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With 101 days to go until the Rio Games, the men in charge of Team GB believe they will be sending the most talented group of athletes ever to leave these shores to an Olympics.British Olympic Association officials expect a team of just over 350 to travel to Brazil this summer with the ultimate goal of exceeding their total of 47 medals achieved in Beijing in 2008.Chef de Mission Mark England said: Its not only a big team but Im confident it is the most talented team weve taken away to a Games and well do all we can to turn opportunities into medals.England also highlighted the fact the BOA would be spending twice as much as eight years ago in China with the main aims to cope with Rios challenging environment, to see off increasing competition for facilities from rival countries and to keep up the momentum from London 2012.BOA chief executive Bill Sweeney is realistic over Team GBs chances of bettering the 65 medals won on home soil at London 2012 but insists the feat would not be beyond them.London set the bar so high in terms of medals legacy but its been a good thing with the impact it had on the nation and the sports, said Sweeney, who remains upbeat despite the problems the country faces in staging a successful Games due to the effect of Brazils budget cuts on its athletes. 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Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Raul Mondesi had a bunt single for his first big league hit, with two runs scoring on the play on pitcher Matt Shoemakers throwing error, as the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.Shoemaker, who did not allow a base runner until the fifth inning, yielded singles to Alex Gordon and Paulo Orlando to start the seventh. Mondesi, who was called up Tuesday, put down a bunt and beat the throw to first as the throw by Shoemaker (5-11) sailed into right field.Both runners scored and Mondesi wound up on third.Angels manager Mike Scioscia came out claiming interference, and after a 6 minute, 15 second review the call on the field was not changed. Scioscia officially protested the game.Mondesi added a run-scoring infield single in a two-run eighth. The second run scored on pitcher Jose Alvarerzs throwing error. Jarrod Dyson rifled a triple to right, scoring Mondesi and making all the runs earned. Dyson scored on Alcides Escobars sacrifice fly.Joakim Soria (4-4) pitched a scoreless inning for the win after replacing left-hander Danny Duffy in the seventh. Duffy allowed three runs on seven hits, while walking two and striking out five.Shoemaker was charged with five runs on eight hits in six-plus innings.Albert Pujols walked with the bases loaded with one out in the ninth and Andrelton Simmons singled in another run before Wade Davis struck out Jett Bandy to end the game.Alex Gordon and Paulo Orlando each contributed three hits. Orlando had two doubles and a fifth-inning RBI.Jefry Marte had two doubles and a RBI for the Anggels, while Johnny Giavotella had his second consecutive three-hit game.ddddddddddddROYALS MEETINGWith several Royals names surfacing in trade rumors, manager Ned Yost addressed it in a team meeting. These guys are a real, real close group, Yost said. They know that this trade deadline (Monday) is bearing down on them. They dont want to see anybody leave that room. They want to see us all continue to stay together. Thats adding a little bit of anxiety and urgency to their game. But sometimes it can be a little too much. Theyre trying to make things happen, instead of letting things develop. Just catch your breath.OUTFIELD DEBUTGregorio Petit, who had only played the infield professionally, started in left field for the Angels. Were trying to get another right-handed bat in there and get Greg some at-bats, Scioscia said. Hes been working out there for the last two months.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: OF Shane Robinson (sprained right ankle) will begin a rehab assignment Thursday with Class-A Inland Empire in the California League.Royals: OF Lorenzo Cain (strained left hamstring) went 1 for 4 with a single and a strikeout while playing seven innings in right field.UP NEXTAngels: RHP Jered Weaver will start Thursday at Anaheim against the Red Sox, who will counter with LHP David Price.Royals: RHP Yordano Ventura, who lost to the Rangers on Saturday, will face them again Thursday in the opener of a four-game series at Arlington. LHP Cole Hamels will be the Texas starter. ' ' '