Sports

University of Victoria Vikes head coach Craig Beaucamp wanted to make sure that his team would be prepared to start the Canada West men's basketball season by scheduling some tough exhibition games.

CURLING SENIOR SELECT MONDAY LEAGUE (At Esquimalt Curling Club) Moss 6 points; Bombezin 5; Turner, Dan-derfer, L. Davies 4; Roche, D. Davies, Goodchild, Morin, Convey, Field 2; Neilson 1.

If Lindsey Vonn is cleared to race the men's World Cup downhill at Lake Louise it would give the sport a huge boost, but the American should reconsider loftier plans to tackle Kitzbuehel, the head of Alpine Canada said Tuesday.

Victoria Azarenka looks favoured to end the year as world No. 1 but few of the eight women who qualified for this week's season-ending WTA Championships would argue that Serena Williams still rules the roost.

Tour also wants prize money back

Defenceman new Royals captain

Vancouver becomes first Canadian team to make league's post-season

Rebecca Marino never lost hope that she could resume her tennis career, and now her decision to take a seven-month break is paying off.

John Wayne gave one of his finest performances in John Ford’s The Quiet Man. Tyler Stahl plays the quiet-man-with-the-steely-resolve role with the Victoria Royals.

Fall golf has its vagaries. But label what happened Monday at Cordova Bay as home-weather advantage as the University of Victoria women's and men's teams each took leads in the Vikes Shootout, which annually closes out the university golf season.