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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Rams want Eric Dickerson to know hes welcome anytime on their sideline or just about anywhere else he wants to go.Rams COO Kevin Demoff tweeted reassurance at the Hall of Fame running back on Monday, shortly after Dickerson claimed he was no longer allowed on the sideline due to his criticism of the team.Coach Jeff Fisher doubled down during his weekly news conference, saying Dickerson is welcome to attend practice or sit in on team meetings with the Rams (4-7). Fisher had a warm phone conversation with Dickerson just last week, he said.I dont know where thats coming from with Eric, Fisher said. Hes always welcome. Hes welcome in the building. Id love to have him come in. Id love to have him come to practice. Id love to have him come into meetings. I mean, Eddie George has been in my meetings more than Eric Dickerson has. Id love to have him here.Dickerson made the claim on his radio show on KLAC-AM, saying he had been told by an unnamed Rams official that he makes the players uncomfortable because of his criticism of the team. Dickerson worked as a Rams broadcaster during the preseason, and he does a weekly 2-hour radio show largely about the relocated franchise, which has lost six of its last seven games to fall to 4-7.Demoff said he reached out to Dickerson to find out how any miscommunication could have occurred. The executive insisted Dickerson is a valued member of the Rams family.We all share his love for our team and our fans, Demoff tweeted.Dickerson played his first four-plus NFL seasons with the Rams, setting the NFLs single-season rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984 while they played in Anaheim. 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But the contest did at least show that Diana Taurasi wasnt kidding the other day when she looked ahead to the U.S. teams chase for its sixth straight Olympic gold medal and said, We want to dominate the world. The sports world, I mean.Then Sundays game began and Taurasi drilled three of her four 3-pointers in the opening minutes to send the U.S. sprinting off to a 16-2 lead, and the rout was on. The U.S. team finished with seven scorers in double figures and broke its own single-game Olympic scoring record by seven points with a 121-56 win.The Americans 65-point margin of victory was also an Olympic record -- and it could have been worse. Long before the U.S. took a 65-21 into the half, the Brazilian crowd had adopted the smaller Senegalese team and cheered encouragement whenever it did manage to score. Later on, the fans even began booing the U.S. whenever it touched the ball.Next game: U.S. women versus Spain (Monday, 11 a.m. ET)It was a good start, Taurasi said afterward. We know its a long tournament. A long eight games, hopefully. Its good to get the jitters out ... I always say when the opening ceremony ends, thats when the business end starts.Other than the mild surprise of seeing center Brittney Griner in the starting lineup -- she hadnt started a game for the U.S. team during its four-game Olympic tour -- coach Geno Auriemma basically used this game as a soft rollout, a chance to let everyone get a little bit of playing time. All 12 U.S. women played and scoreed as the Americans shot 65 percent from the field.dddddddddddd Nearly two-thirds of their baskets were scored inside the paint.Things will get tougher starting Monday, when the U.S. comes right back to play Spain (10 a.m. ET). Auriemma had spoken for days leading up to Sundays game about how his team was so anxious to get started, he welcomed the idea of playing back-to-back games.Im glad, Auriemma said, because we need to be in game mode, and I think thats going to get us there.Senegal wasnt much of a reliable measuring stick, but the U.S. did show it has assembled a roster that should be able to play whichever kind of game it needs. Auriemma has the players to win a physical game, or a high-scoring one; this team can run-and-gun, shoot 3s and excel in half-court sets. Taurasi is still arguably the best player in the world, and Griner is its most intimidating shot-blocker.Taurasi, Tamika Catchings and Sue Bird are all playing in their fourth Olympic Games, so appreciate them while you can. Because reigning WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donnes and Breanna Stewarts positions on this team signal a changing of the guard is coming soon.Just not quite yet.While Delle Donne called her first Olympic game fun, Taurasi was much harder to please, insisting, There are things we have to work on. Defensively, were still trying to straighten out [a few things].Offensively, she added, the teams timing and rhythm arent where shed like them to be.But Taurasi did get one wish of hers. The USA, which is now riding a 42-game winning streak in Olympic play, again looks like a world-beater. ' ' '