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NBA - Dwight Howard has been cleared for limited five-on-five scrimmages with the Los Angeles Lakers in his latest step back from offseason surgery.

Tiger Woods isn't quite ready to move aside for Rory McIlroy just yet.

SAN FRANCISCO 2 CINCINNATI 1 (Reds lead series 2-1) Hardly able to get a hit, the San Francisco Giants used a misplayed grounder to prolong their National League playoff series.

BOWLING SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND TENPIN ASSOCIATION AWARDS (At Langford Lanes) Male High Scratch Series: Robin Schuy, 738. Female Most Improved Bowler: Karen Vantreight, plus 28 pins. Female High Average: Jessica Holley, 180.

Canada's Milos Raonic reached the second round of the Shanghai Masters, beating Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Tuesday. The 12th seed from Thornhill, Ont., fired 14 aces past Matosevic and won the match in one hour 28 minutes.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the suspensions of Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith on Tuesday for their role in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal and reduced penalties for Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove.

It is that time again when salmon come home to the Sooke River. There are a few springs, a few coho and several thousand extremely large chum going up and then falling with the tide.

Ryan Moore finally pulled ahead of Brendon de Jonge on the 16th hole.

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.