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Phaneuf retires from skating

Two-time Canadian figure skating champion Cynthia Phaneuf is stepping away from the ice. The 24-year-old from Sorel-Tracy, Que.

Double the pleasure for curling plans: Victoria Classic to precede worlds

Are there enough curling fans in Greater Victoria and the Island to support two major curling events within a span of 19 days? We will find out in March and early April as Victoria Curling Classic chairman Al Sutherland announced there will be an eig

Top young talent on hand as AHL camps open

Gifted young players like Jeff Skinner and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will report to training camp this week, but it will be in the American Hockey League and not the locked-out NHL.

Canada nears quarter-finals at U-17 women's World Cup

Canada is a win away from the quarter-finals of the FIFA under-17 women's World Cup.
Big 3 for U.S. not so big

Big 3 for U.S. not so big

Woods, Mickelson, Furyk haven't had much to celebrate

Elusive sockeye require flashers

This year there was no fishing for sockeye in the Victoria area because the relevant Fraser River runs were not deemed high enough for a sport opening, although aboriginal fishing was allowed in-river.

Veteran Jackson gets call at QB for Argos as Ray sits with injured knee

It's been quite a stretch between CFL starts for Jarious Jackson. The former Notre Dame star will be under centre Saturday when the Toronto Argonauts visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Scutt rides putter to tour championship

Gordy Scutt from Olympic View and Axle Riley from Cordova Bay use the word consistency when describing their golf games.They were just that on Monday and Tuesday at Bear Mountain Golf Resort.

World Baseball Classic schedule unveiled

Two-time defending champion Japan and Cuba will face off in the first round of pool play in next year's World Baseball Classic. Home-field advantage: Japan.

Island's Olympic athletes welcomed home

As she gingerly lifted it, rower Gabe Bergen’s London Olympic silver medal almost weighed down nine-year-old Sophia Burbee’s slender arms. It was a big medal representing even bigger dreams.