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LJUBLJANA, Slovenia -- Jeffery Taylor scored 25 points and Sweden upset Russia 81-62 for its first win at the European basketball championship on Saturday. Russia, the Olympic bronze medallist last year and bronze medallist at the Europeans two years ago, now looks unlikely to make the second round after three straight defeats. Sweden is 1-2. Also Saturday, defending champion Spain limited the Czech Republic to two points in the final quarter in Celje and ran away with a 60-39 victory despite its own poor shooting. Slovenia stayed perfect by edging Georgia 72-68 and Greece also went to 3-0 by beating winless Turkey 84-61. Italy cruised past Finland 62-44 in Koper, while Croatia let a seemingly secure lead slip away before holding on for a 74-70 victory over winless Poland in Celje. Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko added 22 points and 13 rebounds for Sweden in the Group D game in Koper. Sweden pulled away in the final quarter after leading for most of the game. Aleksey Shved had 15 points for Russia and Semen Antonov added 13. Spain missed its last seven 3-point attempts and was marginally more effective than the Czechs in the fourth, only outscoring the Czechs 4-2 in the final quarter until less than three minutes remained in the game. The Czechs shot 24 per cent from the field and Spain 32 per cent. The Czechs pulled within five late in the third quarter but Spain then clamped down on defence. Rudy Fernandez had 14 points and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ricky Rubio added 10 for Spain. Memphis Grizzlies centre Marc Gasol scored his only basket halfway into the third quarter but pulled down 10 rebounds. Spain is 2-1 in Group C. Washington Wizards forward Jan Vesely had seven points and 14 rebounds and Lubos Barton had 12 rebounds and five points for the Czechs, who fell to 1-2. In Italys third straight win, Luigi Datome had 10 points. Finland fell to 2-1. 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Hell tee it up at the McGladrey on Thursday afternoon, finally ending the long waiting game hes endured. Sloan didnt get his week of to such a great start however, as this Tweet he sent out explained. Storybook start to the week. Got to the airport and realized my wallet decided to stay at home. #Ugh -- Roger Sloan (@RogerSloan87) Sloan was an alternate at both the Frys.com Open and the Shriners events but never drew into the fields. Thats because his priority ranking is well down the list. Its also because the tournaments in the fall are attracting a lot of players the Tour probably didnt think would play. For Sloan, getting a fast start is vital. He can improve his place on the rankings by playing well in his early starts. The Tour will re-shuffle the Web.com grads at various points during the year, with better performing players moving up the list. Even with good play early on, theres a good chance hell have to split time between the PGGA and Web.ddddddddddddcom tours. Getting into tournaments has been a bit of a problem over the past few years for those who earn their PGA Tour cards through the Web.com Tour, but the Tour is trying to alleviate that. Commissioner Tim Finchem is aware of the problem and is hoping to open up the fields to allow these golfers a chance to play. The first two events of the new season were expanded from 132 to 144 players. Theres also the addition of the Sandersons Farms Championship, which used to be held opposite the British Open. In all, the Tour said, there are 180 new spots for the recent grads. For Sloan, an affable and talented player who won the inaugural Nova Scotia Open last summer, the chance to play on the big tour is a dream come true and the result of a lot of hard work. Hes the third member of the B.C. Boys to play this year, joining fellow grads Adam Hadwin and Nick Taylor. No doubt hell be a little excited when he puts the tee in the ground on Thursday. Thats well deserved. And likely well worth the wait. 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