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HARRISON, N.J. -- Kenny Miller helped the Vancouver Whitecaps finally open their account in the road win column. Miller scored in the 83rd minute and the Whitecaps won their first away game this season, 2-1 over the Eastern Conference-leading New York Red Bulls on Saturday. "It is a relief. It was important for us to do that," Vancouver head coach Martin Rennie said. Vancouver is 1-4-1 away from BC Place this season. The Whitecaps are unbeaten in three straight and improved to 4-4-4 on the season. "That was an important win for us," Rennie said. "I dont think our point totals (match the quality of) our play." Miller slipped behind New York defender Kosuke Kimura, who was eyeing midfielder Russell Teibert outside the penalty area. Teibert spied Miller, who outmuscled Kimura to the ball for his third of the season. "(Miller) had been looking for that ball all game long," Teibert said. "Fantastic finish." Even though Millers goal decided the game, it was the play of goalkeeper Brad Knighton and the back four who kept the Whitecaps in the match. Facing the MLS best offensive attack, Knighton yielded just teammates Greg Klazura own goal in 13 shots. Klazura deflected New York midfielder Jonathan Steeles crossing shot into the goal in the 51st minute to give the Red Bulls a 1-0 lead. "Theyre a lethal attack. We managed it very well," said Knighton. Especially in the first half. New York, which entered the game unbeaten in its last seven, levelled six shots at Knighton while controlling the ball for nearly 71 per cent of the half. Knightons biggest save came on Peguy Luyindula in the 94th minute. The New York forward split two defenders in injury time and blasted a drive into Knightons midsection. A few seconds later, the game was over and the Whitecaps were celebrating their first road win of the season. "Theyre lethal right to the end," Knighton said. "It was a sigh of relief." Jordan Harvey equalized seven minutes after Klazuras own goal. New York midfielder Eric Alexander headed Y.P. Lees cross into the box and Harvey ripped a left-footed drive that Luis Robles did not have a chance to stop to tie the game at 1-1. "It felt great," Harvey said. "Its a goal. Its a boost for the team." "It builds everything. Great team effort. Were missing some guys (but the win) shows we have a deep team." Notes: Vancouver improved to 1-0-3 against the Red Bulls in four all-time matchups. The announced attendance was 19,969. ... The Whitecaps were shorthanded as defender Jay Demerit (torn left Achilles), defender Brad Rusin (strained left calf) and midfielder Omar Salgado (fractured fifth metatarsal in the right foot) did not play due to injuries, while midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker was suspended for the game.Pekka Rinne Predators Jersey . In Europe, top teams seem to be largely happy with their squads after spending nearly $1 billion in the off-season. 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Austin Watson Jersey .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does.RIO DE JANEIRO -- The Americans invented beach volleyball.Brazil made it a passion.But theres another country making waves at the Copacabana venue during the Olympics, one with little tradition of beach volleyball -- or even a lot of sun-splashed beaches, for that matter.Canada.Yes, Canada.The ice hockey and curling power is one of only four countries to qualify the maximum four teams -- two mens and two womens -- for the Rio de Janeiro Games. Although Canada has won only one medal in the sport since it joined the Olympic program in 1996, this contingent is hoping it can change that.Canada is a competitive nation, said Ben Saxton, whose father was on the Canadian indoor volleyball team that ended up fourth at the 1984 Olympics -- its best finish ever. All of us want to win at every sport we play. Just because we cant play during the winter doesnt mean we arent resourceful enough to find a way.More often associated with ice and snow -- and sports played upon them -- than with the Summer Games, Canada has had its share of success in events like track and rowing and swimming. But the beach has been barren since John Child and Mark Heese took bronze in Atlanta.True, its hard to compete with countries where the athletes can train year-round. Yes, the lack of volleyball history itself makes it difficult to convince young Canadians to put down their hockey sticks and hit the beach. And Canadas population of about 35 million is smaller than Californias alone, not to mention Brazil.You take a couple of cities in Brazil and youve got more than the whole country, said Steve Anderson, Canadas head beach volleyball coach. You cant compete with the population. You cant compete with the history. People come to Brazil and the U.S. to immerse themselves in the culture because you cant get that anywhere else.But when Anderson ttook over the countrys beach volleyball program, he decided the problem was the mindset of Canadians who just didnt think they could compete with the sports powers.ddddddddddddAnderson, an American who coached Australian Natalie Cook to the beach gold medal in 2000, called the Canadian players together and asked them: When was the last time you got off the plane expecting to win an event?The comment was, `Thats a bit arrogant. Thats not how Canadians think, Anderson said in an interview at the Copacabana venue on Tuesday.But I dont know any hockey player that gets off a plane just to show up, he said. How do we change that environment?Since London, Canada has seen enough success on the world professional tour to hit the country quota of two teams in each gender in Rio.Saxton and Chaim Schalk reached the podium five times on the FIVB tour; Josh Binstock, a 2012 Olympian, and Samuel Schachter have four top-three finishes since 2014. On the womens side, Heather Bansley and Sarah Pavan were No. 5 in the Olympic rankings and Jamie Broder and Kristina Valjas were 13th.Only three other countries hit the maximum: The United States and Brazil, which have combined to win 20 of the 30 total medals since the sport was added to the Olympic program in 1996, and the Netherlands.So far, the Canadians have had mixed success.Bansley and Pavan are 2-0 and atop their pool after beating Switzerland 21-18, 21-18 on Tuesday. Broder and Valjas, who lost to Germany, are 1-1 with one game remaining in group play. On the mens side, Schalk and Saxton are 1-1 and Binstock and Schachter are 0-2.Were going to find out at these Olympics: What is Canadian volleyball? Anderson said. Thats what were going to find out. ' ' '