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SAN JOSE, Calif. - By the time Andrew Desjardins' match penalty was rescinded by the NHL, it was too late to help the San Jose Sharks.

Just days prior to the 2013 Canadian Direct Insurance sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Men’s Curling Championship, Victoria skip Jay Tuson lost the services of his regular third Colin Mantik.

It was Brandon Glover’s homecoming but Patrik Polivka’s victory at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. The last time goaltender Glover wore a jersey in Victoria for a team called the Thunderbirds, it was for the South Island Thunderbirds of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

If Tuesday’s final regular-season encounter between the Victoria Grizzlies and Powell River Kings was a statement game, one team did most of the talking.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun said the person who ran the Florida clinic under investigation by Major League Baseball only was used as a consultant on his drug suspension appeal last year.

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets kept the penalties to a minimum and shook off a lacklustre start to snap a three-game losing streak. Bryan Little scored on the power play at 4:44 of overtime Tuesday as the Jets defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Kobe Bryant would have liked to celebrate more, maybe gloat about that highlight-reel dunk, but there were bigger concerns. Dwight Howard couldn't start and Pau Gasol couldn't finish.

WASHINGTON - James van Riemsdyk took advantage of the latest Washington Capitals calamity, swooping in when a defenceman and goaltender couldn't decide who was going to play the puck.

PHILADELPHIA - Known more for his fists than his scoring touch, Tom Sestito had a Gretzky-esque performance. Sestito scored his first two goals in three years to lead the Philadelphia Flyers over the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Tuesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The win was important to Jeff Carter — and not because he was booed every time he touched the puck.