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MONTREAL —Nova Scotias Brent MacDougall had a well-deserved Wednesday night
bye after posting earlier victories over Ontario and Quebec to grab a share of
the lead after 13 draws at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Charles Tillman Jersey . MacDougall began the
day by edging Quebecs Mike Fournier 8-7, and followed that by pounding Ontarios
Cory Heggestad 11-4. The Nova Scotia rink is tied with Quebec for first place at
7-2, and holds the all-important tiebreaker. Quebec also had a bye in the 13
draw. Heggestad recovered in the evening draw, and needed the minimum seven ends
to dispatch Inuviks Nick Saturnino, 9-1. A spectacular first end raise take-out
for four points sealed the deal early, putting Ontario alone in third place at
6-2. Saskatchewans Jeff Hartung missed a great opportunity to keep pace with the
leaders and to join Ontario at 6-2 when he lost to Albertas Kurt Balderston in a
well played game between the prairie curling powerhouses. Hartung led by one
playing the 10th end but without the hammer. A well placed guard likely would
have left little for Balderston to score. The guard over-curled a hair, leaving
Balderston a quiet tap back through a skinny port for the win which he made
perfectly winning 6-5. In other 13th draw action, Northern Ontarios Mike Assad
had a barn-burner in his 9-7 victory over British Columbias Tom Buchy, while New
Brunswicks James Grattan scored four in the first end and pounded Manitobas
Terry McNamee, 12-6. Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Northern Ontario are 5-3.
Two-time champion Robert Campbell of P.E.I. is 5-4, B.C. is 4-4, followed by
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with B.C. defeating Manitoba 7-5, in the 11th draw, while Saskatchewan got by
the Territories 6-3, and P.E.I. hammered the Yukon 10-5. In the 12th draw, the
host Quebec rink recovered from its earlier 8-7 loss to Nova Scotia, and
rebounded with a 10-5 win over Alberta. Northern Ontario buried the Yukon 8-2,
P.E.I. got by New Brunswick 5-3, and MacDougalls Nova Scotia foursome smothered
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Trophy, awarded to the player who most contributed to the teams success, was
voted on by media and supporters. In his first season in MLS, the 32-year-old
leads the Impact with nine goals and is second on the team with eight
assists.PORTLAND, Ore. —Josh Smith was sick. It hardly showed. Fighting a
stomach illness, Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth straight
double-double against Portland, and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a two-game skid
with a 95-87 win over the Trail Blazers on Monday night. “It feels good,” Smith
said. “The crowd is outstanding (in Portland), and I get geared up for games
like this.” Kyle Korver added 16 points and Al Horford had 15 points and 10
rebounds for the Hawks, who closed with an 8-0 run. Atlanta was playing the
second game of a four-game West Coast swing after losing 89-76 to the Los
Angeles Clippers on Sunday. “This was a really gutsy win by our guys,” Hawks
coach Larry Drew said. “We fell into a similar situation last night in L.A.,
where we played well for three quarters and then in the fourth quarter
collapsed. Tonight we weathered the storm.” J.J. Hickson had 19 points and 18
rebounds, and Nicolas Batum scored 19 points to lead Portland, which dropped its
fourth straight. Wesley Matthews had 17 points and made all 10 of his free
throws. Trail Blazers All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 14 points on
4-of-13 shooting. He added eight assists, but had just seven points in the first
three quarters. Portlands run of 195 consecutive home sellouts ended, team
president and CEO Chris McGowan announced before the game. The streak dated back
to Dec. 21, 2007. Portlands bench, outscored 63-4 in a loss to San Antonio on
Saturday, struggled again. The Hawks had a 26-6 advantage from their reserves.
The Hawks didnt show any noticeable effects from playing back-to-back games
until midway through the fourth quarter, when the Blazers went on a 15-2 rrun to
go up 82-80 with 5:40 remaining. Brian Urlacher Womens Jersey. The game was
tied at 87 with 2:38 left, but Horford made a hook shot, Jeff Teague scored on a
driving layup and Korver hit two free throws as the Hawks pulled away. “We knew
they were going to go on a run, but it just shows you how this team is a veteran
team,” Smith said. “We didnt get rattled, we took our time even when they took
the lead, and we figured out a way to score the basketball down the stretch.”
Smith and Lou Williams were sent back to the team hotel earlier in the day
because they were feeling ill, but both opted to play. Williams finished with 11
points off the bench. Smith hit four of his first five shots as the Hawks jumped
out to a 22-9 lead. Portland whittled the advantage down to 28-24, but Atlanta
built up another large lead when the Blazers subbed in the likes of
Sasha Pavlovic, Will Barton and Ronnie Price. Devin Harris scored to put Atlanta
back up 41-26 halfway through the second quarter. After the Blazers first team
came back in, they cut into the advantage again and trailed 56-47 at halftime.
Batum led a small comeback, scoring 11 points in the third quarter as Portland
got within 68-63, but the Hawks kept the lead until deep into the final period.
“We keep putting ourselves in holes,” Matthews said. “We cant keep doing that to
ourselves.” NOTES: Bailey Leonard, brother of Portland rookie Meyers Leonard and
a war veteran, was honoured before the game along with other military veterans.
... Atlanta C Johan Petro sat out for the sixth straight game with a lower back
injury. ... The Hawks round out their trip with Golden State on Wednesday and
Sacramento on Saturday. ’ ’ ’
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