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Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, who relishes playing golf in California, edged closer to his first win in two years by ending the third round of the World Challenge with a two-shot lead.

Move over Mount Douglas, there聮s a second two-time provincial high school champion in town.

Lindsey Vonn added to her aura of invincibility in Lake Louise, Alta., with another World Cup downhill victory despite flirting with disaster.

Canadian short-track speedskater Charles Hamelin reached the podium for the fifth consecutive race Saturday by winning bronze at the Samsung ISU World Cup at the Nippon Gaishi Arena. He was third in the 1,500-metre final in two minutes 27.

South Korea's Lee Dong-hwan shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday on PGA West's Stadium Course to take a two-stroke lead after the fourth round of the PGA Tour qualifying tournament. Lee had a 19-under 269 total in the six-round event.

sa国际传媒's Charles Hamelin won his 500 metres qualification heat with a time of 42.034 seconds on Friday at a World Cup short-track speedskating meet. Hamelin, the 2010 Olympic gold medallist, was 0.129 seconds faster than China's Liang Wenhao.

With apologies to Dickens, it was the best of times and the worst of times for the University of Victoria Vikes basketball teams Friday at McKinnon Gym. The men's UVic squad proved capable of holding a lead while the women's team did not.

Call it Expansion Plus. The Victoria Harbour-Cats, in their first season of existence, will host the 2013 West Coast League baseball all-star game.

The Montreal Alouettes have rewarded non-import offensive lineman Ryan Bomben for his breakout season, signing the third-year guard to a three-year contract extension. The six-foot-four 300-pounder from Burlington, Ont.

Mount Doug, Vancouver College in showdown tonight at 7 at sa国际传媒 Place