CIS Roundup: Unbeaten Western whips defending Yates Cup champion McMaster 32-3@ LONDON, Ont. - The undefeated Western Mustangs ended McMasters two-year reign as Yates Cup champions, with a 32-3 victory over the Marauders in the OUA semifinal on Saturday. Lirim Hajrullahu booted five field goals, including kicks of 47 and 42 yards, before the Mustangs got their first touchdown on a five-yard run by Yannick Harou in the third quarter. Harou made it 29-3 with a three-yard run, and finished the game with 20 carries for 112 yards. Hajrullahu added a sixth field goal in the fourth quarter from 42 yards. The Mustangs rolled up 520 yards compared to 260 for the Marauders, who despite the lopsided score had the better time of possession with 31 minutes. --- GAELS 34 GRYPHONS 17 KINGSTON, Ont. -- The Queens Gaels are headed to the Yates Cup after avenging last years OUA semifinal overtime loss to Guelph. Queens trailed by a point at halftime, and shut out Guelph the rest of the way to win their 14th in a row at home. The Gaels took the lead with a pair of safeties, and Ryan Granberg made it a 10-point game with a one-yard touchdown run. Queens extended that lead on Billy McPhees 39-yard touchdown pass to Scott Macdonell. --- MOUNTIES 19 AXEMEN 10 SACKVILLE, N.B. -- Mount Allisons offence failed to make it into the end zone, but the Mounties still got by the Acadia Axemen in their AUS semifinal to advance to next weeks Loney Bowl against Saint Marys. Kyle Mclean put the Mounties in front for good with his his fourth field goal of the game, a 30-yarder in the fourth quarter, and the home team got some breathing room with its only touchdown of the game when Kwame Adjei scored on a 40-year interception, Thomas Troop scored on a one-yard run and Thomas Blight connected on a 25-yard field goal to account for the Axeman scoring. --- ROUGE ET OR 32 VERT ET OR 11 LAVAL, Que. -- The unbeaten Rouge et Or turned it on after halftime and whipped Sherbrooke to advance to the RSEQ semfinal. The game was tied 4-4 at halftime before Laval broke it open with two touchdown passes from Alex Skinner to Felix Faubert-Lussier. Skinner finished with 214 passing yards. James Goulet threw a 14-yard scoring pass to Vincent Cleroux-Gaudreau late in the fourth quarter for the Vert er Or. Alex Hovington had a huge game for Laval with three interceptions. --- CARABINS 51 GAITERS 8 SHERBROOKE, Que. -- The Montreal Carabins exploded for 30 unanswered points in the second quarter as they dismantled Bishops in the RSEQ semifinal to earn a date against defending champion Laval in the Dunsmore Cup final next week. The Carabins led 42-0 before the hosts got on the scoreboard in the third quarter. Sean Thomas-Erlington scored on runs of one and 15 yards. Manuel Crisi-Lauzon, Pierre-Luc Varhegyi and Gabriel Cousineau also ran for Montreal touchdowns. Vapormax Plus Saldi . 1-9 on TSN. With more than 65 hours of exclusive live coverage, TSN delivers all the action beginning with Draw 1 on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p. Vapormax Bianche Saldi . Kyle Shanahan was hired as offensive co-ordinator Monday after spending the previous four years in the same role with the Washington Redskins. http://www.vapormaxscontateoutlet.it/vap...ate-outlet.html. Last years runner-up, Sara Errani, also reached the last eight in straight sets. Flipkens converted all four of her break points against Meusburger, and the third-seeded Errani broke Karin Knapps serve five times to win their all-Italian match 6-4, 6-3. Vapormax Scontate . -- Top-seed Shahar Peer and Canadian Eugenie Bouchard advanced to the second round of the inaugural WTA Citi Open. Nike Vapormax Italia . You can catch all of the action LIVE on TSN2 at 6pm et/3pm pt. The Heat reached that mark Saturday night when they ruined the Philadelphia 76ers home opener.NHL director of officiating Stephen Walkom issued a memo to his on-ice officials on Wednesday, instructing that they start calling a delay of game penalty on any player who ignores a warning to conform to the now-enforced equipment standards. And Carolinas Alex Semin felt the brunt of this call, receiving a two-minute penalty for having his sweater tucked into his pants late in the first period of the Hurricanes preseason game against Columbus. According