Canada Basketball sets roster for Worlds

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08/27/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Canada Basketball announced Friday its final 12-man roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

The roster includes NBA players: Joel Anthony of the Miami Heat and Andy Rautins of the New York Knicks.

Other national team veterans on the roster are long-time starters, Jermaine Anderson and Levon Kendall, as well as returnees Denham Brown and Jevohn Shepherd. Among the new members of the squad are Robert Sacre and Kelly Olynyk, both former Junior Men's National Team stars and current members of the NCAA's Gonzaga Bulldogs.

"I like this group a lot," said Canada head coach Leo Rautins, who is also Andy Rautins' father. "The team chemistry has been very good, and their work ethic and attitude has been extremely positive."

The 2010 FIBA World Championship will be held August 28 through September 12 in Turkey, and Canada opens its schedule against Lebanon.

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Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

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Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

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