Sports

With the launch of the regular season now upon them, the Camosun College Chargers basketball teams hit the hardwood in earnest tonight with a visit to Nanaimo to take on Vancouver Island University in both men's and womens' play.

SOCCER B.C. SINGLE-A BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP (at Victoria) Thursday results Round-robin Glenlyon Norfolk 7 Westside 0 Glenlyon Norfolk 3 Meadowridge 0 St. Andrew's 6 Queen Charlotte 0 St.

TORONTO 43 HAMILTON 40 Chad Owens and the Toronto Argonauts are heading into the CFL playoffs on the craziest of rolls.

The University of Victoria soccer teams could potentially be facing more than just the opposition at Canada West championships this week. They may be battling the elements as well.

The Minnesota Twins are hunting for another B.C. baseball star like Justin Morneau, and they've acquired the services of Victoria's Gau-tam Srivastava to help them in their goal. Srivastava, the general manager of the Victoria Eagles of the B.C.

INDIANA 90 TORONTO 88 From the rookie who earned a double-double in his NBA debut, to the team's hardscrabble new point guard, to a jam-packed crowd at Air Canada Centre, the Raptors' season-opener had all the makings of a positive vibe not felt by T

There is no such thing as total domination in sports, but three schools have combined to come pretty darn close to that in CIS women's field hockey.

The finalists for last year's CFL outstanding player award are up for the honour again in 2012. Quarterbacks Travis Lulay of the B.C.

GAME DAY: VANCOUVER VS. L.A. The road to the site of the Vancouver Whitecaps' playoff debut is lined with palm trees.

GAME DAY: HAMILTON VS. TORONTO TV: 4: 30 p.m., TSN The huge diamond ring that adorned George Cortez's right hand Wednesday was proof anything is possible once a team reaches the CFL playoffs.