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The Canadian men's volleyball team - with Victoria's Josh Howatson and Fred Winters starting - fell just short of qualifying for the 2012 London Summer Olympics Saturday night.

Underdogs? Who, us? The Canadian men's volleyball team - ranked No. 18 in the world and with Victoria's Josh Howatson and Fred Winters starting - are two wins from qualifying for the 2012 London Summer Games.

Port Alberni-born Broissoit shines as his father battles MS

Maddie Secco of Victoria proved a breakout performer for Canada in February at the last-chance Olympic qualifier in Delhi for London 2012.

Proteau eagle has hosts in second going into today's singles matches

The Victoria Royals wanted it all in the first round of the 2012 Western Hockey League draft of graduating bantams and feel they got it. With two selections in the opening round Thursday in Calgary, the Royals addressed both the front and back ends.

Andrew Russell will attempt to run out from under the shadow of Olympic triathlon legend Simon Whitfield today in the 23rd Annual Times Colonist 10K. Marilyn Arsenault is just happy to be running at all, having escaped the shadow of death.

If Saturday's opening round of the Vancouver Island Open was the unofficial start to the B.C. Zone 5 golf season, then Bryan Toth and Ben Griffin would officially like to throw it away.

The world's two great bat and ball sports - baseball and cricket - are also the two most affected by rain.

NEW JERSEY 3 FLORIDA 2 (2OT) (Devils win series 4-3) The New Jersey Devils didn't make it easy on themselves, but they finally exorcised their first-round playoff demons Thursday night.