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COQUITLAM 8 VICTORIA 7 (Adanacs win series 4-2) Dane Dobbie and Nick Rose are Shamrock killers.

Seattle 1 Tampa Bay 0

CANADA 2 TRINIDAD 0 Tosaint Ricketts certainly didn't look like an unemployed soccer player.

FC DALLAS 2 VANCOUVER 0 Fabian Castillo and second-half substitute Jonathan Top scored five minutes apart to give FC Dallas a 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS action Wednesday.

With one month to go before the NHL's collective bargaining agreement expires, the league and players seem no closer to a deal than when talks began in June. In fact, it appears as though the divide may have grown even wider.

It wasn't so long ago that Lionel Messi was being criticized for failing to translate his Barcelona form on the international stage. Not any more.

If you want the 'Ultimate' experience, then you'll want to be at Lansdowne Middle School, Topaz Park, St. Michaels University School fields and Royal Athletic Park this weekend.

Manchester United is set to complete the signing of Robin van Persie from Arsenal today after the Premier League rivals reached an agreement over the sale of the Netherlands striker.

Kelly: I have a wedding in Nanaimo Aug. 18, and can't resist getting a day of fly fishing in. Suggestions? Answer: Try the beach fishing for pink salmon. There are about a dozen streams from Nanaimo Harbour north to the Campbell/Quinsam.

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison underwent left knee surgery Wednesday, clouding his chances of returning in time for the start of the regular season.