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CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Jessica Thomas made three 3-pointers and scored 18 points, Adrienne Motley added three 3s and 12 points, and No. 22 Miami beat Charlotte 80-46 on Wednesday night.The Hurricanes were 10 of 19 from distance.Miami made its first four shots of the game -- all from 3-point range -- and had a 14-3 lead after just 3:23 of play. Miami extended its lead to 30-10 at the end of the first quarter and it was 47-20 at halftime -- with 21 points combined from Thomas and Motley.Erykah Davenport added 11 points for Miami (2-1).At the end of the third, the Canes forced a shot-clock violation with 7 seconds left and Zada Williams scored at the other end for a 67-33 lead.Amaya Ransom, in her first career start, and Nyilah Jamison-Myers each scored eight points for Charlotte (2-1). The 49ers gave current Miami coach Katie Meier her first head coaching job. Carmelo Anthony Jersey . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. Carmelo Anthony Nuggets Jersey . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. http://www.nuggetsproshop.com/Will-Barton-Nuggets-Jersey/ .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. Paul Millsap Jersey . As he recorded his 23rd and 24th points of the evening, a segment of the sellout Air Canada Centre crowd expressed their appreciation for the Raptors point guard with a smattering of MVP chants. Tyler Lydon Nuggets Jersey .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. The Brisbane Bullets have landed another coup ahead of their return to the NBL, signing former Chicago Bulls big man Cameron Bairstow.Part of the Boomers squad that will head to Argentina on Wednesday ahead of the Rio Olympics, Bairstow played two seasons with the Bulls but was recently traded to the Detroit Pistons and released by the NBA side last week.Bairstow, 25, is a Brisbane product who was a Bullets fan as a kid and said he was excited at the prospect of helping re-establish his hometown NBL franchise after a seven-year absence from the competition.I remember growing up watching this team. To be able to come back here and get this team going again was something that definitely appealed to me, he said.The 206cm Bairstow said he returns to Brisbane a vastly improved player after working under former Bulls Pau Gasol and Joakim Noah for two years.He already has a strong understanding wwith Bullets and Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis and his offensive and defensive patterns thanks to their national team associations.ddddddddddddLemanis admitted it will be tough to fit Bairstow in the same starting five as high-profile recruits Daniel Kickert (208cm) and Tom Jervis (211cm).You cant start everybody, he said. But every successful team understands that over the course of 40 minutes, can you sustain a level of play? With the talent we have available Im confident we can.Bairstow is the ninth addition to Brisbanes roster, leaving the team with one vacancy to fill.Lemanis said he is chasing an American import guard but was nowhere near finding the right man.My experience is the longer you wait, the better value you end up getting for your money, he said. ' ' '