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VICTORIA 2, VANCOUVER 1 Victoria Royals GM Cam Hope admitted he had his "fingers crossed" as Vancouver Giants forward Cain Franson bore in on Royals goaltender Patrik Polivka for a penalty shot with less than two minutes remaining in Sunday's Western

The NHL and the locked-out players' association have scheduled negotiating sessions for Wednesday and Thursday in New York but won't be discussing their core differences.

Canada's Milos Raonic has hit a new career high, reaching No. 14 in the latest ATP Tour rankings. Raonic moved up one spot in the rankings after reaching Sunday's final of the Japan Open.

It wasn't a cakewalk for Sunday's top racers. Their stories and other top finishers, B2, B3

Greg Morris didn't just break records late Saturday night, he annihilated them. The Westshore Rebels speedy running back tore through the Kamloops Broncos' defence to the tune of 405 rushing yards on 24 carries, breaking not only the B.C.

ORIOLES 3 N.Y. YANKEES 2 BALTIMORE - Rookie pitcher Chen Wei-yin outduelled Andy Pettitte to guide the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees Monday and tie their AL division series at one game each.

SASKATCHEWAN 36 TORONTO 10 TORONTO - Kory Sheets and Weston Dressler scored third-quarter touchdowns to power the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a decisive 36-10 win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday.

WINNERS MARATHON: Thomas Omwenga, 2: 20: 41 Hallie Janssen, 2: 47: 03 HALF-MARATHON: Rutto Kibet, 1: 04: 27 Natasha Fraser, 1: 14: 06 8K: Chris Winter, 24: 13 Rachel Cliff, 27: 43 Alittle bit of spoked-wheel encouragement helped carry defending champ

Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth won Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where a last-lap crash turned defending NASCAR champion Tony Stewart upside down.

Terry Francona is getting back with one of his baseball families.