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Just over four months after being feted by his native city of Victoria upon his return from the Olympic Games, world-class cyclist Ryder Hesjedal rode off with another award on Thursday.

Victoria Highlanders FC severed ties to the United Soccer League鈥檚 W-League and will focus its top tier of women鈥檚 play in the Pacific Coast Soccer League for the 2013 campaign.

Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton says she coped with depression and a troubled marriage by turning to a life of prostitution.

The U.S. Olympic Committee will hold meetings with cities interested in bidding for a future Olympics and is promising to streamline the domestic selection process if the federation does, in fact, decide to try to host the Games in 2024 or 2026.

MINNEAPOLIS - Recovering right-hander Mike Pelfrey and the Minnesota Twins finalized a $4 million, one-year contract on Thursday, filling another hole in a thin rotation.

CHICAGO - Jabari Parker still had just about everyone guessing. Then, he pulled out that blue T-shirt with a white "D," and, finally, it became clear.

The NHL has moved one step closer to calling off another season because of a labour dispute. Regular-season games through Jan.

U.S. Olympic Committee chairman Larry Probst has been elected to a second term. Probst, also the chairman at Electronic Arts, took over for Peter Ueberroth in 2008 during a period of turmoil for the USOC.

Good riddance, 2012. The year that almost was left us with a string of hideous story lines.

CHICAGO - A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract with right-hander Edwin Jackson.