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CAMROSE, Alta. - Winnipegs Mike McEwen downed Kevin Koe and his Calgary rink 8-2 to pick up his second win of the day at the Canada Cup curling tournament on Wednesday.McEwen (2-0) scored a triple in the fifth end en route to his victory over Koe (1-1) in Draw 3 — after beating Brad Gushue (0-2) of St. Johns, N.L., 9-3 in Draw 2 — to take a share of top spot in the standings after the first day of round-robin play.Glenn Howard, of Penetanguishene, Ont., is also 2-0 after ending his day with a 10-4 win over Gushue in Draw 3, scoring four points in the ninth end to secure his win. Earlier, Howard scored a single in the 11th end to edge John Morris (1-1) of Calgary 7-6. Morris downed Jim Cotter (0-2) of Vernon, B.C., 7-4 in Draw 2.Koe started his day with an 8-4 win over Olympic champion Brad Jacobs (1-1) of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Jacobs won his evening draw, 8-4 over Cotter.On the womens side, Ottawas Rachel Homan and Heather Nedohin of Edmonton are both 2-0 through the first day of the tournament.Nedohin beat Val Sweeting of Edmonton 12-6 in the morning draw, then scored triples in the third and ninth ends to knock off Olympic champion Jennifer Jones (1-1) of Winnipeg 9-5 in the afternoon. Jones beat Alison Flaxey (0-2) of Listowel, Ont., 9-8 in their evening matchup.Homan, the two-time defending Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion, beat Flaxey 11-3 for her second win of the day. Homan beat Sherry Middaugh (0-2) of Midland, Ont., 7-4 in the morning. Sweeting (1-1) ended her day with an 8-2 win over Sherry Anderson (1-1). 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Howard had 20 points and 22 rebounds Sunday night to lead the Houston Rockets over the Orlando Magic 98-88. "I just wanted to get the win tonight," Howard said. "Im just happy our team came out tonight, settled down and played basketball." Howard became the first Rockets player since Ralph Sampson in 1985-86 to pull down 18 or more rebounds in three straight games. Despite the positive outcome, dont expect to see Howard showing up late to any more shootarounds anytime soon. "Bad example," he said. "I shouldnt have done it." James Harden scored 27 points and also had 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Rockets. Terrence Jones contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jones scored 10 a busy third quarter when Houston pulled away for good, extending its lead to as many as 22 points. He also blocked five shots, stopping Victor Oladipo as time expired in the third quarter to preserve an 83-61 lead. Chandler Parsons, who missed two games because of a sore back, started for Houston and had 18 points. "Our starting four and five had 35 rebounds between them," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said. "James went and got eight rebounds, too. So that was big." Glenn Davis scored 18 in Orlandos fifth straight loss. Arron Afflalo finished with 16 points and Jameer Nelson added 15. "We just didnt play well," Davis said. "We cant make shots. Its not about the shots. Its about the defence. Everybody needs to be held accountable in making suree they do what they need to do, or its going to be a long season.ddddddddddddquot; Howard got off to a slow start offensively, but he amassed nine quick rebounds in the first quarter, thanks in part to the Magics 7-for-22 shooting. This was Howards first game against Orlando in a Rockets uniform, having faced his first former team last season while with the Los Angeles Lakers. Orlando made Howard the top pick of the 2004 NBA draft. He played for the Magic from 2005-2012, once led the team to the finals and remains Orlandos all-time leading scorer. The Magic shot just 27.7 per cent (13-for-47) from the field in the first half. But they benefited from at-times lacklustre rebounding the Rockets, which led to second-chance points that allowed them to loiter around. Orlando appeared poised to give the Rockets a tough test, scoring nine straight points to take a 9-2 lead. But the burst was brief. "We just came out sluggish and werent contesting shots, and we werent rebounding," Howard said. "We had to pick our energy level up, and thats what we did." The Rockets hurt the Magic from the 3-point line, making seven of 11 to erase that run by Orlando in the first quarter. Houston finished 10-for-33 from 3-point range against 8-for-29 for Orlando. The Magic cut Houstons lead to 28-25 with a burst of hustle to open the second quarter, capped by a 3 from ETwaun Moore. Thats as close as Orlando got the rest of the way. NOTES: The Magic missed C Nikola Vucevic (left ankle) for a third straight game. ... Rockets G Jeremy Lin (right knee) missed his sixth game but participated in pregame workouts. ... Houston tallied 10 blocks, its fourth double-digit game of the season. Blackhawks Jerseys Store Cheap Wild Jerseys Cheap Red Wings Jerseys Cheap Maple Leafs Jerseys Penguins Jerseys Store Capitals Jerseys For Sale Blues Jerseys Store Cheap Kings Jerseys Adidas Lightning Jerseys Stars Jerseys For Sale Cheap Predators Jerseys Ducks Store Sharks Jerseys For Sale Cheap Sabres Jerseys Rangers Jerseys For Sale ' ' '