Brazil defeated the Dominican Republic in the first game of the Pre-Olympic Games being held in San Juan, Puerto Rico to choose the representatives of the Americas in the Sydney, Australia Olympics. The DR lost to Brazil 70-64. The game began an hour late, at 11:15 pm. The Dominican team had won the first half 33-29. The DR at one time was 11 points in the lead. Two slots are available for the Americas in the Sydney Olympic Games, and the US dream team is expected to win one. The DR, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Brazil hope to win the other. The games will be transmitted locally by Channel 4, and can also be seen on cable TV or by satellite. The participating countries are Cuba, Argentina, Canada, Uruguay, US (Group A) and Venezuela, Dominicana, Panama, Puerto Rico and Brazil (Group B). The four teams with best win loss record pass on to a second round. Games still to go are as follows: First Round: 15 July 3 pm Canada vs. Cuba 5:30 pm Venezuela vs. Brazil 8 pm Uruguay vs US 10:15 pm DR vs. Panama 16 July 14, 1999 3 pm Panama vs. Venezuela 5:30 pm US vs. Panama 8 pm Brazil vs. Puerto Rico 10:15 pm Cuba vs. Argentina 17 July 3 pm Canada vs. Uruguay 5:30 pm Argentina vs. US 8 pm Puerto Rico vs. Panama 10:15 pm Venezuela vs. DR 18 July 3 pm Uruguay vs. Argentina 5:30 pm US vs. Cuba 8 pm DR vs. Puerto Rico 10:15 pm Panama vs. Brazil 19 July\/22 July First four of each group Semifinals 24 July Best of four 25 July Finals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brazil defeated the Dominican Republic in the first game of the Pre-Olympic Games being held in San Juan, Puerto Rico to choose the representatives of the Americas in the Sydney, Australia Olympics. The DR lost to Brazil 70-64. The game began an hour late, at 11:15 pm. The Dominican team had won the first half … <\/p>\n