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Forget Robin Williams in Moscow on the Hudson. Welcome to Sochi on the Pacific.

It was a tale of two very different games as the four remaining Lower Island senior girls soccer teams involved in the Ryan Cup playoffs hit the University of Victoria turf pitches on Tuesday afternoon.

The wait was definitely worth it for Alex Anthony. The Sidney native was selected 39th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Monday’s annual Canadian Football League draft.

When your resumé includes the Junior B Saanich Braves — as Matt Irwin’s and Adam Cracknell’s both do — you know you’ve arrived as Stanley Cup playoff rookies the hard way.

After two days of whiplash swings Sunday and Monday, defending champion Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria cracked the top-10 in the overall standings of the Giro d’Italia.

The Surrey Eagles claimed the inaugural Crescent Point Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Cup on Saturday night, beating the Brooks Bandits 4-1. Jordan Klimek, Drew Best, Demico Hannoun and Craig Wyszomirski all scored for the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Brett Levis lived up to his billing as the talented midfielder led the Victoria Highlanders to a strong 3-0 season-opening victory over the visiting Kitsap Pumas at Royal Athletic Park late Saturday afternoon.

It sometimes flies under the radar, but volleyball is a sport the Island digs as it continues as a reliable provider of talent.

The last time a rider won back-to-back Giro d’Italia titles — Spanish great Miguel Indurain in 1992 and 1993 — the Toronto Blue Jays were winning their two World Series championships, Bill Clinton had just started his presidency and nobody had heard

The Nanaimo Clippers have been eliminated from the Crescent Point Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Cup. They lost 5-3 to the Yorkton Terriers on Saturday afternoon at Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo.