SAINT JOHN, N. China Shoes Nike .B. -- Canadas Rachel Homan opened the Ford Womens World Curling Championship with a 7-5 win over Russia on Saturday. The skip and her teammates know properly managing sleep, diet, stress and downtime for another eight days will keep those wins coming. Homan, third Emma Miskew and front end Alison Kreviazuk and Lisa Weagle have played in enough national and international events to know their off-ice schedule impacts the on-ice performance, particularly in the important games at the end of the tournament. The Canadians will sleep as much as they can and eat at pre-scouted establishments that serve healthy food. When they need to mentally "check out", the Ottawa Curling Club foursome will play cards or "Heads Up", which is a game app popularized by Ellen DeGeneres. In short, winning a world title is a marathon and not a sprint. "We make sure were trying to keep it as loose as possible when were not on the ice because its pretty stressful out there wearing the Maple Leaf," Homan said. "We want to be as stress-free as possible when were not playing." For Homan, that means going to the gym a couple of times during the tournament. Miskew doesnt love napping, but she knows its important to lay down, put her feet up and close her eyes for awhile, particularly on a day when Canada plays morning and evening draws and not in the afternoon. Thats Canadas schedule Sunday when the host team faces the Czech Republic in the morning draw and the United States in the evening. Those days are the toughest when it comes to eating at the right time of the day. "The eating schedule is challenging because you eat in the morning, have a game and youre starving to eat a big lunch," Miskew explains. "Youre not really hungry before your next game, but an end or two in youre starving. You almost have to force yourself to eat before the game so youre not dying during the game." Canada had a kind opening-day schedule in Saint John with one game in the afternoon draw. Homan had hammer coming home with the score tied 5-5. She didnt have to throw her last stone because Russian skip Anna Sidorova was heavy with a draw. Latvias Evita Regza, South Koreas Ji-Sun Kim and Swedens Margaretha Sigfridsson also opened with wins, while Scotlands Kerry Barr, Denmarks Madeleine Dupont and Anna Kubeskova of the Czech Republic joined Russia at 0-1. Canadas average age is 25.5 and the Russians are even younger at 23.5. Sidorova, vice-skip Margarita Fomina and front end Alexandra Saitova and Ekaterina Galkina went 3-6 at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Sidorova, 25, is making her fifth straight appearance at a world championship and her third as a skip. Russia was scheduled to arrive in Saint John on Thursday, but they were delayed until Friday because of winter storms that wreaked havoc on air travel midweek. The Canada-Russia opener wasnt a classic as both teams made mistakes. But when Canada made a costly error, Russia let them off the hook with one of their own. "I cant say were really tired," Sidorova said. "Were ready to play. We still want to win. "We need to be much better than the others. Thats probably the goal this week and hopefully we will (be). The game was pretty tight, but in the end, they were just better than us." Miskews shooting percentage was 90 per cent compared to Fominas 78. Homan outcurled Sidorova 89 to 66 per cent. Saitova at 78 per cent and Galkina at 91 outcurled Kreviazuk and Weagle both at 71. Kreviazuk missed shots in the fifth and seventh ends, but Russia handed momentum right back with lethal errors. Canada scored two points in those ends to lead 5-3. "Its the first game so youre not going to know the ice perfectly," Homan said. "A couple of spots were learning and a few misses here and there, not because were throwing badly, just because were learning the ice." Russia countered with two in the ninth to tie it up. Homans double takeout that end limited damage from Miskew miscue. Another double from the Canadian skip in the eighth erased Russias chance to score two and forced Sidorova to blank the end. Homan was pleased to start the tournament with a win in front of 2,848 at Harbour Station, which seats 6,000 for curling this week. "It wouldnt have been fun to lose that one with everyone coming out to cheer us on," the 24-year-old Canadian skip said. "Im glad we got the win under our belts. Now weve got the night off to have some dinner with friends and family and re-group for tomorrow." Homan and company won the bronze medal at last years world womens championship in Riga, Latvia. Their reward for a 13-0 record at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal was a return trip to the world championship and in their own country this time. The Jennifer Jones team from Winnipeg went undefeated in Sochi to claim gold for Canada. Edmontons Kelsey Rocque won the world junior title earlier this month in Switzerland. Homan wants to continue the domination of Canadian women on the world stage. The last Canadian team to win a womens world curling title was Jones in 2008 in Vernon, B.C. Kelly Scott (2007) and Colleen Jones (2004) earned Canadas other world womens titles in the last decade. China Shoes Jordans . American Lindsey Jacobellis was third, while Japans Yuka Fujimori finished just off the podium. Maltais, from Petite-Riviere-St-Francois, Que., earned bronze at the 2006 Olympic Games and is set to return to the Games this February in Sochi, Russia. 