game, UCLA coach Cori Close said.Along with Coates, Wilson had 13 points and 13 rebounds -- the second straight contest both had double-doubles.Canada, UCLAs leading scorer who had 30 points in her last game, had 15 points on 6-of-20 shooting before fouling out with 2:15 to go.Monique Billings had a career-high 22 rebounds to go along with 12 points for the Bruins. She surpassed her high of 16 boards collected in a win over Michigan a week ago.UCLAs shooting touch was ice cold. The Bruins shot 28.2 percent for the game and made just four of 27 attempts from 3-point range.THE BIG PICTUREUCLA: The Bruins showed the speed, size and strength to match up with the best teams in the country. Billings, at 6-4, went toe-to-toe with South Carolina twin post stars in Wilson and Coates.Canada regularly sped past the Gamecocks quick guards. The Bruins seemed to wear down before halftime as the Gamecocks wiped out an eight-point lead with an 18-10 run over the final seven minutes of the second quarter.South Carolina: The Gamecocks need to start faster if they hope to succeed in the rugged Southeastern Conference. South Carolina made only two of 15 field goals in the opening quarter and finished with six points. Its been a recurring problem this season for the Gamecocks, whove scored fewer than 20 points in the first quarter in six of their 10 games this season.POLL IMPLICATIONSUCLA could slip out of the Top 10, but should not fall too far after coming cross-country to face the Gamecocks.South Carolina should hold its spot at No. 6 after winning three games in eight days.CANADA COLDSouth Carolina was wary of Canadas skill and game-planned to make it difficult for her. Canada started 2 of 9 shooting as the Gamecocks forced her to give up the ball, then worked to deny her getting it back. Shes their engine, Gray said. The whole thing was to shut down Canada.UP NEXTUCLA: Stays in the South, playing at North Carolina A&T at noon on Tuesday.South Carolina: Plays its final nonconference game when it travels to Savannah State on Wednesday night.---Story has been corrected to show that UCLA plays North Carolina A&T at noon on Tuesday instead of 9 a.m. Andrej Sekera Jersey . Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a broken right leg, and the Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon. Wayne Gretzky Oilers Jersey . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. http://www.hockeyoilersonline.us/Jesse-Puljujarvi-Jersey/ . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles are finally returning home Tuesday, but theyll have to face the Boston Red Sox in the first game of an important two-game American League East series at Camden Yards.Baltimore returns to town after going 5-5 on a long, three-city, 10-game trip that took the team to series against the White Sox, As and Giants.The Orioles (66-51) ended the trip with a stunning 8-7 victory over San Francisco on Sunday, rallying from an early six-run deficit to win in the ninth on Jonathan Schoops two-out, three-run homer.The Orioles have an American League-best 39-17 home record, and 11 of their final 16 games this month are in Baltimore, something theyll likely look forward to.Baltimore had an off-day Monday after the long trip, and manager Buck Showalter said the team could need a few days to become re-settled to life back at home.Itll take two or three days for guys to get back acclimated to the time zone, but Bostons not going to feel sorry for us, Showalter said in the Baltimore Sun. Theyre trying to accomplish the same thing we are. But we knew it was going to be a challenging road trip, and guys competed all the way through it, and were still engaged in a competition. We havent heard friendly voices in quite a while.The Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays are tied for first in the American League East, with Boston one game back in third.Boston (65-52) is coming off of a 3-2 victory in a make-up game at Cleveland Monday.Yovani Gallardo (4-4, 5.17 ERA) will start for the Orioles versus Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5, 5.43) in Tuesdays 7:05 p.m. game. Gallardo has found more success recently and suffered a hard-luck loss in Oakland in his last start, throwing well but losing 1-0 last Wednesday. Esa Tikkanen Oilers Jersey. Rodriguez, a former Oriole prospect, has pitched much better lately but still is winless in his last five starts. The left-hander gave up one run on just three hits in seven innings last Thursday against the Yankees but came away with a no-decision.The Red Sox are going to the second city of an 11-game road trip. Theyll head to Detroit and Tampa Bay after Baltimore and are aware of what these games mean.Its definitely really important, Boston outfielder Mookie Betts said. Were playing against some division guys and somebody were in a race with, so its going to be tough. Theyre really good teams, but were a good team, too.The Red Sox, like the Orioles and Blue Jays, have gone on a number of good runs this season. Boston appears to be on one again, having won four straight games to stay in the three-team battle for the American League East lead.In Mondays win over Cleveland, retiring slugger David Ortiz crushed a long home run that helped the Red Sox to another crucial victory.Every win matters, Ortiz said on MLB.com. We are in August right now, and we have to go for it. Any game you win, thats what matters to us.On Monday, the Red Sox called up infielders Marco Hernandez and Deven Marrero along with pitcher Heath Hembree. They also had put right-hander Steven Wright on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 8, due to a shoulder strain. First baseman Hanley Ramirez got placed on the bereavement list on Monday.The day before, Boston sent pitcher Roenis Elias back to Triple-A Pawtucket. Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaCheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Jerseys ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaNFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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