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Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, performs her women’s free program during the Skate Canada International figure skating competition, in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Gilles, Poirier clinch gold at Skate Canada; Sakamoto finishes 1st in women’s

Skate was Gilles’ first time back in competition since she shared ovarian cancer diagnosis in May

Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, performs her women’s free program during the Skate Canada International figure skating competition, in Vancouver, on Saturday, October 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Felix Roussel of Canada, front, skates ahead of Denis Nikisha of Kazakhstan during the 500-metre quarter-final race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating event in Montreal, Sunday, October 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Canada sweeps gold in relays, adds 2 medals at short-track World Cup

Canada swept the relays and won two individual medals Sunday in the…

Felix Roussel of Canada, front, skates ahead of Denis Nikisha of Kazakhstan during the 500-metre quarter-final race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speedskating event in Montreal, Sunday, October 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Canada’s Fay De Fazio Ebert, of Toronto, skates her way to the gold medal in Women’s Park Skateboarding at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Sunday Oct. 22, 2023. She is wearing a feather from her pet duck Richard in her helmet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Canadian 13-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert wins Pan Am Games skateboarding gold

Sport debuting this year in Santiago

Canada’s Fay De Fazio Ebert, of Toronto, skates her way to the gold medal in Women’s Park Skateboarding at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile on Sunday Oct. 22, 2023. She is wearing a feather from her pet duck Richard in her helmet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
FILE PHOTO — Gunnar Holmgren of Orillia Ont. gives the thumbs up at the mountain bike Cross-country Short Track event at the UCI World Cup, Friday, October 6, 2023 in Beaupre, Que. Holmgren won Canada’s first gold medal at the Pan American Games on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Mountain biker Gunnar Holmgren wins Canada’s 1st gold at Pan American Games

Canada capped the first day of medal events with 4 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze

FILE PHOTO — Gunnar Holmgren of Orillia Ont. gives the thumbs up at the mountain bike Cross-country Short Track event at the UCI World Cup, Friday, October 6, 2023 in Beaupre, Que. Holmgren won Canada’s first gold medal at the Pan American Games on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) runs during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Struggling offenses lead to lowest-scoring week in the NFL since 2014

The NFL hadn’t experienced a week of inept offenses like it did…

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) runs during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) tosses to Jaleel McLaughlin during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Broncos’ Russell Wilson throws 2 picks, struggles mightily in loss to Chiefs

The best throw that Russell Wilson made all night gave the Denver…

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson (3) tosses to Jaleel McLaughlin during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates a touchdown during a 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears this past Sunday. Kelce’s fledgling romance with pop superstar Taylor Swift has ‘Swifties’ becoming fans of Kelce and the Chiefs. Andrew Mather, Kansas City Chiefs

Shake it off: Travis Kelce hip to Taylor Swift’s lyrics as he slips free from injury, Rodgers insult

Need another sign that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are simply meant…

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates a touchdown during a 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears this past Sunday. Kelce’s fledgling romance with pop superstar Taylor Swift has ‘Swifties’ becoming fans of Kelce and the Chiefs. Andrew Mather, Kansas City Chiefs
Alexandria Loutitt from Canada during the RAW AIR women’s ski jumping HS 124 during the Holmenkollen Ski Festival , Oslo, Norway, Saturday March 11, 2023. Loutitt fell well short of a victory on Saturday but still managed to become the first Canadian to stand on the overall podium in the Grand Prix Summer Series. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geir Olsen/NTB via AP

Loutitt becomes 1st Canadian to reach ski jumping’s Grand Prix Summer Series podium

World champion ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt fell well short of a victory on Saturday

Alexandria Loutitt from Canada during the RAW AIR women’s ski jumping HS 124 during the Holmenkollen Ski Festival , Oslo, Norway, Saturday March 11, 2023. Loutitt fell well short of a victory on Saturday but still managed to become the first Canadian to stand on the overall podium in the Grand Prix Summer Series. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geir Olsen/NTB via AP
UVic Vikes player Abby Mackenzie met Mackenzie Rigg when she was in her first year. (Samantha Holomay/Black Press Media)

‘Capturing a legacy’: UVic Vikes celebrate the life of men’s soccer captain

Men’s and women’s soccer teams organize the Vikes Kick Cancer event.

