FALUN, Sweden -- Canadian Alex Harvey finished his World Cup cross-country ski season with a bang. Packers Aaron Rodgers White Jersey . The 23-year-old native of St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., was second Sunday in the mens 15-kilometre pursuit event. Russian Petr Sedov won the race in 38 minutes 52.7 seconds, 5.35 seconds ahead of Harvey. Swiss star Dario Cologna was a distant 18th, but it was more than enough to cement him the overall World Cup finals mens crown ahead of Devon Kershaw of Sudbury, Ont. Colognas captured top spot with a combined time of one hour 32 minutes 33.1 seconds over the four events. The 29-year-old Kershaw finished 10th in Sundays race to take second overall, 23.8 seconds behind Cologna. "I crossed the line and thought Thank God it is done, but I was also so proud right away of our entire team," said Kershaw. "This last month I had a lot of nervous energy, but finishing second at the World Cup finals was another huge goal this year. "That is about as good as it gets." The Canadian team won five medals in the final four races this year. "I think it was really cool that Dario and I finished first and second on the overall and at the World Cup finals as well," said Kershaw. "He had an amazing year, but I think it was a great reflection of how hard we both worked each race this year." Kershaws silver medal Sunday capped an outstanding season. He came into the finale having won two gold and three bronze medals, bringing his career total to 15. "To be second in the overall is crazy awesome and Im just so proud and happy of what we accomplished as an entire team," said Kershaw. "Im not sure how many skiers -- cross-country or alpine -- have ever been second overall in history. "But it is not perfection. My dream is to have one Canadian mens skier on the Olympic podium. I dont care who it is. I just want it to happen. "I know I have to take one month off, but Im so motivated to get training again and get going again next year to keep building on this." Harvey, who captured his first career World Cup win Friday, finished sixth in the overall standings. Torontos Len Valjas finished 33rd in the 15-kilometre event to take 14th in the overall standings. Triple Olympic champion Marit Bjoergen won the womens overall title, her third. Bjoergen edged out her only remaining rival, Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland, during the 10-kilometre pursuit race Sunday, the last of four events that began with the Royal Palace Sprint in Stockholms Old Town on Wednesday. With the win, Bjoergen, overall champion in 2005 and 2006, put an end to Kowalczyks World Cup reign. The Pole had won the overall title for the last three seasons. Chandra Crawford, of Banff, Alta., finished 37th on Sunday to take No. 31 in the overall standings at 1:15:40.1 while Daria Gaiazova, of Banff, Alta., was 43rd to claim 41st overall (1:17:27.5). 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Shaking off a 23-foot miss at the second-half buzzer, Napier scored nine of his 24 points in overtime to lead seventh-seeded UConn (27-8) to an 89-81 win over 10th-seeded Saint Josephs (24-10) in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday night. DeAndre Daniels scored 18 while freshman centre Amida Brimah forced overtime by completing a three-point play in the final minute. It was a big victory for Ollie, who took over two years ago after Calhoun was forced to step down because of health issues. After the Huskies won three national titles in 26 seasons under Calhoun, Ollie became the first UConn coach to lead the program to a tournament berth since Dom Perno in 1979. And it came a year after Connecticut was barred from post-season play because of academic sanctions. Langston Galloway scored 25 points for Saint Josephs (24-10). The Hawks wore down because of a lack of depth, and then lost their top forward Halil Kanacevic, who fouled out early into overtime. The Huskies advance to play Saturday, when theyll face the winner of an East Region game between No. 2 seed Villanova and No. 15 Milwaukee. With the game tied at 70 entering overtime, Daniels opened the scoring by completed a three-point play with 3:47 left during a 5-minute period the Huskies never trailed. Napier then scored seven straight points -- five of them coming from the line -- to put the Huskies up 82-74 with 55 seconds remaining. The game turned in the final minute of regulation and after Hawks guard Chris Wilson hit two free throws to put Saint Joes up 70-67 with 49. Packers Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Blue Jersey. .2 seconds left. Napier missed on a drive at the other end, but Brimah got the rebound to the left of the basket, and was fouled while putting it back. He tied the game by hitting the free throw. Taking over with 39 seconds left, the Hawks never got a shot off on what became their final possession of regulation. Galloway twice lost the ball on the dribble, but got it back both times, before launching a desperation shot that hit off the side of the backboard as the shot clock expired. With 2.7 seconds left, the Huskies made two nifty passes to get the ball to Napier on the fly, who pulled up just before the 3-point line and had his shot hit off the rim. Losing Kanacevic was a costly blow for the Hawks, who have little depth beyond their starting five. Kanacevic finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. Freshman DeAndre Bembry scored 16 points for a Hawks team that won the Atlantic 10 tournament title last weekend. After hitting 13 of their first 20 baskets, the Hawks offence cooled. Saint Joes went 10 of 22 in the second half, and finished the game going 27 of 54. The Huskies were coming off a 71-61 loss to Louisville in the American Athletic Conference title game on Saturday. Theyve now won 10 of their past three, with two of those losses coming against Louisville. The opening nine minutes of the game featured eight lead changes before the Hawks eventually broke the game open by building a 37-27 lead with 3:09 left, when DeAndre Bembry hit two free throws. The Hawks hit 13 of their first 20 attempts and were up 40-32 before UConns Ryan Boatright hit a 3-point basket with 8 seconds left. ' ' '