to the leagues mandate - which gained traction last March at the NHLs general managers meetings - players will be warned and then penalized if they intentionally ignore protocol. Penalties may also be called on players who dont have their hockey pants properly zippered, or for those who choose to play with their sleeves rolled to their elbow pads. Safety concerns are the primary reason for closely monitoring how a player adjusts his sleeves or pants, but the managers issues with those who choose tuck their sweater in speaks more to marketing and identification of the players and his number. And cue the Wayne Gretzky eye roll. By todays standard, every NHL player will have to have his sweater properly draped over his pants and covering all hard equipment...otherwise, he will face the wrath of the fashion poli...er, the referees. Now without question, NHL officials do not - and will not - like having to call these penalties, but league sources insist they will not back off and hope the more penalties called in the preseason will translate into fewer calls in the regular season as the players conform. As an aside, I watched a Pee Wee AAA team practice on Wednesday and counted 11 of 15 skaters with their sweaters tucked. Most of these boys have no idea why they do it, other than they think it looks cool and - of course - Alex Ovechkin wears his sweater that way. Or, did. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking toward a final decision on the use of hybrid icing in the upcoming regular season. The NHLPA has to sign off on the change before it can be officially implemented. The PA intends on gathering feedback from players starting next week, but no decision has been made by the players as to how the intel will be gathered. While its too soon to predict how the players will act on the matter in the days ahead, theres reason to believe they will opt to stay with status quo and reject hybrid icing. ----- New Yorks Derrek Stepan and Torontos Cody Franson are continuing their hardball approach as both restricted free agents remain at an impasse in contract negotiations.dddddddddddd Given the state of discussions, Stepan - New Yorks top centre last season - is unlikely to be on the Rangers roster when they open Oct. 3 in Phoenix. Sources say that Stepan remains locked on a bridge deal that would pay him $3.5 million per year, while New York would happily sign off on a two-year agreement at $3 million per. Doesnt sound like much, but cap teams like the Rangers are crunching every dollar to comply. While the Rangers see a great future in Stepan, they also like their depth up the middle with Brad Richards, Derick Brassard, Brian Boyle and Dominic Moore. Toronto seems just as happy to start the season without Cody Franson and unless their hand is forced by an offer sheet, the team could let Franson sit for an extended period - as in weeks or months. The Leafs have offered Franson a two-year deal at just under $2.4 million and sound unwilling to accept Fransons counter of a one-year contract unless the money comes in at $2 million or less. Unlikely. Franson deserves more, but if Toronto gives in on a one-year contract, Franson regains arbitration rights next summer - one year out from unrestricted free agency - which puts the Leafs in a very vulnerable bargaining position. Replacing Franson in the lineup is tough, but the addition of Paul Ranger - combined with the potential of Morgan Rielly and Andrew MacWilliam - is fueling the Leafs brass to hold its ground in this dispute. ----- The NHLs Board of Governors meet on Monday in New York. As per usual, this meeting will serve as a state of the NHL update. Franchise matters ranging from the expected sale of the Florida Panthers, the sale of the New Jersey Devils and the latest on the Ilitch familys ownership transfer in Detroit will be covered by the commissioners office. Some around the league expect future expansion to find its way into discussions at the board level on Monday as well. If Seattles plan to construct a new building is followed through, its believed Seattle will remain of interest to the NHL. However, sources say there isnt going to be a major expansion plan or push given the improved financial stability of all 30 NHL teams anytime soon. Until next time... ' ' '