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The betting going into the third period at Bear Mountain Arena on Sunday afternoon was over what, or who, was going to get tossed first.

Canada will get a chance to make up for its stunning defeat to Italy the last time the World Baseball Classic was held. Canada will open its 2013 Classic schedule against the Italians on Match 8 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

MOUNT DOUG 51 VAN COLLEGE 14 The Mount Douglas Rams took the fight out of the Vancouver College Fighting Irish early Saturday night on their way to becoming the first team to repeat as B.C. senior boy's triple-A football champions in 12 years.

The betting going into the third period at Bear Mountain Arena on Sunday afternoon was over what, or who, was going to get tossed first.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said the Confederations Cup next year is wide open, while Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque acknowledged that there is extra pressure on his team because of recent results.

Glenn Howard advanced to the men's final at the Capital One Canada Cup curling competition with a 9-6 victory on Saturday night over Mike McEwen. The world champion from Coldwater, Ont.

English superstar ends six years with U.S. soccer as two-time champion

There was a heady moment Saturday when the heavily Island-laced Canadian national team thought it had a chance of reaching the semifinals in the Dubai Sevens, perhaps the most important annual rugby sevens tournament after the Hong Kong Sevens.

VICTORIA 4 COWICHAN VALLEY 2 Myles Fitzgerald, Chase Kaiser and Myles Powell scored third-period goals to propel the Victoria Grizzlies to a 4-2 win over the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday night in Duncan.

Terrell Evans of Las Vegas may not reverse the usual trend of Canadian basketball players looking to the U.S., but he's still a good advertisement for what the CIS brand of hoops has to offer.