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A lucky loonie may have helped make Canadian Olympic history. Jan Hudec became the first Canadian in 20 years to win an Olympic medal in alpine skiing on Sunday when he captured a bronze in the mens super-G competition. Hudec, of Calgary, planted the coin at the finish line before he crossed it with a time of one minute, 18.67 seconds, tying him with American Bode Miller for the bronze. "Who cares if it helped," Hudec said after the race, laughing. "That loonie is worth more than a buck now, I can tell you that." Kjetil Jansrud of Norway won gold with a time of 1:18.14, and American Andrew Weibrecht took the silver at 1:18.44. The last Canadian to win an Olympic medal in alpine was Ed Podivinsky, who won a bronze in the downhill event at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. No Canadian man has ever won a gold or silver medal at the Olympics in alpine. "Its almost like it doesnt even belong to me," Hudec said. "Theres just been so many people that have supported me and seen me through to this point that its the peoples medal, more or less. "Im just so stoked that I could put down a race today. Ive always been kind of a racehorse and I put it down when the pressures on." In order to even make it to Sochi, Hudec had to overcome a herniated disk he suffered in mid-January, which put his participation at these Games in question, not to mention the seven knee injuries hes endured over his career. Podivinsky and Steve Podborsky are the only other Canadian men with an Olympic alpine medal. Podborsky won bronze in the downhill in 1980 at Lake Placid. Kerrin Lee-Gartner is the last Canadian to capture Olympic gold in alpine, winning the womens downhill event at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville. Montreals Erik Guay, considered a medal contender heading into Sundays super-G, started his run a little off-balance, and though he appeared to recover, started falling behind and eventually missed a gate. It was another disappointment for Guay, who finished fifth in this discipline at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, missing the podium by three one-hundredths of a second. Rookie Olympian Morgan Pridy of Whistler, B.C., put in a strong run of one minute, 19.19 seconds to finish 10th. Rounding out the Canadian contingent was North Vancouvers Manuel Osborne-Paradis (tied for 24th), who did not have a strong performance, finishing 2.05 seconds back of Jansrud. It was Jansruds second medal in Sochi, having earned a bronze in the mens downhill event last Sunday. Chicago White Sox Jerseys .com) - The Vancouver Canucks recovered from a fluke goal early last time out to knock off one of the top teams in the league. Bill Melton Jersey . With newly minted president of hockey operations Trevor Linden looking on from above one day after being handed the keys to the franchise, it was more of the same on Thursday night. http://www.whitesoxteamshop.com/White-Sox-Paul-Konerko-Kids-Jersey/ . 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"It was an overall great win for us," Niese said. Thanks to a great overall effort by him. "One-man show by Niese," Phillies interim manager Ryne Sandberg said. "Pretty stress-free." Niese struck out five and walked one in his second career shutout in 112 major league starts. The Mets took advantage of several poor throws to win several hours after trading veterans Marlon Byrd and John Buck to Pittsburgh. It was Byrd T-shirt giveaway night at Citi Field. Minus the teams RBIs leader, Niese (6-6) handled matters at the plate and on the mound. Good timing, considering ace Matt Harvey was diagnosed this week with a partial tear in his elbow. "They want to pick each other up," Mets manager Terry Collins said. Niese retired 17 straight batters and scored the first run by running through third base coach Tim Teufels late stop sign. "I had my mind made up," Niese said. Niese improved to 3-0 in four starts since coming off the disabled list because of a partially torn rotator cuff. "Its kind of rewarding to know Im 100 per cent now," he said. After Michael Young led off the second inning with a single, the left-hander didnt permit another runner until Young doubled to begin the eighth. Nieses other shutout came in 2010. He popped his left hand into his mitt after Chase Utley flied out to finish this one on his 113th pitch. Niese pitched his third career complete game. He also became the first Mets pitcher to drive in at least three runs since Al Leiter in 1999. Asked whether he was more proud of pitching or hitting, Niese said: "t;Both.ddddddddddddquot; The Phillies had won five of their last six under Sandberg, yet looked punchless against Niese. Then again, neither team had a player in the starting lineup batting above .276. Pitching a day after his 29th birthday, Kyle Kendrick (10-11) went six innings and allowed five runs, only one of them earned. He made a wild pickoff toss to second base, too. Kendrick had won all three of his starts against the Mets this year. But he hasnt done well lately overall, going 1-5 in his last seven starts. Niese toted a .162 career average to the batters box in the third and earned a one-out walk on a 3-2 pitch. He moved up on a bunt by Eric Young Jr. and then took off on Daniel Murphys single, easily beating an off-target throw home by right fielder John Mayberry Jr. A wild throw by first baseman Kevin Frandsen helped the Mets load the bases in a four-run sixth. Travis dArnaud lofted a fly to medium-shallow centre field, and Andrew Brown scored without a problem on Roger Bernadinas weak throw home. Niese came up with two outs after an intentional walk and lined a bases-loaded double to the gap in left-centre field. The three RBIs on that hit matched his combined total from the past three years. "He just got lucky," Kendrick said. NOTES: Phillies OF Domonic Brown was out with a sore right heel. He hasnt started since being pulled from Saturdays game. Sandberg said Brown "still feels it" but "seems to be getting better." ... The Mets said RHP Jeremy Hefner will soon have Tommy John surgery. He got a second opinion from noted orthopedist Dr. James Andrews before making the decision. ... Phillies LHP Cole Hamels (5-13, 3.62) starts Wednesday night vs. Mets RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka, hit hard by Detroit on Friday in his season debut. ... Kendrick made his 150th career start and is 64-53. He has not pitched past the sixth inning in his last eight starts. ... The Phillies were shut out for the 13th time; only Miami with 15 has been blanked more. ' ' '