Canadian slalom kayaker David Ford clinched an Olympic berth for Canada on Sunday at the Pan American Championships in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil.
Denis Savard Blackhawks Jersey . Ford, a five-time Olympian from Edmonton, Alta., placed first in the Mens K-1, earning Canada its only Olympic berth in slalom Canoe/Kayak for London 2012. His teammates, Paul Manning Hunter and John Hastings, finished just outside the podium, in fourth and fifth place respectively. Fords best Olympic result was a fourth-place finish in the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. This weekends competition was the final chance to qualify Canadian boats for the 2012 Summer Games in London. Team Canada needed to place first in each of the four events in order to earn a spot in the Games. Canadas highest-ranked female slalom kayaker, Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, Alta., placed second in the Womens K-1 final, behind 15-year-old Ana Satila Vieira Vargas of Brazil, just missing an Olympic berth. Vargas, who will be 16 on Tuesday, surprised everyone with her first-place performance to secure a boat for Brazils national team in London 2012. Fellow Canadian Thea Froehlich also landed on the podium with her third-place performance, and teammate Sarah Boudens placed eighth. Cameron Smedley of Ottawa, Ont., was a close contender for the first-place spot after the semifinals of the Mens C-1, but a heartbreaking finish put him in third place, with teammate Julian Potvin-Bernal in fifth. Also competing at this weekends championship were brothers and C-2 partners Daniel and Thomas Purcell of Innisfail, Alta., who placed fourth, and Adam and Jamie Cutts of Ottawa, Ont., who placed sixth. Now that the team has earned a spot in the Summer Games, the next step for Canadas paddlers is the national qualifying competition in mid-April, when the mens K-1 squad will compete in a series of time trials for the chance to represent Canada in London 2012.
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Bobby Orr Blackhawks Jersey . -- Rick Pitino switched from coach to lobbyist the moment his Louisville Cardinals won their third straight conference tournament title.MEMPHIS, Tenn. - For the second straight night, Rudy Gay misfired on a go-ahead attempt in the closing seconds -- and the Memphis Grizzlies crashed the offensive boards for a winning tip-in. Tony Allen put back Gays miss with 5.6 seconds left to give the Grizzlies their fourth straight victory, 104-103 over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. "Rudy Gay causes so much attention when hes pulling up because hes hit so many game-winners and what not," Allen said. "(The Warriors) didnt box out. They just looked up at the rim. I looked at them, and I looked at Rudy as he shot it. I just went around Dorell Wright and got the tip. Thats all. Wasnt nothing special about it." Gays miss came from the right side of the lane, the same side of the floor where he misfired on a jumper Friday night. Dante Cunningham got to the rim to tip that one, beating the Denver Nuggets 103-102. The Warriors had one last shot after Allens tip-in, but David Lee was called for an offensive foul with less than a second left, sending the Warriors to their third straight loss. "The matter is, we didnt make the play, and the Grizzlies came up with the win," Lee said. Gay led Memphis with 19 points, and O.J. Mayo had 18. Marc Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, Marreese Speights had 16 points, Mike Conley finished with 15 points and six assists, and Allen had 11 points. Despite the back-to-back heroics, no one in the Grizzlies locker room said they drew up the plays to result in winning tips or Gay missing for that matter. "Tony bailed me out today," Gay said. "(Friday) it was Dante. I think next time, I have to make the shot." Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 36 points, matching his season high, as he connected on 13 of 21 shots in the game, including 6 of 9 outside the arc. Monta Ellis finished with 33 points, and Lee had 14 points and nine rebounds. Curry and Ellis each had six assists. The game was close throughout the fourth quarter. Memphis had a five-point lead, but that was the biggest advantage either team had in the final period. Part of thaat came from Memphis missing four straight free throws while trailing or tied.
Blackhawks Jersey. There were eight ties and nine lead changes in the fourth quarter. The Warriors took a 103-102 lead on Ekpe Udohs two free throws with 28.1 seconds left, setting the stage for Allens winner. "Once again, we were in a position to win the ballgame, and we didnt because of a defensive rebound," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "Thats the disappointing part of it." Memphis connected on its first six shots, building an 18-point lead, en route to hitting 14 of its 20 shots in the first quarter. Curry kept the Warriors close. He connected on five of his first six shots in the second quarter, including four from long range, and, with the help of Ellis, put pressure on Memphis by opening the period with a 24-8 run to erase the Grizzlies advantage. Golden State eventually would outscore Memphis 37-20 in the second period, helping the Warriors carry a 56-54 advantage into the halftime break. The Warriors starting backcourt was a combined 15 of 26 in the half. Curry had 23 points at intermission, and Ellis added 17. Memphis shot well at 59 per cent, but the Grizzlies were hampered by 10 turnovers. Gasol and Speights had 11 points each for Memphis, and Gay scored 10 before the break. The Grizzlies missed 10 of their first 13 shots in the third. Memphis was able to whittle the advantage in the latter stages of the quarter, leaving the Warriors up 78-76 entering the fourth. "Its just a game. Its fun to be out there and competing," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "It doesnt have to be pretty. Its just competition. You go out and grit it out and play together." NOTES: Memphis wore its throwback Memphis Tams uniforms from the ABA days. Memphis is 2-2 in the jerseys... The game was the nightcap of a college-NBA doubleheader at the FedExForum. Earlier, UTEP beat Memphis 60-58. ... Curry had been held under 15 points in each of the previous four games. ... Memphis has won four straight in the series. ... Ellis had his most points since setting a career high with 48 on Feb. 7 against Oklahoma City.
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