at least three months.UP NEXTSt. Marys: Hosts San Jose State on Tuesday. | Forum

After a year of qualifiers there will be an unprecedented 12 British boxers at the Rio Olympics. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Mark-Ingram-Jersey/ .In London, the British boxers topped the medal table, beating the angry Cubans and the scheming Russians. The Kazakhs and Uzbeks could only look at the five medal haul from our slim team of 10 and shake their heads in envy.Every single one of the 12 qualified boxers has fought over five times in qualifiers, and some had as many as 12 fights to make the plane to Rio. This is a team selected, shaped and made through seemingly relentless qualification heartbreak. There is not one weak link, not one shock or inexperienced lucky member.The only missing member is Chantelle Cameron, the solid choice at 60 kilograms, and she has a tale or two to tell about bad decisions and an awful draw at the two qualifiers she went to. The final qualification -- a mercenary mix potentially involving every boxer on the planet -- starts in Venezuela this weekend and thankfully not one GB male boxer will have to make the perilous journey to compete in what will be a madhouse event.Qualification for the Olympic boxing tournament was introduced in 1992 and seven boxers reached Barcelona after a series of gruelling events. Robin Reid returned with a bronze, the only medal. Four years earlier the GB selectors, who resembled a gang of cattle traders, picked eight for Seoul hoping they would not all get stopped or knocked out. At the time GB boxers were an easy touch, like an English football team. Richie Woodhall returned with the solitary medal. The boxing world laughed at us.The qualification for Atlanta in 1996 was brutal and over 20 British boxers went to the various tournaments. In the end just David Burke made it, but he was joined by Fola Okesola, who was given the place when the Danish authorities withdrew their man because he was rubbish. Burke and Okesola lost their first fights and GB boxing was in crisis. I was in Atlanta and there was genuine despair.The disaster of Sydney qualification, where just two scraped across the line, was softened by Audley Harrisons ridiculous win against all odds at super-heavyweight. It was the first GB gold since Chris Finnegan in 1968. The truth is that in 2000 the GB boxers still lacked the depth and the mental toughness to succeed against the Cubans and Russians. Big Aud was, lest we forget, all about the mind.The reality behind the celebrations in Athens in 2004 is even harder to accept than the failings in Sydney four years later. The Harrison win had increased the funding but in 2004 over 25 British boxers tried and failed to make Athens. Just one, the 17-year-old Amir Khan made it and he won a silver.There were a lot of big names in the 2004 qualification events and it was the same in 2008, where finally an edge surfaced and eight top fighters made it, delivering one gold and two bronze medals. The success continued, the team started winning gold medals at European championships and reached the finals at the World championship. In the Seventies and Eighties British boxers were often not sent to the either the World or the European championships for fear of being savagely embarrassed. Every single one of the 12 boxers on their way to Rio is a veteran of two or more major tournaments and some, such as Nicola Adams, have been at six or seven.The team for Rio is hard, hardened and hungry. It feels like it has been a decade since both the lower league and the top league nations walked over us. It seems inconceivable that anybody other than a medal winner will beat a British boxer in Rio. It is not about the numbers, not about getting experience for some fantasy time in the future -- this is a team on the way to Rio to compete. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Hau-Oli-Kikaha-Jersey/ .ca. Kerry, Just watched the shootout in the Coyotes/Leafs game and I have to ask, why was the James van Riemsdyk goal allowed to count? All of the video replays we were shown on TV were inconclusive about whether the puck had entirely crossed the line or not. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Chase-Daniel-Jersey/ . The Vancouver coach and an announced sellout crowd of 18,910 watched in dismay as the Canucks lost 7-4 to the New York Islanders on Monday night by squandering a 3-0 lead in the third period. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Cameron-Jordan-Jersey/ . The parade and rally were held to celebrate the Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday in the CFLs championship game. DAYTON, Ohio -- Calvin Hermanson opened the game with a layup. Jock Landale was fouled and made both free throws, and then had a dunk. St. Marys was off and running toward an impressive road win.Hermanson scored 16 points -- most of them from the perimeter -- and Landale scored most of his 15 off moves to the basket on Saturday. The outside-inside attack swept No. 17 St. Marys to a 61-57 victory over Dayton in the Gaels first road game.The Gaels (3-0) led the whole way, pulling ahead by 20 points midway through the second half and holding off a late Dayton rally. Until the closing minutes, they felt very relaxed.Coming out to the big start not only got the crowd out of it, but gave us confidence for the rest of the game, said Hermanson, who fouled out with 2:52 left. We started running our stuff and getting great shots and realizing we could almost get what we wanted. We were able to settle in once we had some success.Those last 3 minutes left them sweating one out.The Flyers (2-1) took advantage of the Gaels sloppiness -- 100 turnovers in the second half -- and went on a 14-1 run. Charles Cookes jumper cut it to 59-57 with 25 seconds left. Emmett Naar hit two free throws with 7.2 seconds left to clinch it.We knew the storm was coming, coach Randy Bennett said. We weathered most of it.Cooke scored 19 for the Flyers , who are 1-2 against Top 25 teams over the last two seasons.I told them Im not most disappointed with the loss, but with how we lost, coach Archie Miller said. The last 8 minutes is how we should have played the whole 40 minutes.Landale -- a 6-foot-11 center -- had his way inside early, working the pick-and-roll for layups. Landale and Hermanson scored all of St. Marys points as the Gaels pulled ahead 19-11. The Gaels led by as many as 14 in the half. http://www.saintsrookiestore.com/Saints-Trey-Hendrickson-Jersey/. I dont know that anybody has answers against them, Miller said. Theyre able to do what they do against anybody. We wont be the only team that struggles against them.ENCOREThe Gaels were coming off a 110-72 win over Prairie View A&M, their first 100-point game since 2012.TD UPLandale got a technical foul for grabbing the rim while trying for a put-back dunk in the second half.ON THE BOARDSLandale had 14 rebounds, helping St. Marys get a 38-31 edge in rebounds.POLL IMPLICATIONSSt. Marys: The Gaels were ranked in the preseason poll for the first time in their history and put themselves in position to move up with an impressive road win. The Flyers have won 36 of their last 40 home games.Heck of a win, Bennett said. We know what Dayton is. We had to play well, and we did until the last 3 minutes. Playing a Top 25 (caliber) team on their court, out of your region -- those are tough games to get.Dayton: The Flyers have been on the verge of entering the poll, but the home-court loss will put that on hold for now.BIG PICTURESt. Marys: The Gaels came into the game third in Division I in field-goal percentage at 58.5 percent and showed their patience on the road. They had 16 assists on 20 field goals.Dayton: Sophomore forward Josh Cunningham tore a ligament in his left ankle during a 77-72 win at Alabama on Tuesday and had surgery. 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