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Greg Westlake and Marc Dorion each scored three goals as the Canadian men's sledge hockey team pounded Sweden 10-1 for their second straight win at the Vancouver Paralympics. CBC.ca

Ernie Els played the final 23 holes on the Blue Monster without a bogey and closed with a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the CA Championship by four shots, his first win in two years. CBC.ca

Richard Park scored a short-handed goal and added an assist, and Martin Biron made 26 saves in the New York Islanders' 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. CBC.ca

David Beckham hobbled off with a torn left Achilles' tendon in the closing minutes of AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo Verona on Sunday, ending his World Cup dream. CBC.ca

Colette Bourgonje captured Canada's first Paralympic medal on Sunday, then Vivian Forest and Josh Dueck added to the country's medal haul shortly after. CBC.ca

Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse earned top billing and the No. 1 seeds for the NCAA tournament Sunday, with the Jayhawks named the top seed overall for the 2010 version of March Madness. CBC.ca

Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos wouldn't deny he's interested in Cuban defector Adeinis Hechavarria, but he declined to comment on a published report that the team might be close to signing the shortstop for $10 million US. CBC.ca

The Simon Fraser Clan continued their dominance of university women's basketball Sunday, winning their fourth Bronze Baby trophy in six years with a 77-56 victory over the Windsor Lancers. CBC.ca

Mercedes Nicoll of Whistler, B.C., ended a podium drought of nearly five years Sunday, winnning the bronze medal in halfpipe at a World Cup snowboard stop in Italy. CBC.ca

The Canadian women's team pursuit grabbed the gold medal at a long-track speedskating World Cup event Sunday, clinching the season title, while Christine Nesbitt of London, Ont., won the season title in the 1,000 metres despite finishing seventh in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. CBC.ca

The $5-million US horse race between leading ladies Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta could be off after Rachel Alexandra's owner says his Horse of the Year is not in top form. CBC.ca

The Washington Capitals roared back from a 3-0 deficit in the third period to win 4-3 in overtime Sunday in Chicago after Alex Ovechkin was kicked out for a hit from behind on Blackhawks defenceman Brian Campbell. CBC.ca

The tiny town of Russell, Man., jumped with joy Sunday as it offered a hero's homecoming to Olympic champion Jon Montgomery. CBC.ca

The family of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, who died at the 2010 Winter Olympics, will receive insurance money through the Vancouver organizing committee. CBC.ca

Attendance figures for the 2010 Brier in Halifax are expected to be around 120,000, much lower than the 158,414 that the Metro Centre drew in 2003, and organizers are blaming the Olympics and curling fatigue as the main reasons for the drop off. CBC.ca

No. 3 seed François-Xavier Garneau from Quebec City will face the No. 1 team in Canada, UBC Okanagan Heat, today for the last game of the Championship and its to determine the best women’s volleyball team in the country.

FX Garneau won three good battles against Red Deer earlier on Saturday afternoon to be in the final. Catherine Laurin's smashes helped Quebec City team to win it. As for the UBC-O Heat, dynamic duo Alex Basso and Leigh Dreher led the strong attack against B.C. rivals Vancouver Island University 3-0 (26-24, 25-10, 25-23), to get in the final.

Leigh Dreher and Alex Basso each contributed 13 kills and 10 digs to the effort, Kaylan Gouldsborough and Kirsten Lawson followed suit with five kills each.

Cait Nyhus was outstanding from the service line with five aces and in the back row with 10 digs.

"VIU came at us with everything they had in tonight’s match, they played a solid game and kept us out of our rhythm for the most part," says Head Coach Steve Manuel.

"Our players showed a lot of character in that semi final, we were just not going to let the match slip away from us. Now we face the very tough FX Garneau squad, it will be a classic battle."

Although they do not meet regularly during the season, the Heat and FX Garneau are no strangers as they have battled in the past at these championships.

In 2008, UBC-O defeated FXG 3-2 in the National Bronze Medal Match and in 2009 the Heat once again defeated FXG in the CCAA Semi Final in 3 close sets before going on to win the National Title.

Gold Medal match time is 7:00 pm E.T. (3 p.m. local) and will be webcast live.

Link: Click to watch the game live at 3 p.m.

Indiana Pacers point guard T.J. Ford is expected to miss seven to 10 days with a sore left groin, coach Jim O'Brien said Sunday. CBC.ca

Pole vault world-record holder Yelena Isinbayeva came up short at a second straight major meet, but track and field's world indoor championships ended on a high note when France's Tamgho leaped 58 feet, 8 3/4 inches on his last attempt to beat Cuba's Yoandris Betanzos. CBC.ca