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US sweeps Canada to earn trip to London Updated: May 13, 2012, 2:26 AM ET Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The U.S. men's volleyball team is headed back to the Olympics. The defending gold medalists punched their ticket to London on Saturday night by sweeping Canada (28-26, 2518, 25-20) in the finals of the NORCECA Olympic qualification tournament at the Walter Pyramid. Captain Clay Stanley had 15 points for the sixth-ranked United States team. "Shoot, congrats to our team. We made it," said Stanley, who was named Most Valuable Player for the event. "We got our ticket to London." Cuba, No. 5 in the world, swept Puerto Rico (25-20, 25-21, 25-15) in the bronze medal match in the continental event. The United States and Canada traded the lead frequently in the opening set. The U.S. had four chances at set point before Reid Priddy's spike finally ended it. The first-set win seemed to energize the U.S., which went up 8-3 in the second on Stanley's ace followed by Russ Holmes' kill. Canada closed the gap to 10-8 on Adam Kaminski's ace, but the United States never allowed
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