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LONDON -- The British government has cut funding for the countrys Olympic basketball program ahead of the 2016 Games. Basketball received 8.6 million pounds ($14 million) in the four years before the 2012 London Olympics where Britain qualified as hosts. But UK Sport, which distributes money from the government and National Lottery, has decided basketball doesnt offer a realistic prospect of producing a medal in Rio de Janeiro. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said last month the London Olympics were a "lost opportunity" and questioned why the government wasnt backing basketball. Roger Moreland, performance chairman at British Basketball, is "aghast" at the decision to strip funding, explaining: "We are still on the road to Rio but we now have to qualify for EuroBasket 2015 with our hands tied behind our back." Matt Dumba Jersey .com) - Hassan Whiteside scored 20 points with nine rebounds in the Miami Heats 83-75 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Greg Pateryn Jersey .com) - Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has been selected as the NHLs Rookie of the Month for December, the league announced Friday. http://www.authenticwildpro.com/ . Various media outlets, including the Detroit Free Press, indicate a deal is close, while USA Today cited an unidentified person directly involved with the negotiations as saying the pact is for two years. Jared Spurgeon Jersey . - No matter the lineup or location, the San Antonio Spurs are rolling through the NBA again this spring, just the way they have for most of the last two decades. Eric Staal Wild Jersey . -- D. J. Williams finally has his packing strategy down.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jeremy Guthrie retired the final 17 batters he faced, Omar Infante had three hits and drove in two runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1 on Saturday night. Manager Ned Yost overhauled his batting order and got immediate results. The Royals scored seven runs for the first time since Aug. 19, a span of 22 games. Nori Aoki, batting second for the first time this season, and Alex Gordon, who snapped an 0-for-22 skid, each had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run. Infante, who usually bats second, was dropped to seventh and responded with three singles, including an eighth inning single that scored Lorenzo Cain. He also drove in a run in the third with a fielders choice. Guthrie (11-11), who was roughed up for eight runs on 10 hits in 2 2-3 innings in a loss Monday at Detroit, allowed three hits and one unearned run in eight innings. After David Ortizs single in the third, Guthrie did not allow a base runner. Rubby De ;La Rosa (4-7) was pulled after four innings and 65 pitches, permitting five runs on six hits.dddddddddddd He balked home Salvador Perez, who had a RBI double in the three-run third. Rookie left-hander Brandon Finnegan, the Royals top pick in this Junes draft, replaced Guthrie and allowed one hit in the ninth. TRAINERS ROOM Red Sox: INF Brock Holt remains sidelined with a concussion and there is no timetable for his return. He is still having vison problems. Royals: LHP Danny Duffy, who skipped a start Thursday with a sore shoulder, is scheduled for a mound session Sunday. He is optimistic he will make his start Tuesday against Chicago. . DH Josh Willingham remains out with a groin injury. UP NEXT Red Sox: RHP Joe Kelly will make his eighth start since being acquired in a July 31 trade with St. Louis. He last faced the Royals on June 22, 2012. Royals: LHP Jason Vargas will start the series finale. He is 6-4 with a 3.98 ERA at home this season. ' ' '