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World No. 7 Emily Batty knows she follows in the tire tracks of legends today in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Cup mountain bike race on Bear Mountain, an official Olympics points qualifier for Rio 2016.

University of Victoria Vikes head coach Dani Sinclair delivered a bouncing baby boy early Friday morning in Edmonton, about three weeks early, then returned to the bench in the evening.

The intrinsic unpredictability of one-game playoffs makes events such as soccer cup competitions rife with upset possibilities.

The Langford-based Canadian men’s rugby sevens squad is in Las Vegas today knowing the best is yet to come.

The Victoria Royals are headed to the Western Hockey League playoffs on a NASA space-launch booster rocket. The Vancouver Giants, meanwhile, are on a Scud missile to nowhere and will miss the playoffs for the third time in four years.

It’s a homer series in every sense of the word.

The University of Victoria Vikes will continue their 2015-16 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ West basketball playoff run, playing under the shadows of the monstrosity known as Rogers Place — the future home of the NHL’s Oilers — being constructed in Edmonton.

The Mann Cup champion Victoria Shamrocks added more experience on Thursday, securing Paul Brebber from the Nanaimo Timbermen in a trade for a second-round 2018 draft pick.

Boys’ basketball at Brentwood College School looks to have a bright future, at least for the next few years. An impressive group of Brentwood College junior players capped off a near-perfect season on Tuesday by winning the provincial championship.

If the Camosun Chargers basketball teams need any inspiration heading into the Pacwest provincial championships at Capilano University in North Vancouver, they need look no further than the College of the Rockies Avalanche.