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TORONTO - The road to the Rio Olympics for womens basketball teams in the Americas will go through Edmonton. Albertas capital will host the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women. The tournament will determine who qualifies directly to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The championship will take place Aug. 9-16, 2015, with 10 teams from the Americas zone competing in the eight-day tournament. All 24 games are being played at the Saville Community Sports Centre at the University of Albertas South Campus in Edmonton. "Our Canadian womens national basketball team now has the opportunity to compete for an Olympic berth with a home-court advantage," said Canada Basketball executive director Michele OKeefe. "Hosting is a strategic priority for Canada Basketball and this championship is a great step forward." Jrue Holiday Pelicans Jersey .com) - The University of Montana named Bob Stitt as its new head football coach on Tuesday. Jahlil Okafor Pelicans Jersey . -- Slugger Jose Abreu, All-Star left-hander Chris Sale and closer Matt Lindstrom are on the disabled list. http://www.shoppelicansonline.com/Authen...elicans-Jersey/. Both sides of the deal have formally announced acquisitions: TFC introduced Jozy Altidore as a designated player on Friday, while their counterparts announced a three-and-a-half-year deal with Jermain Defoe. Jahlil Okafor Jersey . Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse will reunite at this weekends season-opening World Cup at Canada Olympic Park as they begin their buildup to the Winter Games in Sochi. Jrue Holiday Jersey .com) - Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points with eight rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to a 92-80 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.Bucharest, Romania - Romanian star Simona Halep was an easy first-round winner Wednesday at the inaugural Bucharest Open tennis tournament. The top-seeded French Open runner-up rolled past Dutchwoman Indy De Vroome 6-0, 6-4 on the red clay at Arenele BNR. Halep, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist last week, will face Serb Aleksandra Krunic on Thursday. In second-round action on Day 3, eighth-seeded Slovenian Polona Hercog held off Pole Katarzyna Pitter 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4); Slovak Kristina Kucova topped Romanian Cristina Dinu 6-2, 6-3; Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena outlasted Turk Cagla Buyukakcay 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6); and Romanian veteran Monica Niculescu bested Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova 7-5, 7-5.dddddddddddd. Another opening-round result on Wednesday saw Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens sneak past Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. The maiden Bucharest champion will pocket $43,000. ' ' '