Capers win AUS women’s basketball title

The Cape Breton Capers women’s basketball team defeated the Acadia Axewomen 79-61 to win the Atlantic University Sport championship on Sunday at the Scotiabank Centre. Valentina Primossi led the way with 19 points in the Capers victory, and earned player of the game honours.

Canada’s Thompson, Leman, win ski-cross gold

Marielle Thompson of Whistler, B.C., and Calgary’s Brady Leman each won gold at a ski-cross World Cup event on Sunday in Idre Fjall, Sweden. Thompson led the final all the way down, even though the heat was stacked heat with each skier having at least one World Cup podium this season.