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• MOOSE JAW, Sask. -- Jeff Stoughton can finally exhale. The Winnipeg skip defeated Glenn Howard 4-3 on Sunday to win his first Capital One Canada Cup of Curling and book a spot at the Roar of the Rings Olympic trials next December in Winnipeg. "Its been a tough grind this last week and Im really proud of the guys," Stoughton said. "I think its going to hit us in the next week that we finally did it and we dont have to worry about anything at all for the rest of the year. Of course we want to go back to the Brier, but I think its going to be less stressful because weve got this spot. So yeah, its a relief." Howard, meanwhile, overcame an 0-2 start to get to the title game after beating Mike McEwen 9-6 in Saturdays semifinal. Stoughton was the best team all week and earned a bye to the final after a 5-1 record in the round robin. "Its great that we peaked and performed at the right time at the right place," said Stoughton, who had never advanced to a Canada Cup final before." Its a great feeling." In the womens final, Saskatoons Stefanie Lawton defeated a Jennifer Jones rink from Winnipeg skipped by Kaitlyn Lawes by a count of 6-4. The mens final was a low-scoring affair as both teams made some great shots to limit their opponents chances at a big end. Howards Coldwater, Ont., rink scored two in the seventh to tie the game 3-3 and forced Stoughton to make a superb final shot to blank the end to retain the hammer in the ninth. "We had our chances," Howard said. "To force him to one in nine would have been huge. He got his blank and Mark (Nichols) made two great pick shots in 10." Nichols is Stoughtons lead and the former third for Brad Gushues gold-medal Olympic team. He moved to Winnipeg to joined Stoughton rink this season and in the 10th end he made a pair of perfect picks on a pair of guards to open up the house for Stoughtons final shot. "As soon as we signed Mark on, we said our first objective was to win the Canada Cup," Stoughton said. "When he makes those it makes my job a lot easier. Though now the pressure is really on me because I should hopefully have a pretty easy shot to win the game. "Marks been making those all year. Hes been phenomenal. Weve been keeping track and hes only missed it once." Neither side missed many shots all afternoon with Howards foursome shooting 88 per cent and Stoughtons checking in at 87 per cent. "It was a great game," said Howard, whose team secured a spot at the Olympic trials for the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia, last season. "Im proud of the boys. We started off rough this week and we came back. Im really happy for Jeff and the boys too. Theyre a great team and they deserve to go to the trials." Lawton, meanwhile, was ecstatic to have clinched a spot at next years trials. "Its huge," Lawton said clinching a spot. "You count points all year -- the last couple of years -- to get that berth. We dont have to worry about counting points, and where youre ranking ... For sure, that feels really good." Lawes is handling skip duties for Jones rink after she gave birth to a baby girl two weeks ago and is also recovering from knee surgery. (Moose Jaw Times-Herald) www.nflseahawksjerseymart.com/elite-kellen-davis-seahawks-jersey . Shovel in hand, the Colorado Rockies owner joined a crew of team employees helping to dig out snow-covered Coors Field, clearing the way for the Rockies and New York Mets to finally play ball. www.nflseahawksjerseymart.com/elite-percy-harvin-seahawks-jersey . The Heat played without NBA MVP LeBron James, who was out with "general soreness," according to coach Erik Spoelstra. Josh Harrelsons 3-pointer with 1:01 remaining put the Heat ahead for good at 102-99. http://www.nflseahawksjerseymart.com/elite-robert-turbin-seahawks-jersey . Scott Cullen has stats and notes from the last games in the first round of the NHL playoffs. BRUINS RALLY TO STUN MAPLE LEAFSIn a game that appeared to be well in hand, the Toronto Maple Leafs surrendered a three-goal lead in the third period - the rirst time a team has blown a three-goal lead in the third period of a Game Seven -- and ended up losing 5-4 in overtime to the Boston Bruins. www.nflseahawksjerseymart.com/elite-max-unger-seahawks-jersey . Catch all the action on TSN2 and TSN Mobile TV, tonight at 10:30pm et/7:30pm pt. Lee left in the fourth quarter of Saturdays Game 1 loss due to a hip injury. The worst was confirmed after an MRI revealed a complete tear of his right hip flexor. www.nflseahawksjerseymart.com/elite-jermaine-kearse-seahawks-jersey . -- Left-hander Ricky Romero will be the Blue Jays opening day starter just two seasons after barely making Torontos roster.Canadas Milos Raonic will be among the first to take the court when the 2013 French Open kicks off at Roland Garros in Paris. You can watch the 14th-seeded Raonic face Xavier Malisse of Belgium on Sunday at 5am et/2am pt on TSN2. An encore presentation of the match will be shown on TSN2 on Sunday at 3pm et/Noon pt.dddddddddddd Raonic, from Thornhill, ON, won the only match between himself and Malisse back in June 2011 on hardcourts in San Jose. Last year Raonic advanced to the third round at the French Open before being ousted by Juan Monaco of Argentina in five sets. ' ' '

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