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TORONTO -- Theyve secured an AHL playoff spot and the North Division title, now the Toronto Marlies are eyeing top spot in the Western Conference. Ryan Hamilton scored midway through the third to lift the Toronto Marlies over the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-1 on Sunday afternoon in their final home game of the regular season at Ricoh Coliseum. Nicolas Deschamps also scored for the Marlies and Ben Scrivens made 26 saves as Toronto (44-23-7) moved into a tie for top spot in the AHL Western Conference. Greg Scott added an empty-netter in the final seconds. The Marlies are tied with Oklahoma City with 95 points but the Barons have a game in hand. "Were tied for first in the conference so we would love to have that first overall place," said Hamilton. "I know Oklahomas got a game in hand on us but thats our goal. We want to be first. We want to win every game." Joonas Nattinen opened the scoring in the first for the Bulldogs (32-34-7). Hamilton got the winner at 9:28 of the third after being sprung on a pass through the middle by Jake Gardner, one of a handful of players sent to the Marlies by the Maple Leafs at the conclusion of their season. Hamilton split a pair of Bulldogs defenders and beat Robert Mayer in the Hamilton goal for his 25th goal of the season. Scrivens got the start less than 24 hours after starting for the parent Maple Leafs in their final game of the season in Montreal on Saturday night. "Weve got a great group of guys in this room and it makes it really easy to come to the rink every day," said Scrivens. Mayer made 23 saves for Hamilton. "Its been a tough year," said Aaron Palushaj, who is one of a number of players the Canadiens sent down after they finished their season Saturday. "You like to get comfortable in one spot, its tough going up and down." Nattinens goal came off a nice pass from Brian Willsie, who touched the puck to Nattinen right before getting hit by a Marlies player. Nattinen then went upstairs with a shot from the slot. The rest of the first period was a steady stream to the penalty box. After fighting Marlies Kelsey Wilson, Bulldogs defenceman Zack Fitzgerald then jumped on Colton Orr on the way to the penalty box for a second fight in mere seconds. Fitzgerald was given two fighting penalties on the play and both he and Orr were given game misconducts. Deschamps got things tied up at 18:37 on the power play. He skated around Andreas Engqvist and then beat Mayer with a shot to the far side. Scrivens stopped Phil DeSimone on a penalty shot with about four minutes left in the second period. Toronto concludes the regular season with games against the Heat in Abbotsford on Friday and Sunday. Having a top-2 place in the Western Conference guaranteed doesnt mean the Marlies plan to ease off down the stretch. "We will prepare to win and I just think its dangerous to start resting or take your foot off the pedal," said head coach Dallas Eakins. 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But the most vivid memory Brandon Whitaker has about the 2011 campaign was the ball sailing off his fingertips on a third-down gamble that allowed the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to earn a 52-44 overtime East Division semifinal road win over Montreal that ended the Alouettes two-year reign as league champions.ORLANDO, Fla. -- Bay Hill is not the first chance for Tiger Woods to return to No. 1 in the world. But it might be his best. A win this week in the Arnold Palmer Invitational would allow Woods to go back to No. 1 for the first time since the end of October in 2010. Woods not only is the defending champion at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, he is a seven-time winner at Bay Hill. Not only does his game look sharp, Woods already has two wins this year, both of them with comfortable margins on the back nine at Torrey Pines and Doral. And his peers are paying attention. "The one thing I dont think you give Tiger enough credit for is every time I see him tee it up, he hits it on the centre of the bat -- hits is solidly all the time," said Brandt Snedeker, who has done his viewing on television after sitting out the last five weeks with a rib injury. "That is a very underrated quality. Not very many guys do that. When guys have an off week, they tend to mishit it. When Tiger has an off week, its not like that." Graeme McDowell saw it on the weekend at Doral, where he did his best to make up a deficit and Woods always had an answer, winning by two shots. McDowell also saw it a year ago at Bay Hill in fast, firm conditions that made it feel like Sunday at the U.S. Open. Woods closed with a 70 and won by five. "I think as difficult as this golf course played last year on Sunday afternoon, I watched the Tiger Woods thats won 14 major championships," McDowell said. "I watched a display of discipline. Conservative at times, but firing away from pins. When the golf course gets tougher, the guy is able to slip into a gear where he plays aggressive golf to conservative targets. "When hes playing well, hes hard to beat. Especially when the golf course is as difficult as this one was last year on Sunday afternoon." Woods sank to as low as No. 58 in November 2011 before making a gradual return toward the top, getting a power boost last year by winning three times. He went to the PGA Championship with a chance to reach No. 1 by winning, but then he failed to convert a 36-hole share of the lead. Rory McIlroy won at Kiawah Island, and with three more wins the rest of the way, the 23-year-old from Northern Ireland appeared to be entrenched at No. 1 for some time. As McIlroy has floundered this year, Woods has been charging. Whether it happens this week is of little consequence to Woods. He has long said that winning takes care of everything, especially the No. 1 ranking. Hes in no rush. But he is proud of his climb back to at least be in this position. "Were still getting better," Woods said. "Things are still becoming more efficient. These two wins Ive had this year, Ive built myself some nice leads, which means that Ive played really well, and things are starting to comee around and become more efficient day in and day out.dddddddddddd" Woods clearly is the favourite at Bay Hill considering his track record, even though Arnies place has thrown him a few curve balls. While he has won seven times, he has failed to crack the top 20 on five other occasions. The forecast is for scattered thunderstorms throughout the week, making it unlikely that Bay Hill will be as crusty as it was last year. The field is the strongest of the year for regular PGA Tour events, even without McIlroy playing. This is no longer Woods home, having move to south Florida. But his memories at Bay Hill date to winning the U.S. Junior Amateur in 1991. He met Palmer for the first time. Woods played Bay Hill as an amateur (he missed the cut) and once played in the Kings famous shootout game (Woods says he lost money). If thats not enough, both his children were born at the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. "This place and this tournament have a very special place in my heart," Woods said. And this could be a special week, even though he looks at the big picture. "To get back to No. 1, Ive got to win this week -- not too complicated," Woods said. "As far as getting back to No. 1 and all that entails, its not easy to get there in the first place. I dont think people really realize how hard it is to become No. 1 in the world. But then to sustain it for a number of years is not easy, as well. Its about winning golf tournaments, and when you dont win, being in the top five and continue racking up points." Woods never used to think about No. 1 because he was there for so long, most of the time by such a large margin. What these last few years have taught him was the importance of good health. Woods missed his first major after winning the 2008 U.S. Open because of reconstructive knee surgery. That ended his streak of 46 consecutive majors, and ended his hope of a record Woods believes will never be broken -- Jack Nicklaus competed in 146 consecutive majors from the 1962 Masters through the 1998 U.S. Open. "Thats crazy, isnt it?" Woods said. "Playing 146 tour events is pretty good." The Nicklaus record he really wants is 18 professional majors, and Woods will have to wait three weeks for the Masters to see if he can make up ground. Palmer hasnt ruled him out just yet. "I think right now looking at him and watching him play, as I have recently, he looks probably as strong and as good from a golf perspective as Ive ever seen him," Palmer said. "I think his swing and his posture and his attitude is far better than its been in some time. ... I give him a chance to do the record. I suppose that every year its a little more fleeting, however, and hell have to really work hard to keep himself up and keep his mental attitude if hes going to do it." ' ' '