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I thought the players did a good job of making the plays we had to make at the end of the game; good situational football, did a pretty good job of handling that, said New England head coach Bill Belichick. Defensively, any time you can keep a team out of the end zone, you have to feel good about that. Tom Brady was held in check for the most part, throwing for 234 yards with a touchdown on 24-of-37 passing but did notch his 150th career regular-season win as a starting QB, joining Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (169) as the only players in NFL history to accomplish that. Rob Gronkowski caught the TD pass from Brady and Julian Edelman had 10 receptions for 84 yards. It was a grind-it-out kind of game, Belichick said. It was tough, hard fought and came down to a couple of plays in the fourth quarter. We did some things well but not consistently. We just need to do a better job in a lot of areas. We just need to keep working to improve. The Chiefs, meanwhile, tasted victory for the first time in 2014 during Week 3 thanks to Knile Davis, who ran for a career-high 132 yards on 32 carries with a touchdown to lead Kansas City o a 34-15 win over Miami. Playing without the NFLs third-leading rusher from a season ago in Jamaal Charles, Kansas City relied on a heavy dose of Davis and third-string tailback Joe McKnight, who hauled in a team-high six passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns. We came out today and played against a good football team, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said. I think our defence really stepped up. Knile (Davis) and (Joe) McKnight on the offensive side I thought did well. Alex Smith completed an efficient 19-of-25 passes for 186 yards and three scores in the win. Momentums a funny thing, said Smitth. China Shoes Wholesale. Its hard to put your finger on it, but certainly this win helps. This is what youre looking for. This is how you get started. Kansas City holds a 16-13-3 all-time advantage over the Pats but New England has won five of the past six. The Chiefs, meanwhile, have been the better team on MNF with a 22-17 mark. New England is underwater on the national showcase at 22-23. I hear that (Monday Night Football) song in my head, Smith said. I hear the intro song. So many memories as a kid growing up and watching Monday Night Football, and I think the whole country has similar thoughts and its a special deal. So to bring you back here for a home game, even more special. WHAT TO WATCH FOR If it seems like Brady is shooting for some kind of history every week, thats probably because he is. The veteran All-Pro, who is 4-1 as a starter in his career against Kansas City, is rapidly closing in on 50,000 passing yards, needing just 219 in Kansas City to become only the sixth QB in history to reach that mark. Meanwhile, if Brady throws a TD pass on Monday night, he will pass Hall of Famer Steve Young (42) for the third most scoring passes ever on the iconic Monday Night Football franchise. All that said, as the history continues to pile up for Brady, things are becoming dicier and dicier for New England offensively and that is because the team just doesnt have the threats outside the numbers to scare opposing defences. Edelman has certainly turned into a great receiver with 22 receptions on 26 targets in the first three games but his strength lies in his short-area quickness and route-running skills. The oft-injured Danny Amendola has similar strengths as a wide receiver and Gronk is a true Y tight end who is a mismatch down the seam and in the red zone but hes not stretching defences. Someone from the group of Kenbrell Thompkins, Aaron Dobson and Brandon LaFell has to step up if the Pats want to get more explosive and thats unlikely considering that trio has combined for 11 catches over the first three weeks. The lack of big-play ability on the Pats side should help a depleted Chiefs defence. Kansas City has already lost linebacker Derrick Johnson and defensive end Mike DeVito for the year with Achilles injuries, while star safety Eric Berry is doubtful for this one with a high ankle sprain. Meanwhile, Pro Bowl pass rusher Tamba Hali (ankle/knee) and corner Sean Smith (groin) are iffy. Ive said it before, its a tribute to (general manger John) Dorsey and his guys, and bringing in competition, Reid said of his teams ability to persevere through injuries. Everybody is having a chance to play. Im proud of the guys for the way they are filling in and doing their job. Thats what we expect and thats what theyre doing. Offensively the Chiefs expect their best player back in Charles, the superstar runner who suffered a high ankle sprain in a Week 2 loss to Denver. Charles was responsible for an astonishing 36.7 percent of Kansas Citys offence a year ago and 19 of the teams 41 offensive touchdowns. Asked on Thursday if Charles will be ready for Monday night, Reid was hopeful, Yeah, I think so. Hes going to practice today. Well see how he does. ' ' '