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The South Island Royals will have a heavy dose of home cooking to start their 2012-13 B.C. Major Midget Hockey League campaign.

Canada's rugby schedule for the fall is taking shape, with coach Kieran Crowley remaining at the helm.

The Milwaukee Brewers have wheels. On the basepaths, and in the standings, too. Ryan Braun hit two hits, drove in a run and collected three of Milwaukee's seven stolen bases in a 6-0 romp over the weary Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

Polivka, Vollrath neck-and-neck with Royals opener on Friday

Search begins for next Olympians

Edd Boudreau of Gorge Vale Golf Club has some work to do in today's final round of the PGA Assistants' Championship of Canada at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge Golf Club.

Dave Jamieson: Your last column outlined the fishing spots in Barkley Sound. But this year springs are in short supply. Mackerel are a plague on bait and biting almost anything, including spoons and hootchies.

The Toronto Blue Jays are keeping things close to home with their new triple-A affiliate. The Blue Jays have signed a two-year player development contract with the International League's Buffalo Bisons, commencing at the start of next season.

Real Madrid scored twice late in an electrifying finish to beat Manchester City 3-2 to open the Champions League group stage, while Paris Saint-Germain marked its new big-spending era with an emphatic 4-1 win over Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday.

Toronto short-stop Yunel Escobar was suspended for three games Tuesday by the Blue Jays for wearing eye-black displaying an anti-gay slur written in Spanish during a game last weekend against Boston.