YORKTON, Sask. - Brad Gushue of St. Johns, N.L., came back from down two to defeat Calgarys Kevin Koe 5-4 and advance to the final of the Grand Slam of Curling Canadian Open championship on Saturday night.Gushue used the hammer to score two in the seventh to tie the match before stealing one in the eighth for the win.He will face Saskatoons Steve Laycock, who used the hammer in the eighth to beat Edmontons Brendan Bottcher 6-5.After Laycock scored three in the fifth to go up 5-2, Bottcher came back to score two in the sixth and one in the seventh to tie the game.On the womens side, Ottawas Rachel Homan and Scotlands Eve Muirhead will face each other in the championship game after semifinal wins.Homan advanced after stealing one in the eighth end against Edmontons Heather Nedohin en route to a 4-3 victory. Homan shot 94 per cent in the match while her third Emma Miskew was close behind, shooting 93 per cent.After Homan scored singles in the third, fourth and fifth ends, Nedohin had singles of her own in the sixth and seventh ends to tie the game.Muirhead scored four in the sixth end to defeat Edmontons Val Sweeting 6-3. After trading points in the early going of the match, it was the big sixth end that was the difference.Earlier in the day, Muirhead upset Sochi Olympic champion Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg 8-5. Muirhead broke a 5-5 tie in the eighth end by scoring three to secure the quarter-final victory.Homan shot 98 per cent and scored three in the fifth end to beat Switzerlands Binia Feltscher in her quarter matchup.Nedohin defeated fellow Edmonton native Chelsea Carey 9-3. Sweeting hung on to defeat Sherry Middaugh of Coldwater, Ont. 5-4 to advance.In the mens quarters, Gushue scored three in the eighth to beat Olympic champion Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 7-5. Laycock used the hammer to score a single in the extra end and defeat Jim Cotter of Kelowna/Vernon, B.C., 6-5.Koe had a huge seventh end by scoring five en route to a 7-2 win over Winnipegs Reid Carruthers while Bottcher scored four in the sixth end to beat Winnipegs Mike McEwen 6-3. Scarpe Adidas Springblade Offerta . Booth picked up 65 caps after making her national team debut in 2002 at the age of 17. She most recently played for Sky Blue FC of the National Womens Soccer League. "It just felt like it was my time to move on," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Burlington, Ont. Scarpe NMD R2 Italia . Although Olivetti, a qualifier, had 13 aces, he failed to force a single break-point chance on Gasquets serve and lost his own three times. Gasquet next plays third-seeded Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, who won had 18 aces in a 6-2, 6-4 win against seventh-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France. http://www.scarpenmdscontate.it/. He was 26. Edwards, the Supercup Championship leader, was in the passenger seat as an instructor for a private training session at Queensland Raceway at Willowbank, outside Brisbane, Porsche Motorsport said. Scarpe Stan Smith Ingrosso .com) - St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko, Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk and Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been selected as the NHLs top players for last week. Scarpe Adidas Springblade Scontate . Wall made the comment in a speech to a Regina business crowd that included Lesnar. The U.S. wrestler and retired mixed martial artist says he was visiting his brothers farm in Saskatchewan and decided he wanted to hear what the premier had to say.NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Jets have their new general manager. Next up: a new coach.The Jets hired former Houston Texans executive Mike Maccagnan on Tuesday, replacing the fired John Idzik.Maccagnan was Houstons director of college scouting and the only GM candidate who received a second meeting with the Jets. Maccagnan first interviewed with owner Woody Johnson and consultants Charley Casserly and Ron Wolf last Monday before having another meeting Friday and staying in New Jersey over the weekend.We interviewed a number of impressive, qualified candidates, but Mike Maccagnan clearly stood out, Johnson said in a statement. Mikes attention to detail, strong personnel background and collaborative approach to evaluating players made it clear that he is the right choice to be the next general manager of the New York Jets.The Jets are still searching for a coach to replace Rex Ryan, who was fired along with Idzik on Dec. 29 after a 4-12 season in which the Jets missed the post-season for the fourth straight year.New York interviewed Arizona defensive co-ordinator Todd Bowles for a second time Tuesday — and Maccagnan was involved in the meeting. The Jets are also high on Seattle defensive co-ordinator Dan Quinn, but must wait until the Seahawks are eliminated from the playoffs or the bye week before the Super Bowl to interview him again.As with all teams, there are some areas we need to address, Maccagnan said. But were going to hire the right head coach, evaluate our personnel and work together to build a football operation to get the New York Jets back on the winning track.In terms of the teams power structure, both Maccagnan and the new coach will report directly to Johnson. Maccagnan will have final say on the 53-man roster, while the coach will decide who plays.Johnson chose to go in a new direction at both coach and general manager, despite Idzik only having the job for two years. In order to determine the most suitable candidates, the owner hired the services of Casserly and Wolf, both experienced and well-respected former NFL general managers.The Jets interviewed seven candidates for the GM job, and Maccagnans strong background in personnel impressed Johnson. He has very little experience on the business end, in terms of salary cap issues and contracts, which was Idziks strength. But Maccagnan is known to have a terrific eye for talent.Mike Maccagnan is an outstanding football man, one who is highly organized, and an excellent evaluator, Casserly said. He is very thorough in his preparation and will do a terrific job for the Jets.Maccagnan has close ties to Casserly, which likely bolstered the new GMs chances. He had been with the Texans sincee 2000, when Casserly — then Houstons general manager — hired him and contributed to every draft since the teams inception.dddddddddddd Maccagnan also previously worked with Casserly in Washington, where he was a scout for the Redskins for six seasons.He was promoted to director of college scouting for the Texans in 2011 after previously working as the teams assistant director. He also has spent time in the scouting and player personnel departments of the CFLs Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders, and the World Leagues London Monarchs, as well as the World Leagues offices.Maccagnan grew up in Hightstown, New Jersey, about an hour south of the Jets facility in Florham Park.He beat out six other candidates, including Tampa Bay director of player personnel Jon Robinson, Miami director of college scouting Chris Grier, Philadelphia director of pro personnel Rick Mueller, Seattle director of pro personnel Trent Kirchner, Cleveland executive chief of staff Bill Kuharich and Jets senior director of football administration Rod Graves.In my line of work, Maccagnan said, having the chance to serve as a general manager is what you work toward your entire career.The first order of business for Maccagnan will be helping the team find a new coach.Once thats sorted out, Maccagnan will have a solid salary cap situation with the Jets, who enter the off-season about $40 million under the cap. He will have several key decisions to make in the next several months, including figuring out the quarterback position.Geno Smith mostly struggled through his second season, and the Jets could opt to upgrade the position through free agency or the draft, in which they hold the No. 6 pick. Oregons Marcus Mariota and Florida States Jameis Winston are considered the top quarterbacks who could be available, but both could be gone before New York selects.Maccagnan will also need to address the cornerback spot, which heavily contributed to the teams struggles last season because of injuries and inconsistency. Star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson is in line for a new contract after a solid fourth season, and Maccagnan must determine whether wide receiver Percy Harvin, a midseason acquisition, is worth a $10.5 million cap hit. Left tackle DBrickashaw Ferguson ($11.7 million) and centre Nick Mangold ($10.4 million) will also be hefty cap hits.I have enjoyed getting to know Mr. Johnson during the interview process and am grateful to him for this opportunity, Maccagnan said. We have a solid foundation of players and a state-of-the-art facility in one of the most exciting and dynamic areas in America.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '