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VANCOUVER 2 VICTORIA 1 (OT) Vancouver leads series 2-0 The Vancouver Giants put the Victoria Royals to the sword at the Langley Events Centre in their Western Hockey League second-round playoff series.

No one in rugby tires of the Hong Kong Sevens, the granddaddy of the sevens version of the sport and still the most vibrant and expressive World Series stop.

Call it Speedos across the Pacific. From Saanich Commonwealth Place to Gwangju, South Korea, it appears there will be good Island representation on the Canadian swimming and diving teams at the FINA world aquatics championships July 12-28.

The club seasons ended in bitter playoff defeat this week for Alex Newhook and Dylan Garand. But there could be a golden lining as now international play for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ beckons. The Victoria Grizzlies’ standout centre and sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

The Western Hockey League Strait Series began Friday night true to season form with the Vancouver Giants recording a 3-0 victory over the Victoria Royals before 4,523 fans at the Langley Events Centre. The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Eric Hedlin, who is has his sights set on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in open-water swimming, isn’t too shabby in the pool, either.

The Victoria HarbourCats baseball club is acting as a sort of sporting peace ambassador. Diamond diplomacy, during the Obama administration, helped thaw U.S.-Cuba relations.

Want to design a sports jersey? Why not ask the players who have to wear them? Or at least a former player. Through a pro soccer career in Europe, and 43 games for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, defender Josh Simpson had jerseys he did and didn’t like.

Everybody loves a Subway Series, or in this case, a Strait Series. But the ferry crossing seems to be tilted in favour of the Lower Mainland.

The Victoria Royals are 2-0 in the playoffs without forward Kody McDonald in the lineup. That trend will have to continue if the Western Hockey League club is to be successful in the second round of the 2019 playoffs against the Vancouver Giants.