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Miguel Cabrera had four hits, including a homer during a five-run sixth inning, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Kansas City Royals 6-3 Monday night to clinch the AL Central title.

Hunter Shinkaruk sure knows how to make an entrance.

NHL labour talks are set to resume this morning, with discussions focusing on hockey-related revenue and not the core economic issues that continue to divide the two sides in a league-imposed lockout entering its third week.

With less than a minute on the clock and his undefeated team needing a score, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan coolly dropped back into his own end zone, glanced up and aired the ball downfield.

Everything that went right, as the Victoria Royals opened the regular season 3-0 for the first time in the seven-year history of the Royals-Chilliwack Bruins franchise, went wrong Sunday afternoon at SaveonFoods Memorial Centre.

Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova both advanced to the second round of the China Open on Monday.

Despite the continued struggles of the Seattle Seahawks' offence and the worst passing production in the NFL, Pete Carroll is not ready to make a switch from rookie Russell Wilson at quarterback.

Rowing Canada has fired coach Mike Spracklen of Victoria, the man who guided the Canadian men’s eight to gold medals at the 1992 Barcelona and 2008 Beijing Olympics and to the silver medal this past summer at the London Games.

Matt Jarvis and Ricardo Vaz Te scored in the first half Monday as West Ham hung on for a 2-1 win at 10-man Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League to leave their London rivals languishing in last place.

Local organizers blame excessive red tape required to host event