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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Just after the United States routed Canada by 40 points, Geno Auriemma and his UConn greats posed for a group photo on the court.The five former UConn players, who helped the Huskies win 10 of their 11 national championships, received one last rousing ovation from the crowd. A fitting send off for the team from their adoring Connecticut fans.Auriemma gave those same fans an opportunity to cheer their former stars early on, starting all five. It was virtually the same starting lineup he used in a win over France on Wednesday. The only change was putting Breanna Stewart into the group instead of Elena Delle Donne.The Hall of Fame coach said it was the right thing to do.I hadnt had the same starting five in any games we played, he said after the 83-43 victory Friday night. I thought to myself, I asked Cheryl (Reeve), if you were head coach instead of me, youd do it, because its the right thing to do. She said OK. Im not going to worry about it and did it. It was fun for the kids and the fans.The players really didnt notice it until the opening tip.When you look at it, you have a good piece of history out there with Sue (Bird) and Diana (Taurasi) representing the early success and then Stewie on the other end, said Maya Moore, who helped the Huskies win two titles. It was really cool and really cool for the fans.The U.S. will aim for an unprecedented sixth consecutive gold at the Olympics. The Americans have one more exhibition game Sunday at Madison Square Garden against Australia, which beat France 76-67 on Friday night.Taurasi, Bird, Moore, Stewart and Tina Charles struggled a bit offensively when they were in, but defensively they shut down Canada. After struggling in their first two exhibition games in the first half, the Americans jumped all over their neighbors to the north.The U.S. only had a three-point lead on the select team in their pre-Olympic tour opener Monday and led France by one Wednesday at the half. The Americans wouldnt let that happen against Canada.The Canadians missed 13 of their first 14 shots and couldnt recover from the slow start, trailing by 13 after one quarter and 24 at the half.I thought defensively we were about as good as we can be given the short amount of work that weve done, Auriemma said. That kind of led to a bunch of other things.Taurasi scored 14 points, and Delle Donne added 12 to lead the U.S.Auriemma had always seemed to shy away from playing all his UConn players at the same time during the 2012 London Olympics and the last two world championships. He rarely had five UConn players on the court in either of those major championships.But just as he did starting Delle Donne in Delaware on Wednesday, he gave the fans one more opportunity to cheer the local favorites. The loud crowd gave the former Huskies a great ovation in pregame introductions and then cheered every one of their plays.When we get to Rio, the best five players for that situation will be on the floor regardless of where they come from, Auriemma said.The offensive highlight of the first half came from Delle Donne, who threw a nifty no-look pass to Taurasi for a layup.Canada finished fifth in the world championship in 2014 and will look to improve on that in Rio. The Canadians have never won a medal at the Olympics in womens basketball and hope to change that with a nice mix of veterans and youth.One of those talented young players is Kia Nurse, who is a junior at UConn. Nurse help lead Canada to the gold medal at the Pan-Am Games last summer. She got a nice hand from the crowd in pregame introductions, but had a rough game. She was scoreless in 25 minutes, missing all three of her shots.This was Nurses second game back for Canada. 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Its a new season, a new beginning, a new everything.The big question is where does Remmers go from here -- will he be able to bounce back and have a great career, or will he forever be haunted by the memory of allowing two sacks on the games biggest stage?Remmers isnt the first player to struggle in the Super Bowl, of course.Hall of Fame tight end Jackie Smith retired after dropping a key pass in the end zone from Roger Staubach in Dallas Super Bowl 13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.Buffalos Scott Norwood only played one more season with the Bills after his potential game-winning field goal from 47 yards infamously sailed wide right against the New York Giants, beginning a string of four straight Super Bowl losses for the Bills.And Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon never completely recovered from his five-interception performance against Tampa Bay in Super Bowl 37.All of those players were near the tail end of their NFL careers anyway.Remmers is different.Hes 27 and viewed as a key cog in Carolinas highly regarded offensive line.General manager Dave Gettleman is quiick to point out the Panthers are 22-4 since Remmers took over as their starting right tackle late in the 2014 season.ddddddddddddThats one of the reasons he didnt attempt to replace Remmers this offseason, instead signing him to a one-year restricted free agent tender of $2.5 million.Its easy to forget that two weeks before the Super Bowl the Panthers racked up 49 points against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC championship game behind a dominant performance by their offensive line. Or that Carolina finished second in the league in rushing and first in scoring in 2015.I have absolute confidence in Mike Remmers, Rivera said. Ive got no issue with Mike Remmers.He has the support of his teammates, too.Five-time Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil said the Panthers are a better team with Remmers at right tackle. Kalils brother, Matt, plays left tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, so he knows just how difficult it is to be left on an island.Listen, Mike is a big reason for our success last year, Kalil said in defense of his teammate. Football is a team game so a lot of time people like to highlight players and look for scapegoats on certain things. So by no means is it one guys fault for winning or losing a football game.Remmers said hes continued to work on his technique and getting better.Hes leaned on the support of his wife, Kelly, and his teammates. Hes also entered a new phase of life, becoming a father in the offseason, which has helped put things in perspective.Norwood told the Buffalo News earlier this year that his missing the field goal against the Giants was like when I think about my parents and when they died. People always say time will take care of that. I dont think it really does.Remmers doesnt seem to be letting it affect him the same way. Perhaps he feels there is just too much football left to play in his young career.I can learn from every game, Remmers said. If you stop learning, you stop playing.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '