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There is no formal championship on the line, with a gleaming trophy to hoist at the conclusion, but this week is definitely an invaluable one for head coach Craig Beaucamp and his 2017-18 University of Victoria Vikes basketball squad.

Before there were the myriad first-round NBA draft picks out of the Greater Toronto Area, the Carleton Ravens, and the Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan era with the Toronto Raptors, there was the Vancouver Grizzlies, University of Victoria Vikes dynasty

The late Billy Foster of Victoria became the first Canadian to race the Indianapolis 500 in 1965.

The Mount Douglas Rams are more recognized for their North American football rather than the European brand, known as soccer in these parts. But coach Glenn Barker’s crew is attempting to change that.

Toronto Raptors training camp opened Tuesday at CARSA gym on the University of Victoria campus with Kyle Wiltjer in a familial homecoming writ large. “I became a basketball player because of my dad [Olympian and Island hoops product Greg Wiltjer].

Simon Ibell was to deliver the keynote address this morning, at the 10th annual Vikes Championship Breakfast fundraiser in CARSA gym, on a campus that he felt helped nurture him.

As the only Canadian franchises in the NBA and MLB, respectively, the Toronto Raptors and Blue Jays carry an outsized profile in the Canadian sporting narrative.

CLEVELAND 4 SEATTLE 2 SEATTLE — At this point, there is not much Corey Kluber can do to strengthen his case for the American League Cy Young Award.

TENNESSEE 33 SEATTLE 27 NASHVILLE — Marcus Mariota threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and the Tennessee Titans scored 21 straight points in rallying to beat the Seattle Seahawks 33-27 Sunday.

WESTSHORE 33 LANGLEY 28 Head coach Charly Cardilicchia’s concerns about Saturday afternoon’s sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Football Conference matchup in Langley being a possible trap game rang true to his words in the first half at McLeod Athletic Park.