Daniel Kickert and Aleks Maric have been recalled into the Australian mens basketball team for the final Olympic selection camp before Rio.NBL forward Kickert, who has signed with the Brisbane Bullets for next season, and new Sydney Kings centre recruit Maric have been added to the squad in the absence of NBA stars Dante Exum and Andrew Bogut.Exum ruled himself out last month to concentrate on his recovery from a torn ACL ahead of the new NBA season.Bogut remains in doubt as he begins rehabilitation on a knee injury suffered during Golden States playoff series.Kickert was part of the Boomers team at the 2006 world championships, while Maric competed at the 2010 world championships and London Olympics.Both are quality players and quality people who will each bring a different set of skills for the coaching staff to consider in terms of the overall mix of the team, coach Andrej Lemanis said.Being in a position to bring in players of their quality at this point is another illustration of the depth of talent we currently have in this country.The Boomers will gather in Melbourne from July 5 for a week of training, before playing two games at Hisense Arena against an all-star US college team.Lemanis will name his final team for Rio on July 11.The camp and games at Hisense Arena form a critical part of our preparation for Rio, said Lemanis.We will continue to build on our offensive and defensive structures from previous years. We will also invest a lot of time off the court ensuring that, as a team, we put ourselves in the best position to deal with the challenges that lay ahead. http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Ameer-Abdullah-Draft-Jersey/ .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Da-Shawn-Hand-Draft-Jersey/ . -- Lou Brocks shoulder-to-shoulder collision with Bill Freehan during the 1968 World Series and Pete Roses bruising hit on Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star game could become relics of baseball history, like the dead-ball era. http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Christian-Jones-Draft-Jersey/ . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Kerryon-Johnson-Draft-Jersey/ . General manager Jarmo Kekalainen told Aaron Portzline of The Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he wants to see Gaboriks contributions go beyond the scoresheet before considering a long-term deal for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent. http://www.officiallionsgear.com/Lions-Deshawn-Shead-Draft-Jersey/ .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Patrick Kane and Joe Pavelski each had a goal and an assist to help the United States beat Canada 4-2 on Friday night in an exhibition game before the World Cup of Hockey.There were plenty of scrums, hard hits and bad blood.When the U.S. plays Canada youre going to get that type of game whether its an exhibition, preliminary game, semifinal or final, Kane said. Youre going to find yourself in that situation in this rivalry.The teams will play again Saturday night in Ottawa, Ontario.U.S. forward Ryan Kesler was ejected late in the second period for boarding Shea Weber. In the third period, Pavelskis check sent along the boards sent Claude Giroux out of the game. There also was a melee in front of Canadas bench in the first period.There were lots of scrums tonight, Canada coach Mike Babcock said. They were generated by the players. The referees can clean that up in 2 seconds. All youve got to do is put people in the box. No more scrums.Jonathan Quick made 32 saves in the first two periods, and Ben Bishop stopped nine shots in the third. Zach Parise and Derek Stepan also scored for the Americans.Its nice to get off to a good start whether its a pretournament game or not, Pavelski said. Its nice to get a little confidence with the puck and make some plays.Carey Price, playing for first time since a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee ended his season for the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 25, had 22 saves for Canada.Patrice Bergeron and Drew Doughty scored for Canada.Price had nothing to do early as the Canadians held a 12-1 shots advantage through thee first 12 minutes.ddddddddddddThe momentum shifted shortly after the first U.S. penalty kill and the Americans held an 18-15 shots advantage after the first to go along with a 2-0 lead.Parise opened the scoring when he skated though the low slot to redirect Ryan Suters shot with 3:04 left. Kane, the NHLs leading scorer and most valuable player last season, doubled the lead 1:05 later. He took a pass down low and fired on Price from a bad angle. Price made the save, but Kane scored off the rebound.We give up a few chances right at the end of shifts so we were trying to make some plays a little too pretty, Canadas Jonathan Toews said.Bergeron made it 2-1 midway through the second when he converted a rebound off Sidney Crosbys shot.Pavelski restored the two-goal lead with 4:06 to go in the period. Price made the initial stop on Jack Johnson but Pavelski scored on the rebound.It was tough to come out of the zone, Pavelski said. The guys played hard, worked through it. It was a good win for us. There was some intensity.Doughty made it 3-2 at 5:31 of the third with a slap shot from the right circle.Game notes Crosbys head coach in Pittsburgh, Mike Sullivan, is an assistant with the United States ... Healthy scratches for the U.S. were Cory Schneider, defenseman Erik Johnson and forward James van Riemsdyk. Canadian scratches were goalie Corey Crawford, defenseman Jay Bouwmeester and forward Corey Perry. ... 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