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SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. -- Edmontons Kevin Martin won the Grand Slam of Curling Players Championship in the final tournament of his career. The 47-year-old skip beat Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., 4-3 in the mens final Sunday to give him one last victory after announcing his retirement Friday. Martin was on fire, shooting 98 per cent as his rink went ahead 4-1 through four ends before holding off a late rally from Jacobs for his 18th career Grand Slam victory. Martin takes home $23,500 for the win and an additional $50,000 bonus for leading this seasons Grand Slam of Curling in points. "Other than the Olympics, the Players is my favourite event in curling," Martin said. "Its always the best against the best. The emotions of the day were all about trying getting that 18th Grand Slam win. "It was a hard fight to win it today but we did it and nobody can take it away now." Martin, whose career includes a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, a world championship and four Brier titles, is joining Sportsnet as a broadcast analyst next season. In the womens final, Winnipegs Jennifer Jones won her 10th Grand Slam curling victory, defeating Ottawas Rachel Homan 5-2. Jones put the game away by stealing a point in the final end. Jones won the Olympic title in Sochi earlier this year, while Homan won the Canadian womens title and took silver at the womens world championship. "It really has been an unbelievable season for us," Jones said. "Weve won all the events weve set out to win and more. "To come into our favourite event, the Players Championship, and end with a win is a perfect way to head into the summer." Custom Kansas City Royals Jerseys .C. -- Carter Ashton had a pair of goals and added an assist as the Toronto Marlies downed the Charlotte Checkers 5-2 on Saturday in the American Hockey League. Cheslor Cuthbert Jersey . They are back to a game above .500 on the year and back to .500 on the road. It was their 10th extra time game of the year, and only the second one that did not got to a shootout. http://www.royalsteamproshop.com/Royals-Joakim-Soria-Kids-Jersey/ . Murray, the defending champion and No. 3 seed, claimed his first match win at Queens in 2005 and went on to win the Wimbledon warmup three times. But he failed to take advantage of eight set points after leading the first-set tiebreaker 6-2, and Stepanek survived to convert with his second set point. Frank White Jersey .C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes used a strong third period to extend their winning streak to three games. Lucas Duda Jersey .5 million, two-year contract that runs through 2015. Venable, the son of former big leaguer Max Venable, will make $4.HONG KONG -- Top-seeded Sabine Lisicki of Germany advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open by beating Grace Min of the United States 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday. Lisicki will next face Zheng Saisai of China. Zheng defeated sixth-seeded Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-4, 6-2. Also, Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia defeated Kiiki Bertens of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, and Francesca Schiavone of Italy advanced when Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm retired from the match while trailing 6-3, 4-0.dddddddddddd. Second-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia moved into the second round by beating Ling Zhang of Hong Kong 6-1, 6-4. ' ' '