Arron Afflalo missed the contest

• MONTREAL -- The International Boxing Federation has ordered Adonis Stevenson of Longueuil, Que., to face Librado Andrade in an elimination bout to determine the mandatory challenger for its world super-middleweight title. The winner would be ranked as the IBFs No. 1 contender and be in position to challenge for the title. Lucian Bute of Montreal holds the IBF belt and is scheduled to defend it against Carl Froch on May 26 in Nottingham, England. Stevensons promoter Yvon Michel was advised of the order in a letter from the IBF on Monday. The two sides have three days to notify the sanctioning body if they accept the bout. Adonis is ranked second and Andrade sixth. They were determined to be the two highest-ranked fighters available for an eliminator. The power-hitting Stevenson (17-1 with 14 knockouts) is coming off a first-round knockout of Jesus Gonzales on Feb. 18 in Montreal in his first test under acclaimed trainer Emanuel Steward. Andrade (30-4, 23 KOs), a rock-chinned brawler, stopped Matt OBrien in the third round in his last fight Aug. 27 in Mexico. Both have faced Aaron Pryor Jr. in the past year. Andrade lost to him by 10-round majority decision on May 6 while Stevenson scored a ninth-round TKO win over Pryor on Dec. 10. Andrade, who used to be based in Montreal and now works out of California, is best known for flattening Bute in the closing seconds of the final round in 2008. Bute got up just in time to win by decision. Bute won the rematch by a knockout 13 months later in Quebec City. www.eaglessportsfansshop.com/Nike-Nick-Foles-Elite-Jersey/ . The 15th seed from Thornhill, Ont. will face 56th-ranked Croatian Ivan Dodig on Thursday after Dodig stunned third-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-2, 6-4. Raonic, 20, and Dodig, five years his senior, have never played before. www.eaglessportsfansshop.com/Nike-Tommy-Mcdonald-Elite-Jersey/ . Aldo de Nigris and Javier (El Chicharito) Hernandez scored off corner kicks early in overtime and Mexico defeated Honduras 2-0 in the semifinals on Wednesday night, advancing to play the United States in Saturdays final at the Rose Bowl. http://www.eaglessportsfansshop.com/Nike-Mike-Quick-Elite-Jersey/ . Nichols came on in relief of Kerry Joseph to open the second half and led the Esks to a field goal that cut the deficit to 31-10. But he was hurt on Edmontons second possession when his leg twisted awkwardly while he was being pulled down. www.eaglessportsfansshop.com/Nike-Trent-Cole-Elite-Jersey/ . The 19-year-old winger has now scored in seven straight games and has 10 goals in the process. In 34 games, Stransky has 21 goals and 43 points, which is good for second in scoring on his club. www.eaglessportsfansshop.com/Nike-Michael-Vick-Elite-Jersey/ . The result meant that Cape Verde also reached the quarterfinals in its first major tournament after beating Angola 2-1 in a game that took place simultaneously in Port Elizabeth. Morocco finished third in the group. (Sports Network) - A Tim Duncan-less San Antonio team hopes to inch closer to clinching the top seed in the Western Conference when it faces off with the Denver Nuggets in the Rockies. Duncan is out indefinitely for the Spurs after spraining his left ankle in the first quarter of a 111-96 win over Golden State on Monday. The star forward came down awkwardly after draining a short jumper just over four minutes into the game. He was helped into the locker room and x-rays were negative but an MRI on Tuesday confirmed the injury. The Spurs persevered to win their third straight game behind Manu Ginobili, who scored a game-high 28 points. Tony Parker compiled 17 points and 15 assists while Richard Jefferson added 12 points. Steve Novak shot his way to 13 points and Tiago Splitter, playing extended minutes in place of Duncan, netted his first double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Spurs, who were also without big man DeJuan Blair due to a sprained left wrist. At an NBA-best 57-13, the Spurs have already clinched a playoff berth and own a comfortable 6 1/2-game lead over the LA Lakers in the West. The franchise has made 13 consecutive postseason appearances and won four NBA championships since drafting Duncan No. 1 overall out of Wake Forest back in 1997 Well Tiago is going to give you that (hustle) every night. Hes going to bust his butt to rebound and play defense. Hes going to givve you that grunt that every team needs and every coach loves.dddddddddddd Thats nothing different from him. Thats just what he does, San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich said about Splitters play in Duncans absence. Duncan is scheduled to stay in the Alamo City for rehabilitation during the Spurs three-game road trip that begins tonight and no timetable has been set for his return. The Nuggets, meanwhile, come in after blitzing Toronto on Monday. Ty Lawson scored 23 points, one of seven Nuggets in double figures, in that one as Denver rolled past the Raptors, 123-90, at the Pepsi Center. Nene added 18 points and seven rebounds, Al Harrington posted 15 points and six rebounds off the bench, while Gary Forbes chipped in 14 points for the Nuggets, who snapped a two-game skid and improved to 10-4 since trading Carmelo Anthony to New York. The Nuggets, who are fifth in the West, four games behind fourth-place Oklahoma City, got solid contributions from their bench with two key players sitting out with injuries. Raymond Felton didnt play due to a sprained left ankle and Arron Afflalo missed the contest with a left hamstring injury. The players that came off the bench set the tempo a little bit, said Denvers Wilson Chandler. Both Felton and Afflalo remain questionable for tonights contest. San Antonio has won five straight over the Nuggets, including three games this season. ' ' '

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