CORNER BROOK, N.L. - Defending champion Braden Calvert defeated Albertas Karsten Sturmay 7-3 on Friday to lock up a berth in the gold-medal game at the Canadian junior curling championships.The Manitoba skip clinched first place with a 9-1 record. Hell play the winner of Sundays semifinal in the championship game later that evening.Rene Comeau of New Brunswick finished at 8-2 to lock up a semifinal berth. He will play the winner of Saturdays tiebreaker between Quebecs Felix Asselin and Saskatchewans Jacob Hersikorn.Asselin, Sturmay and Hersikorn all finished with 7-3 records. Asselin eliminated Sturmay with a 5-3 win in the first tiebreaker Friday afternoon.The Quebec skip bounced back nicely after closing out round-robin play Friday morning by dropping a 6-4 decision to Northern Ontarios Tanner Horgan.It was a confidence builder for everyone on the team actually, Quebec third Alex Cormier said of the tiebreaker performance. Not everyone was on this morning, so it was great to come back against an awesome team. It was pretty crushing actually to hear we were in the tiebreaker against Alberta and Saskatchewan — two great teams.But were halfway there now. Weve got nothing to lose now.The playoff matchups are set in the womens draw.B.C.s Corryn Brown will play Ontarios Chelsea Brandwood in Saturdays semifinal. The winner will take on reigning world champion Kelsey Rocque of Alberta on Saturday night. USA Soccer Store .Y. - Urijah Faber walked out on a Madison Square Garden stage in a Wes Welker jersey, the UFCs fun nod to that other "super" show this weekend. USA Soccer Jerseys 2019 .com) - The New York Jets have named Mike Maccagnan their new general manager. https://www.cheapusasoccer.com/. -- Adrian Peterson remained in a walking boot to treat a high ankle sprain on his left leg on Wednesday, and coach Leslie Frazier said he will not play on Sunday against Atlanta if he cant hit the practice field in the next two days. Custom USA Soccer Jerseys . - The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent centre Brian de la Puente. USA Soccer Pro Shop . TSN 1290s Jordan Cieciwa, Big Marv and Toby are here to give their predictions on who will leave with the belt and who will take some of the other key bouts on the card. Johny Hendricks vs.Fernando Alonso says cockpit protection is now imperative for Formula 1 - and argued we dont need heroes in the sport right now. Debate among drivers over whether F1 could introduce a head protection device onto cars has been reignited at the Russian GP after Red Bull gave a first public test to their aeroscreen concept.The partial canopy has split opinion, but Alonso, one of the grids most experienced figures, believes there should be no argument if a concept proves it can reduce injuries to drivers. Daniel Ricciardo completes a single installation lap with Red Bulls new aeroscreen canopy I think it is a must for safety. We dont need heroes in the sport right now, he told Sky Sports F1.We saw many incidents and many occasions in the last couple of years. Probably all the deaths we had in Formuula 1 and junior categories came from head injuries.dddddddddddd Fernando Alonso says that F1 doesnt need heroes right now So I think we dont want anyone getting hurt in the future. If there is a solution in place, and it seems it can be a solution, lets introduce it.The McLaren driver suggested the aeroscreen looked better than the halo that Ferrari previously tested, but hopes there are more ideas in the pipeline before F1s governing body settles on one design. Ferrari have previously tested a halo cockpit protection device We need to trust the FIA on the decision. They have all the information about which one is better, comfortable, safe, he said.There are many factors we cant control, we just look from the outside, but the Red Bull solution probably looks a little bit better from an aesthetic point of view. The FIA will decide the best one - and hopefully there are more options coming. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade Also See: Red Bull concept splits opinion When is the Russian GP on Sky? ' ' '