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Banff, Alta. Rich Gossage Jersey . - Jeff Stoughton and his All-Star rink swept their way to $17,500 in prize money and secured a spot in Sundays Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game Presented by Pintys Final following a semifinal victory over Brad Gushue Saturday afternoon at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre in Banff, Alta. The highly-anticipated Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game Presented by Pintys final airs Sunday at 1pm et/10am pt live on TSN. With $57,000 up for grabs in the final, Stoughton will face off against the winner of Saturday nights semifinal #2 at 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt live on TSN, as Brad Jacobs – 2013 Brier champion and Team Canadas representative at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games – takes on Vancouver 2010 gold medallist and all-time TSN curling skins leading money earner Kevin Martin. In front of a packed house at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre, Stoughton played alongside an All-Star team featuring Dave Nedohin (Third), Brent Laing (Second), and Ryan Harnden (Lead). Gushues All-Star team included John Morris (Third), E.J. Harnden (Second), and Ben Hebert (Lead). Gushue took the lead early in the draw, winning the first skin in the second end following a carry-over and the second skin in the third end for a total of $3,500. Stoughton evened it up with a win in the fifth end following a carry-over to tie the game at $3,500. Following two carry-overs the game was on the line in the seventh end, with Stoughton securing the victory and a spot in Sundays final. With the game already decided, Stoughton would go on to win the final skin of the afternoon with an eighth end steal. In total, Stoughton won three skins and takes home $17,500 in prize money. After Saturdays draw, Stoughtons career TSN skins game winnings now total $55,500. Gushue won a total of $3,500 in prize money to increase his career TSN skins game earnings to $9,500. The Travelers All-Star Curling Skins Game Presented by Pintys is the premier special event on the curling calendar. The events sponsors include title sponsor Travelers, presenting sponsor Pintys, as well as official partners Rimrock Resort Hotel, VTech, Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA), Natures Path, Canada Goose, Town of Banff, and Banff/Lake Louise Tourism. Trevor Williams Jersey . -- Aaron Rodgers looked fine on the practice field Thursday. Wholesale Pirates Jerseys . 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Love passed Dwight Howard in the final days of voting and will start in the frontcourt along with Oklahoma Citys Kevin Durant and the Clippers Blake Griffin. "Hey, Im popular now," Love joked. "Its very humbling to me to be starting in the All-Star game. I tip my hat to the fans in the Twin Cities and all over Minnesota and beyond." The four first-time starters are all 25 or younger. Curry went to All-Star weekend as a kid when his father, Dell, competed in the 3-point contest, and now hell finally get to play in the game. "Its kind of just a surreal feeling," Curry said. "I saw Kobe come on the screen and you knew that next person on the screen was going to be me or I was going to get left off that list. Just when I saw my name it was a real emotional kind of experience and glad my wife and daughter were here to watch it with me." LeBron James was the leading vote-getter with 1.4 million and Miami teammate Dwyane Wade also was voted in Thursday. George, who has led Indiana to the leagues best record, and New Yorks Carmelo Anthony are the other East forwards, and Irving will start at guard. Bryant has been limited to just six games this season because of injuries and will be out until at least early next month. He said recently he hoped fans wouldnt vote for him and would instead look toward younger, more deserving players. Fans picked him anyway. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 19, was selected to more All-Star ggames. Bill McKechnie Jersey. But even Bryant could finish only second to Curry among West guards, a remarkable turnaround for the Golden State sharpshooter. He was the highest-scoring player not chosen last year, but moved past the Clippers Chris Paul in the third returns of balloting, then passed Bryant in the final days to finish with more than a million votes and become the Warriors first All-Star starter since Latrell Sprewell in 1995. "I understand how big a deal it is to be selected on the team," Curry said. "And just how different the feeling was from last year, having gone through that experience and just trying to get back healthy, first and foremost, to give myself a chance come All-Star selection time." Love also made a late move to surge into the top three, finishing about 8,000 votes ahead of Houston centre Dwight Howard to become Minnesotas first All-Star starter since Kevin Garnett in 2007. "I was hoping for the best and preparing for the worst, and knowing the worst was I was going to still probably end up in the All-Star game (as a coachs pick) and represent the West and the Wolves and the Twin Cities." Love said. "Right now, Im very happy." Indiana hadnt had one since Jermaine ONeal a year earlier, but now George will get to play for Pacers coach Frank Vogel, who has already clinched the Easts coaching spot. "It means a lot because that means the fans are really watching us as a team," George said. "For us to have the No. 1 record in the league, and playing at a high level, I think the fans are starting to follow us as a whole and I think thats the biggest thing with me being a starter." The reserves will be announced next Thursday. Head coaches in each conference will vote for two guards, three frontcourt players and two players regardless of position. AP Sports Writers Jon Krawczynski in Minneapolis and Antonio Gonzalez in Oakland, Calif. contributed to this report. ' ' '


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