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Once the sign of prosperous times in the NHL, the Winter Classic is now an emblem of its failings.

The University of Victoria Vikes men's soccer season came to a skidding halt Friday morning on a frozen Foote Field in Edmonton.

The Victoria Royals ran into the hottest team in the Western Hockey League on Friday night and paid the price. The Portland Winterhawks beat the Royals 6-2 at the Rose Garden.

The trilogy continues with the provincial single-A senior boy's soccer title on the line. Glenlyon Norfolk School will have an opportunity to add to its Island championship right on its home field at 1 p.m. today as the Gryphons face the St.

GAME DAY: SASKATCHEWAN AT B.C. TV: TSN, 7 p.m. The B.C. Lions are bucking the CFL trend of resting key players for precautionary reasons.

PORTLAND 6 VICTORIA 2 The Victoria Royals ran into the hottest team in the Western Hockey League on Friday night and paid the price. The Portland Winter-hawks beat the Royals 6-2 at the Rose Garden.

NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson is on the pole again. Johnson is the top qualifier for the race at Texas Motor Speedway after a fast lap of 191.076 mph Friday.

Longtime basketball coach Rich Chambers has supplied the pieces for a well-rounded women's basketball team at the University of Victoria, and rookie head coach Dani Sinclair is putting the puzzle together perfectly.

COWICHAN VALLEY 3 VICTORIA 1 The Cowichan Valley Capitals came into Fridays game at Bear Mountain Arena 19 points in arrears of the Island Division-leading Victoria Grizzlies in B.C. Hockey League play.

Soon, the tinkering will begin. The Vancouver Whitecaps headed home to potential change Friday after losing a historic playoff game a night earlier.