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With apologies to Thomas Hobbes, and what he said about life in general, playoffs in sport are nasty, brutish and short. You don’t have to tell Tyler Soy.

While most of the other Canadian athletes readying for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which begin next week, are already amidst the sun, surf and sand of Gold Coast, Australia, the mountain bikers remain on dampish Bear Mountain.

This Islander had game and now he’s headed to the Hall of Fame. Steve Nash of Victoria will become only the second Canadian player, and first raised in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, to enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.

The Victoria Royals knew they needed to sauce it up. So they cracked open the Soy. A whopping big helping of it.

It is one of the truisms of hockey that goaltending is a crucial element of any playoff series. It’s no surprise that 16 goaltenders have won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Stanley Cup playoffs MVP, matched only by the 16 centres who have won it.

VANCOUVER GIANTS 5 VICTORIA ROYALS 1 Giants lead the series 2-1 Injuries — who is back from them and who isn’t — have become the defining issue of the Western Hockey League playoff series between the Victoria Royals and Vancouver Giants.

There are some familiar names, such as Olympic-medallist swimmer Hilary Caldwell of Victoria.

The rebuilding Victoria-based Canadian triathlon team is hoping to make a statement next month at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

The Victoria Royals need their Nick Foles. If there was one player considered essential to the Philadelphia Eagles’ chances of winning the Super Bowl, it was quarterback and MVP candidate Carson Wentz.

The Storm clouds dispersed over Pearkes Arena on Monday night.