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SAN FRANCISCO -- Toronto shortstop Jose Reyes is eager to get to extended spring training soon and start playing in games to test his sprained left ankle. On the 60-day disabled list with an injury that is expected to take three months to heal, Reyes is doing more each day with the hopes of beginning a rehab assignment in a couple of weeks. Manager John Gibbons believes that timeline is feasible as long as Reyes continues progressing the way he has been lately. "Its coming along. Some stuff is a little bit shaky still," Reyes said Tuesday. "No setbacks. The ankles getting stronger every day. Its not that far away." He now has a brace he plans to wear for the remainder of his career to stabilize the troublesome ankle. He doesnt believe it will affect his speed on the basepaths or ability to move in the field. "Im still going to have my stuff. Im very confident in myself that Im going to come back stronger," he said. "I feel that if Im not 100 per cent, but if I feel like I can help this club at 85-90 per cent, Im going to be on the field." Reyes has been swinging the bat for about a week and worked on cutting Tuesday at AT&T Park. He said he still must be successful running the bases on back-to-back days and going side to side to field groundballs and turn double plays before he ready to begin games. "Probably in a couple of weeks I would think," Gibbons said of Reyes beginning a rehab assignment. "Hes moving around now, hes doing all the agility stuff. Hes moving good, but theres still a little limp in there. You can notice it a little bit. We want to make sure hes good and ready." Reyes was injured sliding into second base in an April 12 game at Kansas City. Each day, he evaluates how he is feeling and how much to push himself while listening to the plan in place from the training staff. Reyes, who turns 30 on June 11, is further along in his recovery than he expected. "Quicker than I thought, its not even two months," he said. "It was a bad ankle sprain." Acquired from Miami in a 12-player trade last November, the four-time All-Star is batting .395 with one home run and five RBIs. He hopes to be able to help the Blue Jays immediately once back later in the summer. "Reyes is one of the premier players in the league. You could see in the first couple of weeks he was doing everything," Gibbons said. "It wasnt easy (to lose him). Weve adjusted since hes been gone and those other guys have done a solid job, but we still look forward to getting him back, thats for sure." Also Tuesday, an MRI on injured pitcher Ramon Ortizs right elbow showed no significant damage. The 40-year-old Ortiz, 1-2 with a 6.04 ERA, left Sundays game in tears in San Diego after straining his pitching elbow and went on the disabled list. "Its a fragile business," Gibbons said. "Youve got to be healthy to play it." 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Premiership-winning coach Trent Robinson, who led Sydney Roosters to three successive minor premiership in his first three seasons in the NRL, is favouring a Cronulla and Melbourne grand final.Robinsons struggling side, who sit in second-last place on the ladder, were defeated 32-20 by the Sharks?on Monday night as premiership frontrunners Cronulla claimed their 14th successive win.The Roosters claimed 12 straight wins last year on their way to first place and Robinson knows what such success looks like.I feel like Melbourne and Cronulla are out there on their own at the moment, Robinson said.I think North Queensland will pop their head up soon after Origin and possibly Brisbane.Melbourne are probably the best team at the moment on statistics and all that but Cronulla they just know how to win. They just geet around the park and they find ways to win.ddddddddddddThere is a huge confidence in their team and a lot of experience and they are riding high. I feel like those two are standing out at the moment.Melbourne dont get at much publicity as Cronulla not being in Sydney but they are doing some amazing stuff.For the first time in four years, the Roosters wont be playing for a spot in the grand final and Robinson will find out soon just how prescient his words might be.The second last-placed Roosters (3-14), who are enduring their worst season since 1966, face the Storm (14-3) in round 20 in Melbourne on Saturday night and then host the sixth-placed Broncos (10-7) on Thursday week. ' ' '