XALAPA, Mexico -- Canadas defence made up for a sluggish offence to keep the womens basketball team undefeated at the FIBA Americas Championship. Forward Tamara Tatham had a game-high 17 points and nine rebounds to lead Canada past Cuba 53-40 on Wednesday. Guard Kia Nurse added 13 points, four rebounds and three assists as Canada finished with a record of 4-0, good for first in Group A. Canada will play Puerto Rico from Group B in Fridays semifinals. The top three teams in Mexico earn a spot in the 2014 world tournament in Istanbul. Tatham said the team is on a roll but needs to stay focused heading into the semis. "We still want to win two more games but the biggest focus right now is to get the next one just so that verify that we will be going to worlds," she said. "You know, the teams feeling good. We worked all summer for this. This is the time and this is where it counts, and everybodys going so well. Were not holding anything back." Canada had been convincing in its first three wins of the tournament, but started slow against Cuba and trailed 17-9 after the first quarter. "It sure wasnt an offensive juggernaut tonight was it," said head coach Lisa Thomaidis. "I said at the end that it was really our toughness and our fitness that were (the difference). We just rebounded the heck out of the ball, and (Cuba) were gassed. ... "You know its so deflating. Like I said, we werent pretty at the offensive end but we got the stops and scored enough to build that lead." Canadas shooters started to find their form in the second quarter, outscoring Cuba 32-13 and taking a 32-30 lead into halftime. Canada went cold in the third with just eight points, but still managed to pad its lead. The Canadian defence held Cuba to a single basket in the quarter. Canada closed the match by winning the fourth quarter 13-8. She was pleased with the result, but Thomaidis said her teams inconsistent shooting will have to improve quickly before the games that really matter. "I wouldnt say we are super pleased. We know we are better than that," she said. "Pleased from the defensive perspective. We played tough, we played with a lot of heart, we stuck with what we know. ... The offensive end was a different story but Cuba gets a little bit of credit for that, too." Malik Monk Jersey . -- Its been 21 years since Joe Gibbs Racing celebrated its only Daytona 500 victory. Dell Curry Jersey . Tyutin has missed the last nine games with an ankle injury which occurred while playing for Russia at the Olympics. The top-two defenceman has four goals and 20 assists, 30 penalty minutes and a plus-6 rating in 53 games with Columbus this season. http://www.hornetsteamproshop.com/Cheap-...Hornets-Jersey/. 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When the work is done in 2016, a canopy roof will provide shade, the stadiums capacity will be lessened, the first row of seats will be closer to the sidelines and new video boards will hang — a modernization done in hope of luring Super Bowls back to the area.The NFL, lets face it, they want to come to Miami, Ross said. They recognize its a great place to have a Super Bowl. Were talking things out and hopefully trying to get it on a regular basis. My goal would be to have at least three to five in the next 20 years.The Dolphins are hoping to host a Super Bowl again in 2019 or 2020. The Miami area has played host to the Super Bowl 10 times, the last five of those in the Dolphins current home — but none since 2010, as owners have chosen to award the game to either newer or more amenity-friendly facilities.The Dolphins hope that wont be an issue going forward. This $350 million project will lower the capacity from about 75,000 to roughly 65,000, provide shade over 92 per cent of the seats at kickoff — compared to about 17 per cent for some games there now — and give the 28-year-old facility all the bells and whistlees it figures to need to measure up to other stadiums.ddddddddddddThe canopy roof has been considered a key part of the deal. Fans have long said that even on fall days, the steamy heat and humidity in South Florida can be a drawback from attending either Dolphins or Miami Hurricanes games at Sun Life. The canopy was considered a solution, plus allows the stadium to keep its grass field.What better place? This is the best weather in the United States at Super Bowl time, Ross said.For now, the stadium will retain the Sun Life name, but the team is looking for a new partner for naming rights once the renovations are completed.Ross, speaking afterward on Dolphins-related matters, said:— Related to the hiring of former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum as the Dolphins executive vice-president of football operations earlier this month, Ross said we have an organization and a structure thats going to work. ... Footballs a lot more complex game than it used to be. Tannenbaum was at the event Friday, as was general manager Dennis Hickey.— Ross reiterated that Hickey still has total control of the draft and the 53-man roster.— Ross said he doesnt know if wide receiver Mike Wallace, who didnt play in the second half of the Dolphins season finale and whose future has been the subject of much speculation since, will be back in 2015. Next year we need to win, Ross said.— Ross said the Miami Hurricanes are liking what theyve seen from the renovation plan, and that the team will benefit. The Hurricanes did not factor into the decision-making when the renovation plan was being formulated. ' ' '