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Hilary Caldwell pumped her fists after touching the wall first Sunday with the fourth-fastest time in the world this year (2:07.96) in the women’s 200-metre backstroke.

Update: Kelowna Rockets defeat Victoria Royals 3-2 Tuesday night in Game 3 of their playoff series. - - - GAME DAY, TUESDAY: Victoria at Kelowna, Game 3, 7 p.m. at Prospera Place; TV: Shaw / Radio: The Zone 91.

OAKLAND 2 SEATTLE 1 SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez was his dominant self Sunday, and Seattle’s hitters couldn’t get him a win. More of the same for the Mariners ace.

The already-qualified Langford-based Canadian women’s rugby team has the podium in its sights this summer at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

It wasn’t exactly the Hollywood wizardry of Harry Potter, but it was a pretty darn magical performance from Jacob Potter.

You can scarcely avoid Ryan Cochrane’s influence at Saanich Commonwealth Place Pool. The two-time Olympic medallist in the 1,500-metre freestyle won the preliminary race Saturday at the Canadian Olympic swim trials in Toronto in 15:08.

They were breaking out calculators and slide-rules in anticipation of solving solutions to possible tie-breaking procedures in the Cyclone Taylor Cup on Saturday night at Archie Browning Sports Centre.

VICTORIA 3 KELOWNA 2 (Victoria leads series 2-0) The Victoria Royals have the defending WHL champions back-pedalling home over the Coquihalla.

The Victoria Royals are headed to the Okanagan with a 2-0 lead in their Western Hockey League second-round playoff series against the Kelowna Rockets.

The home-ice curse in Round 3 of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League playoffs continued on Friday night.