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TORONTO -- Left with nothing play for at the World Cup of Hockey, coach John Tortorella told his United States players to play a game for themselves.They played hard, gave effort in a meaningless round-robin finale but still lost 4-3 to the Czech Republic on Thursday night. With an 0-3-0 record and a minus-6 goal differential, the U.S. finished seventh among eight teams, ahead of only Finland.The bottom line is we leave here with nothing, Tortorella said. Certainly we cant be happy about that.Previous losses to Team Europe and Canada eliminated the Americans from contention. While Canada, Sweden, Europe and Russia prepare for the semifinals this weekend, the U.S. and Czech Republic played out the string in front of a half-empty arena.Joe Pavelski, Justin Abdelkader and Ryan McDonagh scored for the U.S., which did not unravel in a meaningless game like it did in the 2014 Olympic bronze medal game. Ben Bishop allowed four goals on 20 shots in two periods, and Cory Schneider made seven saves in relief.Petr Mrazek stopped 36 of the 39 shots he faced to backstop the Czech Republic to its first victory. Milan Michalek scored twice and Zbynek Michalek and Andrej Sustr each had a goal.U.S. players promised they wouldnt mail it in with nothing to play for. A result of human nature, it felt like an all-star game with a lack of real physicality as everyone wanted to get through without getting injured.I thought some guys gave some really true efforts, Tortorella said. We just didnt find a way to win the hockey game.Afterward, Tortorella broke from his usual routine and addressed the team.McDonagh said the message was, Keep your heads up, youre all great players. You all represent your country to the best of your ability and you were a great group to be around.Frustration boiled over for Dustin Byfuglien at the final buzzer as he went after Czech defenseman Michal Jordan. A healthy scratch in the tournament opener, the Winnipeg Jets defenseman had a beautiful pass to set up Abdelkaders goal and was one of the best players on the ice.A collection of fans spent stretches of the first period chanting, Lets go Kessel! and We want Kessel! Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguins winger Phil Kessel was left off the U.S. team and made light of that on Twitter on Tuesday night after the Americans lost to Canada.That was a must-win game for the U.S. after opening the tournament with what Patrick Kane called a dud against Europe. General manager Dean Lombardi blamed not being prepared for that game for the U.S. bowing out of the World Cup.I dont think we showed enough respect for the talent on that team, Lombardi said Thursday morning.Lombardi said that the 3-0 loss to Europe put the U.S. behind the proverbial 8-ball that felt like a boulder. The Los Angeles Kings GM has seen his team come back from a 3-0 playoff deficit but described the locker room after losing to Europe as tight, and the U.S. was never able to adequately respond.We needed to do a better job than what we did, but theres a lot of good players in that room, captain Joe Pavelski said. We kind of beat ourselves a little bit.Getting almost skated out of the rink by Canada wasnt entirely unexpected, but players acknowledged their recipe to move on was to beat Europe and the Czech Republic. They didnt do either, and USA Hockey faces plenty of questions about how it will bounce back for the 2018 Olympics, if NHL players participate.Tortorella said he had a few ideas about changes that could be made but preferred to keep those to himself. He doesnt want USA Hockey to overreact despite a lackluster showing on a big stage.Weve just got to slow ourselves down and dissect whats happened, he said. It certainly isnt good. 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Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid.South Africa flanker Roelof Smit has been ruled out of the rest of their European tour after he was injured in training. The 23-year-old suffered a suspected torn bicep after attempting a tackle during the Springboks training session in London on Monday morning.The latest blow comes after Jesse Kriel was ruled out of the three Test Matches against England, Italy and Wales after he sustained a leg injury during Saturdays 31-31 Wembley draw with the Barbarians. Kriel has been replaced by Rohan Janse van Rensburg for the remainder of the tour and coach Allister Coetzee has called up Uzair Cassiem as a replacement for Smit. England vs South Africa November 12, 2016, 2:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Coetzee is under pressure following South Africas recent poor run of results, including a record 57-15 defeat by New Zealand last month.They needed two late tries to force a draw with the Barbarians and will be big underdogs when they take on England at Twickenham this weekend.However, Coetzee has been able to welcome a host of his more experienced players such as JP Petersen, Bryan Habana and Warren Whiteley, who joined up with the squad on Sunday night South Africa required two late tries to snatch a thrilling draw against the Barbarians at Wembley He said: A week is a long time in rugby.dddddddddddd We feel like we started last night, we had a full complement of the Springboks team at our first team meeting.You get the feeling its a big week, the start of the so-called official tour. We are raring to go. Allister Coetzee says the Springboks are underdogs against England on Saturday We are definitely the underdogs, we are playing the second-best team in the world who are on a 10-game winning streak. They won all three Tests in Australia so there is a lot of confidence in the English side.For every team the belief comes with a win, one win, and that is what we are looking for, that performance.History cant help us on Saturday but you can be sure the boys will be up for this one.Watch England v South Africa live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Saturday from 2pm. Catch all four of Englands Old Mutual Wealth Series fixtures for £25 with NOW TV. No contract. Also See: Barbarians hold Boks in thriller Beaumont sticks with England Team of the week Stuart Barnes talking points ' ' '