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TORONTO - NHL players have moved a step closer to dissolving their union. A vote of the NHL Players' Association membership this week has given their union's executive board the power to file a "disclaimer of interest" until Jan. 2.

TORONTO - UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says Johny (Bigg Rigg) Hendricks will gets his title shot but Nick Diaz is next.

CALGARY - It's tempting to believe a Canadian team bolstered by the NHL lockout will dominate the 2013 world junior hockey championships.

Barely a year out from the Sochi Olympics, this winter will be about testing and tinkering for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s top winter sports athletes. But they'll have to do it with less money than they had four years ago at this time.

The U.S. Olympic Committee will hold meetings with cities interested in bidding for future Olympics and is promising to streamline the domestic selection process if the federation decides to go for the games in 2024 or 2026.

Two-thirds of the way through the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League season, the Victoria Grizzlies continue to write the most surprising tale of the year.

According to various reports, Major League Soccer is looking to merge with the United Soccer League’s development system, which would eventually affect the Victoria Highlanders.

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’s W-League and will focus its top tier of women’s 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.