The Canadian womens curling team is on a roll, and Mirjam Otts Swiss rink could not stop them on Thursday. Jennifer Jones team out of Winnipeg beat the former world champion 8-5 at the Ice Cube Center in Sochi. The Canadians put up a triple in the ninth end to snap a 5-5 tie. The loss keeps the Canadians unbeaten, with a record of 5-0, while Otts record drops to 3-2. The Canadian skip isnt sure how many more wins will guarantee them a playoff berth, but it pleased with her teams performance thus far. "We have a lot of games left ... so we still need a couple more Ws to find ourselves in the playoffs, but were pretty happy with where we are now," Jones said. The Canadian women have Friday off, but it wone be a typical rest day for the team. "Its awesome, were looking forward to it," Jones said. "Its Valentines Day, but we have a couple of things going on. We have some interviews scheduled and we have a curling day at Canada House, so were going to spend some time with our families and get sharp and rested and ready to go for the rest of our time. "All of our parents and spouses are here, so were pretty excited." Canada is in action next against Japan at midnight ET on Saturday. Shaquille ONeal Jersey . -- Canada played to expectation up until halftime. Josh Richardson Jersey . Beckham says "nothing has been confirmed yet, but its something I am very excited about." He adds that "Miami is something that really excites me because there is a great energy down there. http://www.basketballheatshop.info/Cheap...de-Heat-Jersey/. -- Cam Newton pranced into the end zone, placed his hands over his chest and did his familiar Superman pose. Rodney McGruder Jersey . Lost to Los Angeles in first round of playoffs. Alonzo Mourning Jersey . a€“ All signs point to the Maple Leafs having their top offseason acquisition in the lineup on opening night.TORONTO - The NBA pre-season can seem numbingly long, but the Toronto Raptors still have plenty of work to do before the curtain comes up on the regular season next week.Coach Dwane Casey spent Tuesdays practice session in teaching mode. At the top of his agenda: defence. Again.The Raptors are 5-1 on the pre-season, but have yet to put in the solid defensive effort — especially on the boards — that Casey would like to see before opening-night tipoff.I want to start the real season but were still in practice mode, weve got to fix some things, said centre Jonas Valanciunas, who led the Raptors in rebounds last season. (Rebounding) is an area weve got to get better on. Were doing that every practice, so hope were going to get better and were going to show better results.Weve got to get used to going for the ball, all five guys.The Raptors were a disappointing 20th in the NBA last season in defensive rebounding.The 22-year-old Valanciunas will be counted on to anchor Torontos defence. However, despite going into his third NBA season, the Lithuanian still has a lot to learn before he has a complete grasp of the nuances of the NBA game.Valanciunas played in Los Angeles last summer before going to Spain for the FIBA World Cup, where he led the tournament in shooting percentage at 69.6 per cent.But one summer is not enough, he needs to continue to go with Hakeem (Olajuwon, former Raptor and Hall of Famer) or whoever in the summer, Casey said. He needs to play pickup basketball where its not as organized or you really have to anticipate against quicker athletes, maybe smaller athletes, so its a work in progress for him.Valanciunas could be one of the moree comfortable Raptors when the team hosts Maccabi Haifi at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday.dddddddddddd The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Super League, winning the Super League championship in the 2012-13 season — its first Israeli title since the team was formed in 1953. Its a good test for us, they play a different style, mostly four out and one in, really spread the floor, a lot like four guards out there on the floor, Casey said. So its going to be a challenge for Amir (Johnson) and Tyler (Hansbrough) and the big fours (power forwards) to get out there and guard those guys off the bounce, off the dribble, getting back in transition.It will be a challenge for us. They play faster up and down moreso than were used to and a tremendous amount of pick and rolls, a lot like what San Antonio did with four ball-handlers with the ability to run a pick and roll, which is a little different than what you see in the NBA.Maccabi Haifa, which is owned by American businessman Jeffrey Rosen, was beaten 91-59 by the Kings on Sunday. Theyd arrived in Sacramento following a 10-hour bus ride from Portland, where they lost 121-74 to the Trailblazers.Three players remain in the running for the 15th and final spot on the Raptors roster — centre Greg Stiemsma, point guard Will Cherry and swingman Jordan Hamilton. NBA rosters have to be set by opening day on Oct. 27.I think it makes it tough on management because we all can play, were good players, Hamilton said. Wills a good young guard, I feel like I can score, and Greg, he does all the intangibles. Best man wins.The Raptors open the regular season Oct. 29 against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. 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