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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Turkey denied host Brazil its lone win in womens basketball Saturday, rallying from 18 points down in the third quarter and beating the Brazilians 79-76 in double overtime.Brazil (0-5) had the biggest and loudest crowd of group play trying to will the Brazilians to a win. It was working early, as Brazil grabbed an early lead and appeared to be cruising before Turkey went on a 24-5 run to set up a thrilling finish that kept fans on their feet.Lara Sanders led Turkey (3-2) with 23 points, but Isil Alben engineered the comeback with 18 points, nine rebounds and eight steals.Brazil had a chance to send the game to triple-overtime. Iziane Castros 3-pointer bounced off the left rim at the buzzer, leaving coach Antonio Carlos Barbosa sitting stunned on the bench.Castro finished with 22 points in what was a long day for Brazil basketball fans. The mens team lost in double-overtime, 111-107 against Argentina, shortly before the womens game ended.---Online:AP Summer Games website: http://summergames.ap.org/ Custom Jerseys Hockey Outlet . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. Custom Chicago Blackhawks Jerseys Cheap .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.hockeyjerseyscustom.com/custom-winnipeg-jets-jerseys-cheap-83k . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Custom Boston Bruins Jerseys Cheap . Michell Burger, a woman who lives on an estate next to Pistorius gated community, said she and her husband were awoken by the screams in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 14 last year, when Pistorius killed Reeva Steenkamp by shooting four times through a door in his bathroom. Custom Carolina Hurricanes Jerseys Cheap . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. AFL boss Gillon McLachlan says the league is closing in on a deal to purchase Etihad Stadium and will look to make substantial upgrades to its facilities.There are reports the AFL could purchase the 54,000-capacity ground for about $150 million by the end of the year.The stadium is scheduled to be transferred to the AFL in 2025 under a deal with the grounds consortium of owners but McLachlan says the league is keen to bring the takeover forward.Weve always said at the right price wed like to do it, he told 3AW radio on Friday.Weve been pretty consistent with that message for a long time.Theres a chance. There was a chance six months ago, there was a chance a year ago. We just keep chipping away.McLachlan says the AFL is keen to boost gate returns to the grounds tenant clubs - including the Western Bulldogs, Essendon, Carlton, St Kilda and NNorth Melbourne - and make the ageing stadium at Docklands more enticing for fans.ddddddddddddWe think that theres a whole series of aspects that need upgrading and we want to do deals with the tenant clubs so they can make more money, he said.Wed like to work with the state government, in partnership, so the stadium works more seven days a week, 365 days a year and interacts with the precinct better.Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has previously flagged the possibility of demolishing Etihad Stadium and building a $1 billion new AFL venue in the shadow of the MCG to take over the mantle of Melbournes second stadium.But McLachlan believes the 15-year-old ground is still a strong asset in need of improvements. ' ' '