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The Adelaide 36ers have snapped a four-game losing streak in style with a comprehensive 101-83 victory over the Brisbane Bullets in Thursday night NBL action.The 36ers let the basketball do the talking at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre, reversing their heated 18-point home loss against Brisbane in round seven.There was no shortage of niggle and trash talk between the long-standing rivals, although it wasnt as pronounced as last Saturdays clash in Adelaide which featured an ugly altercation between Adelaides Anthony Drmic and Brisbanes Daniel Kickert.Jarome Randle led the 36ers with 22 points and seven assists, while Torrey Craig scored 20 points and made nine rebounds for the Bullets.The loss was the Bullets biggest of the season and brought their three-match winning run to an end.The 36ers were quick out of the blocks and opened up an 18-point lead at quarter time, the highest first-quarter lead in the NBL this season, largely courtesy of six three-pointers and 81-percent accuracy from the field.Adelaide continued to flex their muscle in the second stanza as the Bullets struggled with 12 first-half turnovers, allowing the visitors to enjoy a comfortable 19-point advantage at the main break.Defence dominated the third quarter, the 36ers keeping the Bullets at an arms length as they went into the final stretch leading by 20 points.Brisbane chipped away at the deficit during the fourth quarter but Adelaide always looked in control as they cruised towards victory.JJ Arcega-Whiteside Jersey . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. Brian Dawkins Eagles Jersey . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. https://www.eaglessportsgoods.com/Womens-Brian-Westbrook-Inverted-Jersey/ . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Dallas Goedert Jersey . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. Andre Dillard Jersey TREVISO, Italy -- Sprinter Mark Cavendish won the rainy 12th stage of the Giro dItalia on Thursday for his 100th career victory, while Vincenzo Nibali maintained his overall lead. Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins dropped out of contention, finishing more than 3 1/2 minutes behind the main pack as he struggled with a cold. Cavendish clocked just over three hours along the 134-kilometre route from Longarone to Treviso, which started with a few hills and ended with a long, flat finish around a circuit. It was Cavendishs third win in this years race. The British rider with the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team also won the first and sixth legs. Nacer Bouhanni of France and Luke Mezgec of Slovenia crossed second and third, respectively, with the same time. Dominique Rollin of Boucherville, Que., was the top Canadian in the stage, finishing 19thh.dddddddddddd Defending champion Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria continued to struggle, finishing 183rd. In the overall standings, Nibali, an Italian with Astana, remained 41 seconds ahead of 2011 Tour winner Cadel Evans of Australia. Wiggins Sky teammate Rigoberto Uran of Colombia is third overall, 2:04 behind. It was the 13th Giro stage win of Cavendishs career and his 39th in cyclings three Grand Tours -- the Giro, Tour and Spanish Vuelta. Stage 13 Friday is the races longest, a mostly flat 254-kilometre leg from Busseto to Cherasco, with a few hills shortly before the finish. The race hits the mountains again over the weekend, with Saturdays stage climbing Sestriere and Bardonecchia and Sunday taking riders into France and up the Col du Galibier, which is often included in the Tour de France. The race ends May 26 in Brescia. ' ' '