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The Saskatchewan Huskies defended their U Sports national women’s basketball title on Sunday with a 77-68 victory over the University of New Brunswick Reds in Quebec City. Source link

Norway celebrated a golden double on Sunday as Sander Eitrem surged past American defending champion Jordan Stolz to ‌win the men’s all-round title, while Ragne Wiklund became the first Norwegian woman in 88 years to capture the women’s crown at the speed skating world championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Source link

Kelly Pannek scored the overtime winner as the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 3-2 on Sunday. Source link

Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone ousted the Brad Jacobs foursome from Calgary 7-3 in the Brier semifinal to advance to the championship game against Alberta’s Kevin Koe at 6 p.m. ET in St. John’s. Source link

Mollie Jepsen’s Paralympics have come to an early end due to a knee injury. The Canadian Paralympic Committee and Alpine Canada announced that the West Vancouver, B.C., native will not compete in the four events remaining on her schedule. Source link

The opening Para ice hockey match at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games set a new record attendance for the sport at a major tournament. Source link

Mikaela Shiffrin moved closer to a sixth career World Cup overall title Sunday by scoring points in a rare start in super-G that her closest rival Emma Aicher did not finish. Source link

Canada’s Tyler Turner was awarded bronze following video review in the men’s snowboard cross SB-LL1 final on Sunday at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics. Source link

Canadian Para nordic skiing legend Mark Arendz won silver in the men’s standing individual biathlon event at Milano-Cortina on Sunday for his 13th career Paralympic medal. Source link

Natalie Wilkie won Canada’s first gold medal of the Milano-Cortina Paralympics, topping the podium in the women’s standing 12.5-kilometre biathlon on Sunday. Source link