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SAN FRANCISCO - Nick Noonan walked toward the exit of the Giants' clubhouse to give his parents and fiancee the great news when Angel Pagan grabbed him into a congratulatory hug.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A.J. Ellis provided the Los Angeles Dodgers with more power than they expected from him last season, his first as their No.1 catcher.

SAN FRANCISCO - The status of San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval for opening day is still a big question after he left Friday night's 3-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics with more discomfort in his irritated elbow.

The Victoria Royals face the hard reality — trailing their WHL best-of-seven opening-round playoff series 3-1 — of having to win-out against the favoured Kamloops Blazers.

ARLINGTON, Texas - Florida Gulf Coast put on one last show at the NCAA tournament. The high-flying kids from "Dunk City" — the No.

INDIANAPOLIS - There were times when Seth Curry felt as if he could make every shot. Even his record-setting coach was amazed.

PHOENIX - Patrick Corbin could hardly have made a better final case for himself in his bid to make the Arizona rotation. The left-hander blanked Cincinnati on two hits through six innings in the Diamondbacks' 2-1 loss to the Reds on Friday night.

HOUSTON - Chicago's Edwin Jackson got off to a slow start on Friday night against the Houston Astros. When he settled down, he was almost unhittable.

David Murdoch's wife is from Duncan area; he competed here in 2005

There is little doubt that sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ will be the favourite both on and off the ice today as teams march in to the opening ceremonies of the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship.