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SOCHI, Russia - Canada has a historic curling trifecta in Sochi. DeMarcus Ware Jersey . Jim Armstrongs rink showed its class and experience on the sometimes tricky playing surface at the Ice Cube Curling Centre on Saturday to defeat Russia 8-3 and win the gold medal at the Paralympic Winter Games. The victory comes on the heels of Canadas podium-topping performances in both mens and womens curling at last months Olympics and marks the first time a country has won all three tournaments in the same year. Meanwhile, Britain defeated China 7-3 to win the bronze. Canada has dominated wheelchair curling since the sport made its Paralympic debut eight years ago, winning gold at both the 2006 and 2010 Games to go along with triumphs in the 2009, 2011 and 2013 world championships. Up 5-2 in the sixth end, Canada capitalized on one of a number of miscues by Russia to grab a commanding lead. Russian skip Andrey Smirnov missed an attempted takeout with the hammer, allowing Canada to steal three and hand the two-time defending gold medallists a commanding 8-2 lead. Russia got one back in the seventh end to make it 8-3, but decided to shake hands midway through the eighth to seal a Canadian victory that was really never in doubt. Fans of both countries saluted the players with raucous applause at the end of the match as the Canadians hugged and congratulated each other. Warm weather throughout the tournament in the city on the shores of the Black Sea wreaked havoc with the ice at times, but Canada managed to navigate the sometimes-volatile conditions to cruise to the Paralypmic title. The Canadian rink of Armstrong, Ina Forrest, Sonja Gaudet, Dennis Thiessen and alternate Mark Ideson found themselves down early after Russia scored two in the first end in front of a boisterous and partisan gathering. Canada, which downed China 5-4 in a tight semifinal earlier in day, got one back in the second before stealing another in the third to knot the score 2-2. The Russians, who thumped Britain 13-4 in seven ends in the other semifinal, fell behind 4-2 in the fourth when Smirnovs couldnt clear the house and Canada scored two more. An error by Armstrong in the fifth end opened the door for the Russians but Smirnov couldnt capitalize as Canada stole another point to take a 5-2 advantage. Canada, which defeated the hosts 5-4 during round-robin play, was supported by a small gathering of fans scattered amongst the noisy and flag-waving Russian contingent. The gold medal is Gaudets third, Armstrong and Forrest won their second, and Thiessen and Ideson picked up their first. Charles Tapper Jersey . Finlands Kari Lehtonen made 26 saves to lead Dallas over the Phoenix Coyotes 2-1 Saturday night. He received plenty of help from the Stars defence and got goals from Ray Whitney and Russias Valeri Nichushkin. DeMarcus Lawrence Jersey . Englands only win in the four most recent trips north had been tight, and Scotland was expected after losing 28-6 to Ireland six days ago to show some venom against its archrival.Tempe, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Mason Rudolph passed for 299 yards and two touchdowns in his third career start and Oklahoma State upended Washington 30-22 to win the Cactus Bowl. Rudolph took over at quarterback for Daxx Garman following a 28-7 loss against Texas on Nov. 15, OSUs fourth loss during a five-game slide. Rudolph helped the Cowboys top rival Oklahoma in the last week of the regular season to become bowl eligible. The true freshman completed 17-of-26 passes, Desmond Roland gained 123 yards on 32 carries and Oklahoma State (7-6) improved to 6-3 in bowl games under coach Mike Gundy. Bowl season tends to lead to trickeration, and OSU had a few tricks up its sleeve early on. Senior defensive tackle James Castleman checked in for his first career offensive play with the Cowboys facing 2nd-and-goal from the 1- yard line. Castleman lined up in the shotgun, took the snap and rumbled forward, falling just over the goal line to open the scoring. Later in the first, Brandon Sheperd took a handoff and threw back across the field to Rudolph, who picked up blocking on his way to a 22-yard gain. Two plays later, Rudolph went up top to James Washington for a 28-yard touchdown. Ben Grogan drilled a 40-yard field goal at 9:22 of the second to make it 17-0, and Rudolphs 47-yard TD pass to Sheperd towards the end of the half sent the Cowboys into halftime leading 24-0. Washington went four possessions to start the game without picking up a first down. It finally did on Dwayne Washingtons 18-yard run six minutes into the second. The Huskies went 0-for-6 on third down in the first half and gained 180 fewer yards than OSU. But they foundd new life in the third quarter. Larry Allen Jersey. Cyler Miles was the catalyst, completing 4-of-5 for 43 yards on the first possession after halftime, and Jaydon Mickens finished the 7-play march with a 31-yard touchdown run. After Grogans 27-yard field goal made it 27-7, Washington got a boost from its special teams with John Ross taking back the ensuing kickoff 96 yards to the end zone. Facing 4th-and-6 early in the fourth quarter, Miles only picked up four yards on a QB keeper and the Huskies turned it over on downs. Another short Grogan kick pushed the lead to 30-14. Desperate for eight points, Miles led Washington down the field and capped an impressive 8-play drive with a screen pass to Mickens, who dodged defenders and ran 16 yards for a touchdown. Miles then hit Deontae Cooper out of the backfield for the 2-point conversion. But Washingtons comeback bid came up short, with Castleman making his impact felt yet again on the offensive end. On 3rd-and-2 from the OSU 35, Castleman went out for a pass and caught a short dump off from Rudolph, then trucked two defenders to the ground and lumbered 48 yards before finally going down. Grogan, who hit his first three field goals, pushed a 27-yarder wide left with 43 seconds to play, leaving the door open, but Miles was intercepted by Kevin Peterson. Miles completed 25-of-38 for 268 yards for Washington (8-6). Game Notes Oklahoma State went 2-for-2 on fourth down ... Both teams picked up 22 first downs ... Castleman also had a sack ... Mickens made seven catches for 82 yards to pace Washingtons receiving corps. Sheperd had five grabs for 98 yards for OSU. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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