UVic Vikes player Abby Mackenzie met Mackenzie Rigg when she was in her first year. (Samantha Holomay/Black Press Media)
Masai Ujiri, President of Toronto Raptors speaks to reporters during media day in Toronto on Monday October 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

‘No selfishness’: Toronto Raptors cultural reset begins at B.C. training camp

Head coach said things like taking poor shots or over-dribbling the ball won’t be allowed this season

Masai Ujiri, President of Toronto Raptors speaks to reporters during media day in Toronto on Monday October 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Taylor Swift, left, watches play between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Taylor Swift watches Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets at MetLife Stadium

Swift attended with Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Hugh Jackman

Taylor Swift, left, watches play between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Justine Pelletier, of Canada, runs with the ball during the women’s rugby World Cup semifinal between Canada and England at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov.5, 2022. Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named his roster for the new WXV women’s rugby tournament, choosing 21 players from the squad that finished fourth at the World Cup last November.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP

Canada names roster for inaugural WXV women’s rugby tournament in New Zealand

Canadians open Oct. 20 against Wales in Wellington

Justine Pelletier, of Canada, runs with the ball during the women’s rugby World Cup semifinal between Canada and England at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov.5, 2022. Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named his roster for the new WXV women’s rugby tournament, choosing 21 players from the squad that finished fourth at the World Cup last November.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP
Taylor Swift, right, watches from a suite alongside Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce, inside Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Taylor Swift turns out to see Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs play Chicago Bears

Travis Kelce put the ball in Taylor Swift’s court, and she wound…

Taylor Swift, right, watches from a suite alongside Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce, inside Arrowhead Stadium during the first half of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Canada’s Kiera Van Ryk spikes the ball in her team’s bronze medal victory over Cuba in the the 2023 NORCECA Senior Women’s Volleyball Continental Championship in Quebec City in a Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, handout photo. Canada’s women’s volleyball team scored a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-17) win over Mexico on Saturday, but fell short in its bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Norceca, Mathieu Belanger

Canadian women’s volleyball team beats Mexico but fails to clinch Olympic spot

Only the top 2 teams in the pool will qualify

Canada’s Kiera Van Ryk spikes the ball in her team’s bronze medal victory over Cuba in the the 2023 NORCECA Senior Women’s Volleyball Continental Championship in Quebec City in a Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, handout photo. Canada’s women’s volleyball team scored a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-17) win over Mexico on Saturday, but fell short in its bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Norceca, Mathieu Belanger
The Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects opened the 2023 Young Stars Classic with a 7-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Friday, Sept. 15, at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. (Photo- Jennifer Small)

PHOTOS: Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects shine in Penticton

The annual Young Stars Classic runs through Monday, Sept. 18

The Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects opened the 2023 Young Stars Classic with a 7-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Friday, Sept. 15, at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. (Photo- Jennifer Small)
Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)

B.C.’s last Stanley Cup win among 5 defining moments in sports history

Hall highlights Island athletes Silken Laumann, Simon Whitfield, Steve Nash and Michelle Stilwell

Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)
FILE - Sonny Seiler looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, Nov. 28, 2015, in Atlanta. Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famed line of “Uga” bulldog mascots and served as lead defense counsel in a notorious case that was chronicled in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He was 90. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)

Sonny Seiler of Georgia football mascots and “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” dies at 90

Frank “Sonny” Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia’s famed…

FILE - Sonny Seiler looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, Nov. 28, 2015, in Atlanta. Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famed line of “Uga” bulldog mascots and served as lead defense counsel in a notorious case that was chronicled in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He was 90. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant shoots a free throw during an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on April 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Los Angeles Lakers to unveil Kobe Bryant statue outside their arena on Feb. 8

The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of Kobe Bryant outside…

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant shoots a free throw during an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on April 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
The Subaru Ironman 70.3 Victoria is taking place on May 29 in Greater Victoria with much of the cycling course on the Saanich Peninsula. (Black Press Media file photo)

QUIZ: Preparing for an Ironman

The gruelling event involves swimming, cycling and running

The Subaru Ironman 70.3 Victoria is taking place on May 29 in Greater Victoria with much of the cycling course on the Saanich Peninsula. (Black Press Media file photo)
Myrtle Acton of Sooke set new world records for women 90-94 in the shot put and hammer throw at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in Langley on Friday, Aug. 11. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Masters athletes compete in national track and field championships in Langley

Athletes from their 30s to their 90s participated

Myrtle Acton of Sooke set new world records for women 90-94 in the shot put and hammer throw at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in Langley on Friday, Aug. 11. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)