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The Victoria Royals weren’t above some self-deprecation to start the Western Hockey League season at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

Hundreds of sets of eyes will be upon them and that’s just counting the National Hockey League and NCAA scouts in attendance this weekend. The Victoria Grizzlies head to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

The sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Football Conference’s stingiest defence will meet the highest scoring team today at 4 p.m. at McLeod Park as the Langley Rams play host to the Westshore Rebels with a shot at first place overall on the line.

How cold was it to start Round 1 of the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship on Friday morning? Take it from Spaniard Miguel Angel Martin, it was frio and iluvioso — cold and rainy — but it didn’t affect the Madrid native as he recorded a 2-under

Scott McCarron took on the starring role in Round 1 of the PGA Tour Champions’ Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship, but Doug Garwood shone in his smaller part, just like his dad Kelton used to do back in the day.

Rowing sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, which is headquartered in Saanich, saw its once-mighty stature in the Olympics dwindle to just the silver medal won by Victoria rowers Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee in the women’s lightweight double at Rio 2016.

He is known as The Mechanic and has also been called the most interesting golfer in the world. Miguel Angel Jimenez is among those teeing it up in the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship on the PGA Tour Champions stop this week.

Sometimes, when you really want to find out what makes an athlete tick, you have to ask his peers or competitors. Take Bernhard Langer, for instance. “He’s a great player.

As usual, the Western Hockey League begins the regular season on a plug-and-play basis. With top players away at NHL training camps, most teams are forced to get an early indication of their bench depth.

They cut their teeth on the old Canadian Tour, which tells you their teeth are likely getting a little long.