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OTTAWA -- Canadian athletes keep racking up medals at the Sochi Olympics, and now more money is coming their way to keep them on the podium. Finance Minister Jim Flahertys latest budget -- released Tuesday while many Canadians were likely more interested on the Winter Games -- includes a $23-million annual boost in sports funding, starting next year. Of that, $11 million will be set aside for winter sports through Own the Podium, a not-for-profit group created to boost Canadas Olympic performances. The goal of Own the Podium is to prioritize funding on the Olympic and Paralympic sports in which Canada has the best shot at winning medals. It was born from the countrys crushing disappointment at failing to win gold medals on home turf at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and then again at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Canada went on to win a record 14 gold medals at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and a total of 18 medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The Canadian Olympic Committees goal for the Sochi Games is to improve on Vancouvers medal haul and finish at the top of the table for overall medals. So far, Canada has four more medals than at this point at the 2010 Games. On Tuesday, Canada trailed only Norway in the standings. Freestyle skier Dara Howell won Canadas fourth gold of the Sochi Games in the womens slopestyle event, while her teammate Kim Lamarre won the bronze. That brought Canadas medal count to nine -- four gold, three silver and two bronze. Only Norway, with 11 medals, has won more medals in Sochi. The rest of the $23 million in Flahertys budget will be divvied up between team sports, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and Special Olympics Canada. In addition to that money, Special Olympics Canada is getting another $10.8-million spread over four years. "All Canadians are cheering on our Canadian athletes and coaches and celebrating their outstanding accomplishments at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia," the budget says. Also included in the budget is a measure aimed at retirement savings for amateur athletes. The measure would allow any income amateur athletes contributes to a trust to count as earned income for the purpose of determining their annual RRSP limit. Right now, any income contributed to an amateur athlete trust doesnt count as earned income, which limits the amount they can contribute to an RRSP. Cheap Nike Air Jordan 11 Red . On the day the club activated Casey Janssen from the 15-day disabled list, his return from a strained oblique that cost him the first six weeks of the regular season, it announced Sergio Santos would be placed on the disabled list on Monday with discomfort in his right forearm. Cheap Nike Air Jordan 11 White . Born in Berkeley and raised in Oakland, where he later pitched for the As, Ross beat the Giants for the first time in six career appearances by throwing eight scoreless innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 victory Friday night. http://www.cheapjordan11freeshipping.com/cheap-nike-air-jordan-11-all-gold/ .com) - Willie Cauley-Stein and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 12 points in the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats 70-55 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide. Cheap Nike Air Jordan 11 All White . Louis against the Blues. The Canucks picked up their second straight victory in the swings opener on Tuesday in Calgary before getting routed in Minnesota last night, 5-1. Cheap Jordan 11 Shoes For Sale . -- Tiago Splitter tipped in a rebound with 2.Claudio Ranieri says money does not guarantee success but admits it is only once in a lifetime that a team such as Leicester will contend for the Premier League title. The Foxes have lost just three times in the league this season and are currently on the brink of becoming champions, leading second-placed Tottenham by seven points with three games remaining.Leicester travel to Manchester United on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, while Spurs head to Stamford Bridge to face last years champions Chelsea on Monday, also live on Sky Sports. Louis van Gaal thinks Manchester United can only postpone Leicesters title win While the league leaders have spent less than £30m on their squad since last summer, United have fielded sides that have cost over £200m.Shinji Okazaki was Leicesters biggest outlay at a reported £7m, while United splashed out £25m on Memphis Depay, plus an initial £36m for Anthony Martial, so Ranieri feels money does not have tto be a defining factor.dddddddddddd Once in a life it can happen, said Ranieri. That is football. Once every 50 years a little team with less money can beat the biggest ones.If there are 20 teams who spend millions of pounds, at the end of the season only one will win the title and three will go down.Now there are very special circumstances: The big teams dont have the consistency and normal teams have the consistency during the season. From August to April and now its important to keep the same consistency in May.Im waiting for next season, United at the top, Chelsea at the top, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal and we are fighting. 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